Latest Events in Beijing(April Updated)

Operating on a "cinema-style" model, it supports on-site film selection and self-organized group experiences with uniform pricing, allowing users to freely choose content while combining social and educational elements. Utilizing "real-world anchors + virtual storytelling" technology alongside spatial computing and modeling, it creates a multi-sensory immersive experience. The venue also serves as a regular industry exchange platform to advance VR content creation and technological innovation. As a new landmark blending culture and technology, it aims to explore commercial pathways for VR cinemas and provide replicable operational models for the industry. Future plans include nationwide expansion to establish a new ecosystem for immersive cultural consumption.

From April 24 to May 3, 2026, the 19th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, themed "Leading the Era, Intelligent Future," will be held, creating a grand automotive technology event covering the entire industry chain and gathering global wisdom for the global automotive industry. For the first time, the exhibition will achieve full linkage between the China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall) and the Capital International Convention and Exhibition Center (New China International Exhibition Center Phase II), with a total exhibition area of ​​380,000 square meters. The 2026 Beijing Auto Show will achieve breakthrough upgrades in multiple dimensions, becoming a core window leading the transformation of the global automotive industry and showcasing the innovative strength and vigorous development of China's automotive industry.

The exhibition features a 1:1 scale recreation of Angkor Wat's iconic architectural elements, such as the four-faced Buddha statues, seven-headed Naga serpents, and Vishnu statues, allowing visitors to experience the grandeur and mystery of Angkor Wat up close. By combining digital technology with physical scenes, it meticulously restores the architectural details and spatial layout of Angkor Wat, showcasing its unique value as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Utilizing modern technologies like VR, AR, and holographic projections, the exhibition creates diverse immersive experiences. Visitors can explore Angkor Wat's interior structures through VR devices or engage in cultural interactions via interactive installations, experiencing the fusion of Khmer civilization with modern technology.

"Past and Future: A Special Exhibition of Cultural Relics and Hanging Sculpture Art from Xiaoxitian" will systematically display nearly 100 cultural relics from Xiaoxitian's collection, including the "Yongle Northern Canon," and present digital reproductions of Xiaoxitian's hanging sculpture art through VR technology.

"The Pinnacle of Color": A Special Exhibition of Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, France brings together major artists from the 20th century to the contemporary era, using color as its central theme to showcase modern art's breakthroughs in form, emotion, and concept. The exhibition features a top pick of paintings, sculptures, and multimedia works spanning abstract expressionism, fauvism, cubism, and other movements, demonstrating how color evolved into a vehicle for emotion and ideas throughout art history. Visitors can experience the vibrant energy and creative language of masterpieces while gaining deeper insight into color's symbolic meaning and visual appeal in artistic creation—making this exhibition a vital gateway to exploring modern art.

Henri Matisse, renowned for his bold use of color and fluid lines, takes center stage in this exhibition showcasing his printmaking works. Discover how the artist distilled human forms into flowing contours, making lines dance across paper. Matisse's prints exude Eastern aesthetic charm, drawing inspiration from paper-cutting art to create flattened spaces and decorative patterns. In this exhibition, visitors will encounter classic themes like dancers, reclining nudes, and floral still lifes—not as realistic representations, but as dreams woven from color and line. "Immerse in color" is not just an invitation to a viewing posture, but also a metaphor for Matisse's artistic philosophy: art should be like a comfortable armchair, offering solace to the soul. Amid war and illness, Matisse consistently used vibrant colors to combat darkness and simple lines to capture life's joys. This exhibition takes visitors on a journey through Matisse's artistic career, from the intricate details of his early etchings to the unrestrained freedom of his late-life paper cutouts, showcasing how the master used pure visual language to construct a spiritual realm transcending reality.

"Potala Palace" VR Immersive Experience Exhibition in Beijing is a cultural feast that blends technology and culture. Exhibition Name: Wishes Together - VR Immersive Exhibition of the Documentary "Potala Palace" Exhibition dates: Aug 1, 2025–Apr 5, 2026 Exhibition Venue: 13F, CITS Building, No. 1 Dongdan North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Duration: about 40 mins Exhibition area: approx. 400 square meters Exhibition highlights High-precision real-life restoration Utilizing 1:1 high-precision real-world scanning technology, this experience faithfully recreates the Potala Palace's halls, murals, statues, and cultural artifacts in stunning detail. Visitors can explore classic scenes like the Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings and the Red Palace corridors, even gaining access to normally restricted areas such as the golden rooftop complex. Cutting-edge technology interaction Combining positioning and gesture recognition technology, visitors can activate scenes and reveal hidden information through actions like waving or tapping, deeply engaging in the exploration process and becoming the protagonists of their journey. Cultural and Natural Immersive Experiences Beyond exploring the Potala Palace's interior, the exhibition also uses light and shadow technology to take visitors on a journey—overlooking the Lhasa River Valley, admiring the Zanda Earth Forest, gazing at the starry sky, and experiencing the harmonious blend of Tibetan nature and culture. Multi-dimensional extended experiences During the exhibition, limited-edition merchandise, DIY crafts, and cultural salon activities will be launched to enhance your visiting experience.

"Reality, Surrealism" - A Major Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Painting marks the second stop of its nationwide tour following its debut in Shenzhen. The exhibition brings together over 50 contemporary Chinese artists spanning three generations, showcasing nearly 100 surrealist paintings. Featured artists include renowned painters such as Zhang Xiaogang, Xu Lei, Ding Fang, Fan Bo, Zhong Biao, and Zhou Song, along with numerous emerging creators born in the 1980s and 1990s. The exhibition systematically traces the development of Chinese surrealist painting from the late 20th century to present through a rigorous art historical lens. "Surrealism" first entered China in the 1930s and became significantly integrated into contemporary art practice after the country's reform and opening-up in the 1980s. Today, this artistic language has transcended stylistic boundaries, continuously inspiring new generations of creators through its departure from rationalism and breakthrough of everyday logic. In the context of globalization and the digital era, China's "new surrealist" painting has developed a distinctive character: artists adopt a locally rooted, reality-facing creative approach to actively respond to contemporary challenges like information overload, environmental crises, shifting social contexts, and AI disruptions. Some draw from personal memories and local experiences, while others construct visual allegories at the boundary between illusion and reality. Through surrealist creative logic, they transcend conventional boundaries of realism and stylistic constraints, achieving more liberated and multidimensional expression. This exhibition is not just a showcase of artistic expression, but a profound reflection on the spiritual landscape of contemporary life. It invites visitors to explore the hidden wonders, anxieties, and hopes beneath the surface of everyday existence through the lens of painting.