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Nanjing Museum

Location

No. 321, Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province.

Reasons to visit

Nanjing Museum is located at No. 321 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing City. Its predecessor was the National Central Museum founded in 1933 by Cai Yuanpei and others. Nanjing Museum is the second largest museum in China and one of the three major museums in China. It is a large-scale comprehensive provincial history and art museum, a national comprehensive history and art museum, and a national key museum.

Opening Hours

  • 09:00-12:00 (Monday)/17:00 (Tuesday-Sunday). Stop entry 1 hour in advance

Nanjing Museum is located at No. 321 Zhongshan East Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing City. Its predecessor was the National Central Museum founded in 1933 by Cai Yuanpei and others. Nanjing Museum is the second largest museum in China and one of the three major museums in China. It is a large-scale comprehensive provincial history and art museum, a national comprehensive history and art museum, and a national key museum.

Nanjing Museum was planned for construction in 1933 and completed in 1948. The main hall imitates the gate of Dule Temple in Tianjin. It was expanded in 2009 and opened to the public on November 6, 2013. It has become the second largest museum in China after the National Museum of China. It has a history hall, a special exhibition hall, a digital hall, an art hall, a republic of China hall, and an intangible cultural heritage hall. Six halls. Here you can not only see ancient cultural relics such as the golden lace clothing in "Tomb Robbers Notes", but also appreciate the art of calligraphy and painting, folk handicrafts, and even take a walk on the streets of the Republic of China for a journey through time.

The main building of the museum is divided into two parts. After walking for a while on the right, there is the old main hall of the museum, which is modeled after Dule Temple. It is no longer used to display exhibits and has become a place for security check. Behind "Dule Temple" is the history museum. , the other five buildings are on the left. You can either go from the five halls on the left to the history hall on the right, or you can go from the history hall to the five halls on the left. It is recommended to go to the History Museum first, because the special exhibition hall with the "Treasure of the Town" is on the left side of the History Museum. You can visit in the order of History Museum-Special Exhibition Hall-Digital Hall-Republic of China Hall-Art Hall-Intangible Cultural Heritage Hall. The entire museum.

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