海上世界文化藝術中心
Design museum on a historic harbor, housing the V&A's first international gallery outside London.
This guide to 海上世界文化藝術中心 (Sea World Culture and Arts Center) in Shenzhen starts in 1981, when official Yuan Geng planted a billboard reading Time is money, efficiency is life in the Shekou test zone he helped create — a phrase then considered dangerously capitalist. It follows how that slogan went national after Deng Xiaoping's 1984 visit, and traces the harbor's transformation into a cultural complex, opened in December 2017 in a cantilevered building by Pritzker-winning architect Fumihiko Maki. Inside is the V&A Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum's first international outpost beyond London. Look for the bronze statue near the entrance as you start.
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