Gallery Weekend Beijing 2025 Is Here! (May 23-Jun 1)

Abigail Weathers | May 20, 2025 11:30 am | Add a comment | 177 reads

Art lovers, get ready. The ninth Beijing Gallery Weekend will take place from May 23 to Jun 1! One of the biggest and most anticipated annual events in the Beijing art scene, Gallery Weekend is a multi-day event that brings together galleries, artists, curators, critics, and other art community members from Beijing, across China, and from around the world to share and explore the best in contemporary art in Beijing. There will be featured exhibitions, entry fee discounts, forums, workshops, special events, an “Art Store,” and other fun activities. In addition to this, VIP ticket-holders get free entry into participating galleries and non-profit institutions, special VIP discounts, access to special events and guided tours, after-parties, and even more perks. 

This impressive undertaking is at the forefront of Chinese contemporary artistic exploration, pushing past existing boundaries of creative expression and ensuring Beijing’s place in the international artistic community. 

Detailed information about all the special happenings and events during this year’s Gallery Weekend Beijing can be found on the Gallery Weekend Beijing official WeChat account and mini program (search “GWBJ画廊周北京” for both). Below are some details about the general public exhibition passes. 

Exhibition Pass Details

There are two exhibition passes available for purchase. 

Pass 1

  • Entry to 12 exhibitions for RMB 188 (RMB 500 value).
  • Pass 1 can be purchased now until Jun 1 at 3.30pm. It is valid Mon-Sun* from 10am to 6pm (last admission at 5.30pm), from time of purchase until Jun 1. *Note: Some venues are closed on Mondays.
  • You can purchase Pass 1 via the 798艺术区 mini program QR code below

Pass 1 Participating Exhibitions:

  • UCCA Center for Contemporary Art UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心
    • Anicka Yi – “There Exists Another Evolution, But in This One”
    • Liao Fei – “Seeing All Forms”
    • Chen Ke – “Bauhaus Unknown”
  • 798CUBE
    • 798 Art, Science and Technology Biennale 2025 – “Symptomatica Horizon”
  • MACA艺术中心
    • Liao Wen – “Trust Fall”
    • Dan Er – “Greetings”
  • Wind H Art Center 山中天艺术中心
    • Tan Yingjie – “Shrinking of the Present, Whereas…”
  • Espace Louis Vuitton Beijing 路易威登北京Espace文化艺术空间
    • Joan Mitchell, Megan Rooney – “Painting From Nature”
  • Hyundai Motor Studio Beijing 现代汽车文化中心
    • “The VH Award”
  • X Art Museum X美术馆
    • “Abstract Collection 303” 
    • “Abstract Reconstruction: 20 Artists Under 40”
  • Inside-Out Art Museum
    • “It Always Sounds Somewhere: Sounding Sound Practice in Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong Since the 1990s”

Pass 2

  • Entry to nine (9) exhibitions for RMB 148 (RMB 378 value).
  • Pass 2 can be purchased now until Jun 15 at 3.30pm. It is valid Mon-Sun* from 10am to 6pm (last admission at 5.30pm), from time of purchase until Jun 15. *Note: Some venues are closed on Mondays.
  • You can purchase Pass 2 via the 798艺术区 mini program QR code below

Participating Exhibitions:

  • UCCA Center for Contemporary Art UCCA尤伦斯当代艺术中心
    • Anicka Yi – “There Exists Another Evolution, But in This One”
    • Liao Fei – “Seeing All Forms”
    • Chen Ke – “Bauhaus Unknown”
  • MACA艺术中心
    • Liao Wen – “Trust Fall”
    • Dan Er – “Greetings”
  • Espace Louis Vuitton Beijing 路易威登北京Espace文化艺术空间
    • Joan Mitchell, Megan Rooney – “Painting From Nature”
  • Hyundai Motor Studio Beijing 现代汽车文化中心
    • “The VH Award”
  • X Art Museum X美术馆
    • “Abstract Collection 303”
    • “Abstract Reconstruction: 20 Artists Under 40”

After purchasing a pass, present your ticket purchase QR code to the front desk staff at 798Cube to be issued paper passes. Then take your paper passes to the front desks of the participating galleries for verification and entry.

Please note that there are no refunds. Passes are void after the validity period. After using a pass at a participating venue, the venue may not be re-entered on the same pass.

Children under 1.2m enter free accompanied by an adult. One ticket-free child per one adult. Additional children require a ticket. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Additional Information

In addition to checking out the Gallery Weekend Beijing official WeChat account and mini program, you can also email info@galleryweekendbeijing.com.cn, check out the Gallery Weekend Beijing website for more information, or call 153 1337 5798.

For VIP-related inquiries and more information, contact the Beijing Gallery Weekend VIP section via email at vip@galleryweekendbeijing.com.cn or via phone at 153 1337 5798.

Address:
Rm 307, South Tower, Business Bldg 1, 798 Art Zone, Chaoyang District
朝阳区酒仙桥路2号798艺术区01商务楼南楼307

About Gallery Weekend Beijing

Founded in 2017, Gallery Weekend Beijing is committed to establishing an international contemporary art dialogue and promotion platform with a pioneering and professional attitude. Every year, Gallery Weekend Beijing organizes nine days of art activities around the latest exhibitions of galleries and non-profit organizations in Beijing, including exhibition openings, media tours, VIP tours, academic lectures, performances, artist studio visits, private collection visits, parties, annual dinners, and more. During the three VIP Days, important museum directors, collectors, curators, art critics and media from home and abroad are invited to participate, providing a space for in-depth exchanges for art practitioners and collectors at home and abroad. The subsequent six Public Days provide the general public living in Beijing and surrounding areas with a channel to understand art creation and exhibitions through public education activities such as exhibition passes, audio guides, forums, workshops etc., creating Beijing's “Art Season.”

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Images: Gallery Weekend Beijing (GWBJ画廊周北京)