78 artifacts from the collection of the Vatican Museums are on show at the Palace Museum. [Photo by Wang Kaihao/China Daily]

Beauty Unites Us: Chinese Art from the Vatican Museums, the first exhibition of Chinese artifacts on loan from Vatican, opened in the Palace Museum in Beijing on May 28.

It displays 78 artifacts from the collection of the Vatican Museums, ranging from fine art pieces influenced by Catholic culture, to those on Buddhism and secular life, and aims to show how different civilizations communicate with each other in harmony throughout history.