The White Rabbit Gallery was opened in 2009 to showcase what has become one of the world’s most significant collections of Chinese contemporary art.

Dedicated to works made in the 21st century, the White Rabbit Collection is owned by Judith Neilson, who was inspired to establish it after her first trips to Beijing in the late 1990s.

She was thrilled by the creative energy and technical quality of the works she saw and wanted to share them with people outside China. She makes regular trips to China and Taiwan to augment the Collection, which now includes more than 3000 artworks and over 800 artists and continues to expand. The gallery building, a Rolls-Royce service depot in the 1940s, was completely refitted as an exhibition space by architect William Smart.

The White Rabbit Gallery is a registered charitable institution funded solely by Judith Neilson.

Admission is free.

CURRENT EXHIBITION: THE HOOLIGANS

19.12.2025–17.05.2026

Rabble-rousers, riffraff, scoundrels, and criminals.
Troublemakers, wanderers, deviants, misfits. They’ve gone by many names—but to the Chinese state, they were once known simply as The Hooligans.

The Mao-era crime of “hooliganism” (流氓罪) was notorious for its broad scope and arbitrary enforcement. It became a blunt tool used to silence dissent, police morality, and punish anyone seen as a threat to political or social order, including sexual minorities and political dissidents. The last known person imprisoned under the charge was a protester in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement.