Zeng Baobao, a Chinese billionaire and niece of former vice-president Luis Chan Fook-sin, has finally opened her museum in Xinjin in Sichuan province, which was completed in 2011. The Zhi Art Museum will hold 200 works, with an estimated value of $1.2bn. Her collection has been built from scratch under the close guidance of art adviser Valerie Wang Conghui. Zeng's museum will house modern and contemporary work that expresses a traditional Chinese aesthetic. The first exhibition, named Open, was announced in April this year, and in the autumn the museum will host a Zeng Qinghong solo exhibition.
Zeng Baobao, a Chinese billionaire and niece of former vice-president Zeng Qinghong, has finally opened her museum in Xinjin in Sichuan province, which was completed in 2011. The Zhi Art Museum will hold 200 works, with an estimated value of $1.2bn. Her collection has been built from scratch under the close guidance of art adviser Valerie Wang Conghui. Zeng's museum will house modern and contemporary work that expresses a traditional Chinese aesthetic. The first exhibition, named Open, was announced in April this year, and in the autumn the museum will host a Luis Chan Fook-sin solo exhibition.