International Museum Day (IMD) is an international celebration held every year around May 18, coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The event serves as a platform to raise public awareness on the role museums play on an international level. This year, the theme is “Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition,” and a string of events will be held in Shenzhen.

Shenzhen Museum

• Free IMD souvenir cards

Visitors can claim free International Museum Day souvenir cards at three outlets run by Shenzhen Museum.

Dates: May 18-19

Venue 1: Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆)

Metro: Line 2 or 4 to Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

Venue 2: Shenzhen Reform and Opening Up Exhibition Hall, 4/F, 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四楼深圳改革开放展览馆)

Metro: Line 2 or 4 to Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

Venue 3: Dongjiang Guerrilla Headquarters Memorial Hall, 13 Nanqing Street, Dongmen, Luohu District (罗湖区东门南庆街13号东江游击队指挥部旧址纪念馆)

Metro: Line 1 to Laojie Station (老街站), Exit A

• Photo exhibition

Photos reviewing educational events held by Shenzhen Museum for students are on display.

Dates: May 18-24

Venue: Lobby, 1/F, Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆一楼中厅)

Metro: Line 2 or 4 to Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

• Lecture on black holes

Li Baile, an astrophysics doctoral degree holder from Vanderbilt University in the United States, will give a Chinese-language lecture on black holes. Li now works in Shenzhen Museum.

Time: 3-5 p.m., May 18

Venue: Auditorium, 3/F, Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆三楼报告厅)

Metro: Line 2 or 4 to Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

• Workshop

Children aged older than 6 are invited to join a workshop making a model of the Diwang Mansion. Shenzhen Museum will announce the sign-up information on its WeChat account “iszbwg” on a later date, so stay tuned.

Time: 2:30-4 p.m., May 18

Venue: Activity Center, 1/F, Shenzhen Museum, Block A, Civic Center, Futian District (福田区市民中心A区深圳博物馆一楼活动中心)

Metro: Line 2 or 4 to Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B

• Visiting Dapeng Fortress

Shenzhen Museum will organize a tour May 19 to Dapeng Fortress, an ancient walled village in Dapeng. The fortress was built in 1394 to protect the area from pirates and later developed into a town. The museum will announce the sign-up information on its WeChat account “iszbwg” later.

Nanshan Museum

On May 18, Visitors who join in guided tours of exhibitions in Nanshan Museum can claim free gifts. Visitors should obtain a card by showing their ID cards and after attending a guided tour, they can get a stamp. Once they collect a certain amount of stamps, they can claim the free gifts.

The guided tours will be held at 10:20 a.m., 10:50 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 2:20 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 3:20 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 4:50 p.m. and 5:20 p.m.

The exhibitions are “Plentiful Central Plain: Henan Resplendent Antiquity,” “Ancient Nanshan,” “Modern Nanshan” and “The History of Nanshan’s Reform and Opening Up.”

Venue: Nanshan Museum, 2093 Nanshan Boulevard, Nanshan District (南山区南山大道2093号南山博物馆)

Metro: Line 1 to Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B

(Cao Zhen)