Self-Portrait by Raphael Photo: Courtesy of Douban

Masterpieces of Self-Portraits - art exhibition

This exhibition in Shanghai gathers self-portraits from the 16th to 21st centuries by more than 50 art masters including ­Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Jacques-Louis David, Ingres, Morandi, ­Chagall, Yayoi Kusama and China's Cai Guoqiang. 

By appreciating these masterpieces, visitors can learn about how these masters depicted their own images in their artworks and how they perceived themselves.

Self-Portrait by Raphael is one of the most famous and prestigious paintings of the great Renaissance painter and it will make its debut in Shanghai at the exhibition. 

Another famous self-portrait set to meet visitors in September is the work of Rembrandt. The Dutch painter is famous for his mastery of shadow and light and viewers will be able to appreciate the characteristics of his art style through his famous self-portrait.

This exhibition belongs to one of 10 exhibitions that the Bund One Art Museum are holding as part of its long-term collaboration with the famous Uffizi Gallery in Tuscany, Italy.  

Where: Bund One Art Museum, Shanghai

When: From September 9, 2022 to January 8, 2023

Price: From 138 yuan ($20)

When Mozart Meets Italian Style - music event 

The music event in Changsha, Hunan Province is a symphony concert for classic pieces by great composers such as Mozart, Rossini and Mendelssohn. The concert will be conducted by Robert Kabara and performed by the Changsha Symphony Orchestra. 

Kabara is a renowned violinist, violaist, conductor and educator who has been active on the international stage. A virtuoso artist, he has won plenty of awards from prestigious international violin competitions including the Henryk Wieniawski in Poznan, the Zino Francescatti in Marseilles and the Australia Bicentennial in Adelaide.

With a history of more than 20 years, the Changsha Symphony Orchestra is a large-scale professional symphony orchestra. It has successfully collaborated with numerous renowned musicians at home and abroad such as Italian conductor Mauro Trombetta, Chinese singer Dai Yuqiang and Chinese pianist Lang Lang.

Where: Changsha Concert Hall, Changsha

When: September 23, 2022

Price: From 80 yuan ($12)

Films of Portugal - film exhibition 

This exhibition in Beijing is the China National Film Museum's first international film exhibition of 2022. 

The exhibition will screen six feature films and one documentary at the museum's cinemas. Most are art house films that show how real people and culture inspired Portuguese filmmakers to tell stories on the big screen.

The Green Years, the classic 1963 black-and-white film directed by renowned Portuguese director Paulo Rocha, will be screened for audiences in China, along with the production Listen, a 2020 Portuguese drama film written and directed by Portuguese director Ana Rocha de Sousa. 

The new 2022 film Km 224 will also meet audiences in China for the first time. 

Where: China National Film Museum, Beijing

When: Until September 11, 2022

Price: 23 yuan ($3.3)