June is the beginning of summer in Beijing. During the hot days, there are no better places to visit than art museums and galleries. Beijing LOOK has compiled a list of 10 must-see exhibitions and events, so let's take a stroll during the summer!

I. Art Exhibition

1. Meet Raphael - From Renaissance to Neoclassical Masters Collection

Venue: Guardian Art Center, Beijing

Early bird tickets are limited to 5000 tickets

Single weekday ticket: RMB 128/per ticket

Single Weekend Ticket: RMB 168/per ticket

Summer Vacation Family Ticket (for one person and one child): 239 RMB/per ticket

Time: 2021.07.10-10.14

Raphael - together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo - is known as the "Three Masters of the Renaissance". To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance master's death, an exhibition of authentic works from the Raphael collection was officially opened in Rome, Italy, on March 5 last year. This summer, the exhibition will come to Beijing from abroad! The exhibition will showcase 39 authentic works and 30 reproductions from the collection of Raphael, Raphael's teacher Perugino and his followers, among which the famous Raphael's authentic wet fresco "Child with Flower Ornaments" will be exhibited in China for the first time. Let's wait and see!

2. Mars 2035 Immersive Science and Art Exhibition (Beijing Station)

Address: No. 9 Fuxing Road A, Haidian District, Negative Floor of the Temple of China Century

Early bird tickets: 66 RMB/person (Early bird tickets are only available from 6.11-7.11)

Time: June 11-August 31 9:00-17:00 (closed on Mondays, normal operation on holidays)

In the 2000 square meters large exhibition area, the immersive live-action stage show "Retrograde Confusion" is implanted in the exhibition. There is a 4-meter-tall Mars mecha "three-legged monster", 300 square meters of water surface and 2.5 meters in diameter super-detailed Mars entity. You can walk through the world of Mars and see the human Mars base 100 years later. The exhibition also showcases more than 100 precious exhibits witnessing the human industrial revolution and the era of astronautics, visually presenting the history of aircraft lift-off, rocket launch, satellite soaring and probe expedition.

3. Emmas X Museum Magazine "Haeckel, Cretaceous and Bonobos" Natural Science Art Exhibition

Address: IOMA AIMAS Art Center

Cost: 108 RMB - 138 RMB

Time：2021.04.23-09.05

This is an exhibition integrating natural science and art, bringing together 15+ works of famous Chinese and foreign artists, as well as 8-meter-long giant ancient dinosaur skeleton model, 55+ ancient amber, paleontological fossils, 2000+ blackwater photography, museum paintings, shell collection... Whether you are a museum fan who loves science, or a literary youth who is keen on art punching, you can find fun in this exhibition.

4. Forest of Light - Van Gogh Never Seen  Art Interactive Exhibition

Address: HANMO Art Center

Cost: 40 RMB - 158 RMB

Time：2021.06.01-10.31

The large scale Van Gogh immersive interactive light and shadow exhibition is on display in 798. Unlike traditional exhibitions in the past, this exhibition is touchable and interactive, allowing you to enter Van Gogh's colorful world from the first perspective, bringing a new interactive experience. Of course, there are many creative cultural souvenirs that follow the content of the exhibition and are fun and practical, which will also be the highlights of the exhibition.

5. The World of Hayao Miyazaki and Ghibli - Animation Art Exhibition

Address: Beijing Today Art Museum No.1

Cost: 78RMB-168RMB

Time：2021.06.12-10.10

The exhibition, which combines a variety of displays, will showcase the secrets of Studio Ghibli's creation and feature rare photographs that unveil the growth of Hayao Miyazaki and the world's leading animation studio. In the Today Art Museum's exhibition hall covering three floors and a total of 2,100 m², nearly 300 reproduction artwork designs from Studio Ghibli as well as collectible original celluloid films and more will take you into the magical world created by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Enter the "World of Hayao Miyazaki and Ghibli" animation art exhibition and go on a spiritual journey.

6. Original black light drama "The Uncatchable Light and Shadow”

Address: Drum Tower West Theater

Cost: 100RMB-380RMB

Time：2021.06.01-06.06

This play is a different perspective on children's desire to be loved and to be with them. Through this play, we want to give children a small gift, wishing them to enjoy various dreams without any worries, while teaching them love and kindness, courage and perseverance.

II. Offline Activities

1. NGART Next Generation Trend Art Season

Address: Beijing Place - Bazaar

Original ticket: 98 RMB Student ticket: 48 RMB

Time: 2021.05.28-06.20

In the century-old baroque architecture of the Bazaar, the works of internationally renowned illustration artists are gathered, and a variety of cool models are exhibited for the first time.Five hundred popular illustration & cartoon works are exhibited together, and more than one hundred excellent animation works from key art colleges across China are shown.

2. Weekend outside the house X St. Lou Estate Little Forest Market

Address: No. 471 Shunbai Road, East of Cuijiazhuang Naidong Village, Chaoyang District

Early bird ticket: 98 RMB On-site ticket: 128 RMB

Time: 2021.06.05-06.06

The market is held at Shenglu Manor, which is known as Beijing's "Downton Abbey" and has been held twice before. There are tents, bazaars, DIY crafts, fun games, musical performances and other interesting aspects of the event, and you can also find creative small objects, cultural and creative peripherals, vintage jewelry, original illustrations. There are also a lot of popular dining here, you can experience the fun of picnics.

2. 2021 Central Academy of Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition

Address: Central Academy of Fine Arts

Cost: 15 RMB

Time: 2021.05.25-06.04 & 06.08-06.20

The first stage exhibits the graduation works of 412 students from six teaching units: the School of Chinese Painting, the Department of Printmaking, the Department of Sculpture, the School of Design, the School of Architecture, and the School of Humanities. The second phase exhibits the graduation works of 462 students from five teaching units: the Department of Oil Painting, the Department of Mural Painting, the School of Experimental Art, the School of Urban Design, and the School of Art Management and Education. The undergraduate online works exhibition will also be online on June 8 and 22.

3. Zhao Zhao Solo Exhibition: The World

Address: 2F SKP-S, No.86 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District

Cost: Free

Time: 2021.04.15-06.25

In this exhibition, " the world " describes not a concrete image, but a perception that cannot be captured precisely by words. It is a world of "what is possible", a world where intuition precedes text.