Magdalena Czechonska, director of the Culture Office at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in China visited the "Instant and Eternity," a Polish Amber Culture and Art Exhibition at the Tianjin Museum on August 20.

This is the first international exhibition introduced by the Tianjin Museum in recent years. It is also an important cultural exchange project between Poland and China.

The exhibition features at least 600 artworks made of amber.

Instant and Eternity exhibition at the Tianjin Museum in Tianjin, North China, on August 20, 2024 Photos: Courtesy of the Tianjin Museum

Artifacts featured in the exhibition include a Fairy Tale Chess set made of silver and amber, a set of art jewelry by Iwona Tamborska, a dress decorated with amber, as well as an amber seal selected from the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220). Many visitors may not know that three-quarters of global sales of amber come from Poland.

An amber snuff bottle from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)shows a man treading on snow in search of plum blossoms Photo: Courtesy of the Tianjin Museum

Czechonska also met Yao Yang, director of the Tianjin Museum.

The exhibition is open until August 25.

China and Poland boast a long history and profound cultural traditions, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two sides have become increasingly active in recent years.