[MACAU, May 19, 2025] POLY MGM MUSEUM’s inaugural exhibition, “The Maritime Silk Road – Discover the mystical seas and encounter the treasures of the ancient trade route”, has been honoured with the International and Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan Cooperation Award at the 22nd (2024) “Top Ten Museum Exhibitions” in China. This prestigious recognition highlights the museum’s role as a bridgehead for Chinese culture’s global outreach, reinforcing Macau’s position as a hub for international exchange and cross-cultural collaboration, where Chinese culture stays central while embracing coexistence with diverse traditions.

The “Top Ten Museum Exhibitions” award represents the highest distinction in China’s museum exhibition sector. Guided by the National Cultural Heritage Administration and organized by the Chinese Museums Association and China Cultural Relics Newspaper, this annual selection aims to elevate exhibition standard and public service level. The 2024 selection process reviewed 161 submissions, with 46 exhibitions advancing to the final round. Ultimately, 10 exhibitions received the Excellence Award, 6 exhibitions were recognized for International and Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan Cooperation Award (3 outbound exhibitions, 3 inbound exhibitions), 6 received Special Awards, 21 won Merit Awards, and 3 earned International and Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan Cooperation Finalist Awards.

POLY MGM MUSEUM’s “The Maritime Silk Road – Discover the mystical seas and encounter the treasures of the ancient trade route” exhibition explores the deep historical ties between Macau and China through the maritime Silk Road. It also plays a pivotal role in fostering cultural exchange within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, contributing to its regional prosperity. The exhibition has garnered extensive media attention, with 862 reports featured across major Chinese outlets such as People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, China Media Group, and the official website of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. International media and social platforms, including Douyin and Weibo, have also widely covered the exhibition, generating over 890 million reach across various media channels. Additionally, total exposure on social media platforms has surpassed 3 billion views, with 1.78 million interactions recorded. Since its grand opening six months ago, POLY MGM MUSEUM has welcomed nearly 700,000 visitors, with attendance continuing to grow.

As a world-class cultural tourism landmark, POLY MGM MUSEUM is dedicated to inheriting and promoting Chinese heritage. From showcasing the wisdom of civilizations along the Silk Road to fostering global cultural dialogue, the museum blends tradition with innovation, harnessing technology and immersive experiences to present historical treasures and intangible cultural heritage. It aspires to build an international platform for cultural collaboration, ensuring that the rich and compelling narratives of Chinese civilization resonate across borders and generations.

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About POLY MGM MUSEUM

POLY MGM MUSEUM is a cultural landmark dedicated to preserving China’s invaluable intangible heritage and promoting global cultural dialogue. Located at MGM in Macau — a city at a historic crossroads on the Maritime Silk Road — the museum adheres to Chinese national standards for the exhibition of grade-one cultural relics, positioning it at the forefront of China’s connection to the world. The museum embodies the harmonious blend of “East meets West”, “Antiquity and Modernity”, “Virtuality and Reality”, and “Culture and Technology”. It offers visitors an immersive experience by combining traditional Chinese craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology. The exhibitions feature traditional Chinese intangible heritage crafts from key countries along the “Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road”, all expressed through the lens of modern architecture. The POLY MGM MUSEUM stands as a testament to the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization and reflects Poly Culture and MGM’s commitment to preserving the cultural treasures of the Chinese nation for generations to come.

About Poly Culture

Poly Culture is a leading enterprise group primarily focused on cultural and artistic operations, supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). Established in 2000, it was honored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China as a “National-level Cultural Industry Demonstration Base” and has amassed more than 10 wins of “China’s Top 30 Culture Enterprises”.

Poly Culture Group owns and controls over 150 subsidiaries, including well-known brands like Poly Theater, Poly Auction, Poly Film, Poly Art Education, Poly WeDo, and Poly Art Museum. In recent years, Poly Culture has actively expanded its presence in cultural communication, tourism, asset management, digitalization, and other sectors, achieving notable growth.

Poly Culture, guided by the principles outlined by President Xi Jinping and anchored in his thoughts on culture, is committed to delivering top-notch cultural products and services to the public. The group aims to present China’s stories and amplify its voice through refined cultural and artistic endeavors. It strives to be a “leading creator of a brighter future”, focusing on key missions such as upholding socialism, rallying public support, fostering a new generation with sound values and ethics, developing Chinese culture, and building a positive image of China. Poly Culture is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of China’s rich traditional heritage, fostering the growth and prosperity of cultural endeavors and industries, and contributing to the advancement of cultural confidence and the construction of mode.

About MGM

MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in Greater China. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai. 

MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. The POLY MGM MUSEUM spanning almost 2,000 square meters, is constructed in accordance with Chinese national standards for the exhibition of Grade-One cultural relics. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities also include conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.

Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, MGM COTAI offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings, food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience.  MGM has joined hands with renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou to set up the “Macau 2049” residency in MGM Theater. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.

MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.

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MGM

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