On March 8, 2021, the China Silk Museum and Dunhuang Research Institute held a signing ceremony for strategic cooperation agreement at Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang. Zhaoshengliang, Dean of Dunhuang Research Institute and Zhaofeng, curator of China Silk Museum, signed the cooperation agreement, and signed the silk towel designed by Chang SANA as discipline.
The two sides agreed one belt, one road to Dunhuang silk research, to promote Dunhuang culture and the Silk Road spirit. The two sides intend to carry out strategic cooperation in Dunhuang silk research, Dunhuang heritage conservation, digital regression, Dunhuang silk and Silk Road culture promotion, and realize resource sharing, mutual benefit and win-win situation.
After the signing ceremony, luohuaqing, vice president of Dunhuang Research Institute, Wu Jian, Minister of protection and research department, Loujie, director of art research department, zhangxiaogang, Deputy Minister of Humanities Research Department, yutianxiu, director of cultural relics Digital Research Institute, Luoyao, director of exhibition center, etc., wangziqiang, director of exhibition and storage department of China Silk Museum, wangshujuan, deputy director of Technology Department, participated in the discussion, which was rich in content and information The volume is large, including several aspects:
1. Strengthen the research cooperation of Dunhuang studies, especially Dunhuang silk relics
Both sides discussed and jointly carried out the technical research, art research, famous object research and restoration research on silk dyeing, clothing and Buddha tools on Dunhuang Silk Road, especially the research on textile cultural relics fiber and chromatography unearthed in the north area, and restoration, protection and restoration.
2. Strengthen digital cooperation of Dunhuang silk cultural relics
Both sides intend to cooperate on the digitization of Dunhuang silk relics. The Chinese silk museum will help to return to the digital return of Dunhuang silk relics in the UK, France, Russia, Japan and India. The Dunhuang Research Institute will also support and participate in the construction of the Silk Road digital museum led by the Chinese Silk Museum and build a platform for cultural research on the silk road.
3. Co organized Dunhuang silk and Silk Road Theme Exhibition
The Chinese Silk Museum intends to set up a special exhibition of Dunhuang silk and Silk Road in Dunhuang Research Institute, introduce the types of silk found in Dunhuang, and carry out technology research and exhibition. In addition, both sides will jointly plan Dunhuang silk art exhibition, organize a series of social education activities such as research and learning, and cooperate in the related activities of "Silk Road week".
China Silk Museum has been committed to the research of Dunhuang silk and silk road for a long time, and has been cooperating with Dunhuang Research Institute for a long time. Since 2006, together with Donghua University, Dunhuang silk and textiles collected by British Museum, British Library, French Gemi Museum, French National Library, Russian elmitash Museum, Lushun Museum and Dunhuang Research Institute have been published. The whole collection of Dunhuang Silk Art (English Tibetan volume, French volume and Russian volume) will be completed. The Lushun volume and Dunhuang volume will be completed . Since 2013, the Chinese Silk Museum has also protected and restored some textile relics unearthed in the northern area of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and held the exhibition of "thousands of Anak - protection and research of textiles unearthed in Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang" in 2014. The signing of the contract is another measure to carry out the research, protection, digitization, display and promotion of Dunhuang Cultural Heritage and build a cultural platform of the silk road.