Pi Li, former head of art at Hong Kong's Tai Kwun, has been appointed the founding director of the new Róng Museum in Shenzhen. The museum, focusing on 20th and 21st-century global creative practices across visual art, design, performance, architecture, and digital media, is scheduled to open in the second half of 2027 as part of the M80 lifestyle complex.
This appointment signals a significant institutional development for Shenzhen's cultural landscape, bringing a high-profile curator to lead a major new museum. The Róng Museum's focus on interdisciplinary practices and its 'inclusive coexistence' philosophy reflects a contemporary approach to museum-building in a key Chinese economic and innovation hub, potentially influencing regional cultural discourse.