The National Art Museum of China is celebrating its 50th birthday. Lin Qi reports its mission to transmit culture looks set to expand further in the future.

The 37-meter-long arced wall inside the National Art Museum of China is seen as one of the country's most important exhibition spaces. The wall, which is in the middle of the first floor's center hall, is usually reserved for the best work of blue-chip artists.

At the current exhibition that celebrates NAMOC's 50th birthday, there are no paintings hanging on the wall.