POLY MGM MUSEUM Named to Fortune China’s 2026 Best Design List

Jointly established by Poly Culture Group Corporation Limited and MGM, the POLY MGM MUSEUM has been named to Fortune China’s 2026 Best Design list, standing as the only project from Macau to be recognized this year. The honor was presented at the Fortune China Best Design 2026 Awards Ceremony held in Chengdu on October 22.

Recognizing 50 outstanding projects, Fortune China’s 2026 Best Design list focuses on how design responds to real human needs while fostering connections between technology and humanistic values. The inclusion of the POLY MGM MUSEUM recognizes its innovative integration of spatial design, technology and cultural experiences, while underscoring its use of design as a bridge to explore new possibilities for cultural heritage and contemporary expression.

The POLY MGM MUSEUM seamlessly blends Eastern and Western cultures, tradition and innovation through a distinctive design language. The multimedia installation within the museum’s grand dome uses shifting light and shadow to evoke the passage of time, guiding visitors on a symbolic journey of cultural discovery. Within the exhibition halls, the museum’s iconic “dougong” columns are adorned with cloisonné enamel craftsmanship, an element of China’s intangible cultural heritage, embodying the harmonious fusion of traditional architectural ingenuity and contemporary aesthetics. The checkerboard stone flooring is inlaid with cultural motifs representing 12 countries along the Silk Road, while its carefully selected materials and textures echo the rich history of exchange and mutual learning among civilizations, subtly weaving a multicultural narrative into the fabric of space.

Moving beyond the conventions of traditional exhibition displays, the museum offers a distinctive visitor experience through flexible spatial design and digital innovation. Its modular exhibition layout can be flexibly reconfigured to accommodate the needs of different exhibitions, while advanced display technologies integrate physical artefacts with digital imagery and sound. Together, they create an immersive environment where the physical and digital realms converge, enabling visitors to engage more intuitively and interactively with historical artefacts and contemporary art.

Since opening in 2024, the POLY MGM MUSEUM has welcomed more than 1.6 million visitors from over 50 countries and regions worldwide. Through its innovative exhibition content and distinctive spatial design, the museum has garnered a number of design and industry accolades in China and abroad, standing as one of Macau’s leading cultural tourism landmarks and a prominent gateway for showcasing the richness of traditional Chinese cultural heritage.

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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”. Driven by an innovative curatorial vision, 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 a gaming concession to run casino games in Macau, and MGM Hospitality Asia Pacific Limited, which conducts its hospitality business through its wholly owned subsidiary MGM Hospitality Group (Asia Pacific) Limited and its subsidiaries.  MGM Grand Paradise 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. For more information about MGM China Holdings Limited, please visit the Company's website at https://en.mgmchinaholdings.com/.

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. For more information, please visit www.mgm.mo.

 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. For more information, please visit www.mgm.mo.

Guided by its mission, “We Exist to Entertain Your Journey,” MGM Hospitality Group (Asia Pacific) Limited focuses on the development and operation of destination hotels and resorts. Leveraging MGM’s strong entertainment DNA and resources, the MGM Hospitality Group has built a distinctive portfolio of hotel brands, including Bellagio by MGM, MGM RESERVE, MGM, Mirage by MGM, Mhub by MGM and mx by MGM. The MGM Hospitality Group currently operates hotels in Sanya, Shanghai, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. For more information, please visit www.mgmhospitality.com.

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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