Wenzhou is a city renowned for its high fluidity of population. Located in the heart of Wenzhou city, the Hong Museum stands as a beacon of artistic and social exploration. Its overarching goal is to rejuvenate and reinstate the interplay among art, social science, and the public by presenting and studying contemporary culture and art. We firmly believe that an art museum wields an essential influence in shaping society. As the embodiment of this vision, the museum serves as an entity, unifying the diverse facets of globalization and constructing a cultural institution that looks optimistically towards the future.
Hongzheng Pan is the founder and director ofHong Museum. He holds a M.Phil. in East Asian Studies from the University ofCambridge and a M.Sc. in Sociology from the London School of Economics. He is also a participant in the "Seeing the First 500 Meters" MappingWorkshop.
Hong Museum is located in a 255-meter high tower, designed by John Portman, where the Westin Hotel sits atop with Portman's classical internal soaring atrium with strong verticality. The design aims to create a status with porosity among the accurately and economically planned commercial urban interior space and allowing art and sociology topics to enter the public sphere. The natural curvature of the gallery walls guides visitors. The walls continue to envelop spaces outside the exhibition area, such as offices, the seminar, and a café. The space creates connection to the city: one can glance at the iconic Xun-shan Tower of Wenzhou from the seminar, and can overlook the entire Bai Lu Zhou Park from the café seating area.
Xie Jie is the founder of Xie Jie Architects (x.j.a) with offices in both China and Australia since 2020. He studied architecture at Tongji University CAPU and at Harvard University GSD, and is a Registered Architect in Australia since 2019. Xie Jie has designed and developed cultural, residential and public architecture projects across Asia Pacific and in North America regions. Besides his global practices, his academic activities include design critics andguest lecturer for Harvard University, Syracuse University, University of New South Wales, and Tongji University.
