The Shanghai Astronomical Museum at the top of West Sheshan Mountain launched an astronomical science and art series exhibition in January, 2016.
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Visitors focus on a large oil painting depicting the beautiful and mysterious starry universe in the exhibition hall. [Photo/sheshantravel.gov.cn] |
At the entrance to the exhibition hall, a large number of oil paintings come into view. These 43 impressive works were produced by the artist Luo Fangyang and depict the beautiful and mysterious starry universe.
Following the art hall is the astronomical science hall, equipped with various multimedia devices to explain the research progress of the observatory. Complex concepts like inter-stellar dust, the solar system and black holes are popularized in the form of cartoons, flash shows and slides.
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A father tells the story of the starry universe to his son in front of an oil painting at Shanghai Astronomical Museum. [Photo/sheshantravel.gov.cn] |
The exhibition also has video clips from interviews with expert astronomers on display.
The exhibition will last to Apr 9 and will be open every day from 8.30 to 16.30.
