National Museum of China
National museum of China in Beijing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Museum of China is the national museum of China. It flanks the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. The National Museum of China has a total construction area of about 200,000 square meters, a collection of more than 1.4 million items, and 48 exhibition halls. It is the museum with the largest single building area in the world and the museum with the richest collection of Chinese cultural relics.[3] It is a level-1 public welfare institution funded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.[4]
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中国国家博物馆 | |
Established | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) |
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Location | Beijing |
Type | Art museum, history museum |
Collections | Chinese art |
Collection size | 1.3 million |
Visitors | 2,377,600 (2021)[1] |
Director | Wang Chunfa[2] |
Owner | Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
Public transit access | 1 Tian'anmen East |
Website | en |
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