China's hidden century

China's hidden century: Examining the resilience and innovation of 19th-century China
Blockbuster exhibition at The British Museum designed by Nissen Richards Studio.

China’s hidden century’ focused on the tumultuous period between 1796 and 1912, which led to the end of over 2,000 years of Qing dynastic rule and paved the way for the modern Chinese republic. This temporary exhibition for the British Museum revealed a period of turmoil, but also of great innovation and creativity, driven by political, cultural and technological change.

Courtesy of Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
Copyright: Gareth Gardner and the Trustees of the British Museum