The Art Ware Appraisal Committee of Ministry of Culture is a standing body set up by the Ministry of Culture for the sake of ruling and strengthening the management of national art ware market and providing evaluation and consultation services.The Art Ware Appraisal Committee carries out work in the direction of Culture Market Development Department of Ministry of Culture of PRC.
The Art Ware Appraisal Committee consists of national culture department,police department,industrial,commercial department,technology department,customs,judicial administration and surveillance department,national science and research institution,culture and art organization and high colleges,experts in the filed of artworks and professional people and collection people in artworks market.The organization provides services such as evaluation of artworks value,appraisal,consultancy,technology inspection and law consulting.It organizes academic,art communion and training business and cultivates artworks evaluation talents for culture market.
The Shanghai Work Station is a subordinate organization established by the Art Ware Appraisal Committee for the convenience of developing in Shanghai and implementing the work under the leadership of the Art Ware Appraisal Committee.Along with the perfection of the Work Station function,work such as evaluation,appraisal and training is boosted in succession.Making use of the area superiority of Shanghai,the Work Station will strive for standardizing,leading and booming the artworks market of Shanghai.