Chuangku Art Zone (Loft Kunming)
创库艺术区
An art district in a converted factory, with galleries, studios and cafés; it is one of the birthplaces of contemporary art in Kunming.
Chuangku is on Xiba Road, on the site of the former factory buildings of the Kunming Machine Tool Factory. Around 2000, artists including Ye Yongqing set up studios here, gradually forming Kunming's earliest contemporary art community, known as 'Kunming's 798'. The compound now houses galleries, design studios, photography spaces, cafés and bars, suited to art lovers and photographers. Most exhibitions are free, and many galleries close on Mondays. It is about a 10-minute walk from Zhuanxin Farmers Market, and the two can be visited together.
Opening hours
About 10:00–22:00 (most galleries closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Zhuanxin Farmers' Market
- Jingxing Flower and Bird Market
- Jinma & Biji Archways / Nanping Street
- Kunming Old Street (Wenming Street)
- Nanqiang Street
- Yunnan Military Academy
- East and West Pagodas
- Grand View Tower (Daguan Park)