Sea World exhibitions

“The Mythical Animals in the Forbidden City” (55 yuan), running until Oct. 15, integrates ancient Chinese animal study and classic mythology by digitizing 25 fabled beasts into multimedia works. Argentine conceptual artist Leandro Erlich has brought his 12 installations for visitors at “The Confines of the Great Void” (128 yuan) running until Nov. 7. You may find people hanging on the facade of a building or fully clothed people walk in a swimming pool. And “Values of Design: China in the Making” (68 yuan) is Design Society’s permanent exhibition exploring the growing field of Chinese design.

Venue: Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Nanshan District (南山区海上世界文化艺术中心)

Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A

‘Incredible Syria’

Shenzheners can admire rarely seen relics from ancient Syria at the newly-opened “Incredible Syria” exhibition running until Nov. 7. Entry is free.

Booking: WeChat account “nanshanmuseum”

Venue: Nanshan Museum, Nanshan District (南山区南山博物馆)

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

He Xiangning Art Museum

Masterpieces collected by patriotic entrepreneur Liao Anxiang (1907-1997) are on display with historical documents and photos related to the 1941 rescue of 800 patriotic intellectuals during the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The exhibition runs until Sept. 15. Another exhibition, running until Oct. 10, showcases paintings created by painters in Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

Booking: WeChat account “hxnartmuseum”

Venue: He Xiangning Art Museum, Nanshan District (南山区何香凝美术馆)

Metro: Line 1 to OCT Station (华侨城站), Exit C

Shenzhen Museum

At the “Horizons: The Evolution of Astronomical Observations” exhibition running until Sept. 12, visitors can admire the 100-gram lunar soil, more than 40 antique telescopes, reproductions of armillary spheres, as well as items from modern space exploration. Meanwhile, botanical scientific illustrations and herbariums from the Tianjin Natural History Museum are also on display until Nov. 7. And old photos recording Shenzhen’s development in the past four decades are on display until Oct. 10.

Booking: WeChat account “iszbwg”

Venue: Shenzhen Museum (of History and Folk Culture), Futian District (福田区深圳博物馆历史民俗馆)

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