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     Once the artifacts were moved to the Beigou storehouses, requests for visits started to pour in from Taiwan and overseas. As a result, the Joint Administrative Office decided to build an exhibition gallery nearby. The small gallery opened in March 1957, and in May 1961 the Office was invited to organize the exhibition Chinese Art Treasures in five major cities in the United States, winning acclaim and admiration from American audiences. In addition to the U.S. exhibition, the two museums also took part in exhibitions in Taiwan and abroad, including a domestic touring exhibition, a photographic presentation of a selection of fine paintings in Tokyo and Osaka, and an exposition at the New York World's Fair.

    John Alexander Pope (1906-1982), Deputy Director of the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and his wife browsing artifacts at the Beigou storeroom in November 1956
    Professor Umehara Sueji (1893-1983) of Japan studying bronzewares at the Beigou storeroom in December 1956 (Photography by Mr. Chuang Ling)
    British connoisseur Sir Percival David (1892-1964) examining artifacts at the Beigou storeroom in December 1956 (Courtesy of Mr. Chuang Ling)
    The Beigou exhibition hall under construction
    The completed Beigou exhibition hall
    A view of the Beigou exhibition hall
    Public viewing in the Beigou exhibition hall
    Packing of the exhibits for the Chinese Art Treasures exhibition in Beigou for transportation
    The Chinese Art Treasures exhibition at the National Gallery of Art
    Ambassador George Yeh (1904-1981) to the United States (center) and Director John Walker (1906-1995) of the National Gallery of Art (right) receiving Karl L. Rankin (1898-1991), former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of China, at the preview of the Chinese Art Treasures exhibition
    Guests attending the preview of the Chinese Art Treasures exhibition at the National Gallery of Art
    Installation of the Chinese Art Treasures exhibition at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco (Courtesy of Mr. Lee Tsai-chung)
    A poster advertising the special exposition to mark the return of artifacts on loan to the Chinese Art Treasures exhibition
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