Explore the Wonders of the World With This 'National Geographic' Retrospective

For frequent travelers, a photo-heavy copy of National Geographic magazine always makes for an eye-opening and informative read. For those of us who like to get out and explore, it also provides ample inspiration for where to travel next in the hope of experiencing the charms captured by the publication's skilled photographers for ourselves.

Luckily this time we don't need to go so far thanks to a new exhibition titled National Geographic: A New Age of Exploration 2.0 at Haidian's Beijing World Art Museum, amassing around 100 carefully curated images taken for the magazine since its founding in 1888. As a celebration of its 131 years in print, there's also a wall dedicated to some of the magazine's most iconic covers, each one an award-winning piece from internationally renowned photographers.

Divided into several sections based on different themes, the exhibition showcases pictures that have had a remarkable influence on the photography industry. A photo of a supine zebra taken in 1909 by Carl Ethan Akeley and immortalized in the magazine, for example, ushered in a new era of snapping live animals for the camera. It was an area that National Geographic was to excel in for many years to come.

The exhibition also includes a portion dedicated to “China Memory,” a series that captures the grand beauty, rich cultural heritage, and interesting snapshots into Chinese people’s lives over the past century.

The exhibition is rounded out with two documentaries: one that details some of the biggest historical moments in the photography field, and a second on animal immigration that took the National Geographic team three years to shoot.

National Geographic: A New Age of Exploration 2.0 runs until Jun 23 at the Beijing World Art Museum. Tickets cost RMB 80 each or RMB 150 for two and can be booked online here.

READ: Some of the Earliest Known Photographs of China on Display at Tsinghua Until Mar 31

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