[Photo by Wang Kaihao/China Daily]

The biannual event was organized by the Chinese Museums Association under supervision of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.

Twenty-three other symposia will be held during the expo for professionals to exchange experiences in more specific fields in museum operation. The inaugural meeting of a Silk Road museum alliance is to occur during the expo as well. An alliance hosted by the National Museum of China will call for closer cross-border cooperation among musuems under the Belt and Road Initiative.