Smart products showcasing how creative design and intelligent manufacturing could enable a wonderful life in the future are being exhibited at the Third China Design Exhibition and Public Art Thematic Exhibition at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Futian District. Entry is free.

To help children better understand the exhibition, free workshops will be held every Saturday until April 6. Parents can sign up for attending the workshops by contacting the organizer’s WeChat (191229503). Please mark “参加中国设计大展亲子活动” (meaning “attending China Design Exhibition’s children’s workshops”) when applying. Children should be aged 6-8 and one parent can only bring one child.

With the theme “New Era, New Life,” the large-scale exhibition — organized by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Guangdong Provincial Government and Shenzhen Municipal Government — displays 351 products and 82 case studies made over the past three years in China. The exhibition is presented in eight sections: “Smart City,” “Traditional Activation,” “Science-Art Fusion,” “Urban-Rural Construction,” “Quality Space,” “Friendly Community,” “Intelligent Manufacturing in China” and “Image Dissemination,” fully showcasing the achievement of Chinese design and public art.

The exhibition organizers also offer free guided tours every afternoon to the general public. They are also recruiting volunteers to do guiding and event-organizing tasks.

Children’s workshops:

3-4 p.m., Feb. 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6

Sign up WeChat: 191229503

Exhibition: Until April 6 (closed Mondays)

Guided tours: 2:30-3:30 p.m. (3/F), 4-4:30 p.m. (1/F)

Venue: Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, 184 Fuzhong Road 1, Futian District (福田区福中一路184号深圳市当代艺术与城市规划馆)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit A2(Cao Zhen)