Recent years have witnessed a dramatic and much-documented “museum boom” in China, with the number of private museums having tripled from 277 in 2009 to 841 by 2017, with this number ever growing. China-based platform Museum 2050 was initiated in 2017 to consider the cultural and social impacts this exponential growth will have by mid-century and how this growth will affect audiences and ideas about existing museum frameworks. Additionally, the platform has a distinct focus on being a resource for young people from all over China, many of whom largely work and inhabit these institutions, as well as providing a place to converse, share ideas and create a vibrant museum community.

近年，中国出现了“美术馆热潮”，民营美术馆总数量从2009年的277家猛增到2017年的841家，这个数字还在不断增长。“美术馆2050”创立于2017年，是一个立足于中国的美术馆专业交流平台，旨在关注这种指数型增长在本世纪中叶前将产生的重大的文化和社会影响，以及这些变化将如何影响观众以及现有美术馆框架的理念。此外，本平台还特别致力于为中国各地从事、热爱美术馆行业的年轻人提供资源，建立交流、分享、对话的平台，创建一个充满活力的美术馆社群。