(June 1963)
National Art Museum of China
The name of the museum inscribed by Mao Zedong for the National Art Museum of China.
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The National Art Museum of China was completed in 1962. It was initially named the "Central Exhibition Hall," which Mao Zedong changed to — National Art Museum of China when he inscribed the museum's name.
In June 1963, Mao Zedong inscribed the plaque "National Art Museum of China," clarifying the museum's status as a national art museum and the nature of its operation.