Bringing more culture to the common man
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Museums, galleries, exhibition sites and even a movie venue are slowly removing time and money barriers that may inhibit ordinary workers from enjoying cultural experiences.
Some companies are now giving employees free tickets to cultural sites. Galleries are filling the gap left by museums closed on Mondays, and several exhibition venues previously open to only select visitors are now opening to the common man.
It’s all part of a project sponsored by the Minhang Federation of Trade Unions and the Minhang Culture, Radio Broadcasting, Film and Television Administration. The first eight participating venues are the Powerlong Museum, the Griffin Drive-in Theater, the Yogurt Exhibition at Shanghai Bright Dairy & Food Co, the Qin Yi Art Museum, Gaocheng Ceramics, the Shanghai Wine Exhibition, the Cartoon King Paper Box Exhibition and the Museum of Chinese Traditional Instruments.
The Museum of Chinese Instruments, Gaocheng Ceramics and the Yogurt Exhibition are opening to a more general public for the first time.
Some 40,000 tickets have been distributed to workers. They are available through the WeChat account of the trade federation or through company unions.
“Considering most museums are closed on Mondays, we’ve arranged some galleries to fill in the gap,” said Li Wei, vice president of the trade union federation. “And to accommodate people who work night shifts, we are including the Griffin Drive-in Theater because it’s open late.”
More destinations in Minhang will soon join the program.
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