National Museum of China

National Museum of China
中国国家博物馆
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Established2003; 21 years ago (2003)
LocationBeijing
TypeArt museum, history museum
CollectionsChinese art
Collection size1.3 million
Visitors2,377,600 (2021)[1]
DirectorWang Chunfa[2]
OwnerMinistry of Culture and Tourism
Public transit access 1  Tian'anmen East
Websiteen.chnmuseum.cn Edit this at Wikidata

The National Museum of China is an art and history museum located on the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. 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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  2. ^ "Wang Chunfa became the director of NMC". Wangyi News. 2018-01-04. Archived from the original on 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  3. ^ "中国国家博物馆正式开馆 藏品数量120余万件-中新网". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ^ "中国国家博物馆2023年度公开招聘工作人员公告 _中华人民共和国人力资源和社会保障部". www.mohrss.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-31.