Nanjing Museum

Not to be confused with Nanjing Municipal Museum.
Nanjing Museum
南京博物院
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Established1933
LocationNanjing, China
Coordinates32°2′33″N 118°49′10″E / 32.04250°N 118.81944°E / 32.04250; 118.81944
TypeHistory museum, art museum
Collection size400,000
Public transit access
Websitewww.njmuseum.com

The Nanjing Museum (Chinese: 南京博物院; pinyin: Nánjīng Bówùyuàn) is located in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu in East China. With an area of 70,000 square metres (17 acres),[1] it is one of the largest museums in China, with over 400,000 items in its permanent collection.[2] Especially notable is the museum's enormous collections of Ming and Qing imperial porcelain, which is among the largest in the world.[3]

  1. ^ Gong Liang. "Nanjing Museum". China & World Cultural Exchange. 2006 (5): 16–19.
  2. ^ "Treasures in Nanjing Museum". Chinaculture.org. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Porcelain Creatures Highlight Nanjing Museum". China.org.cn. 29 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.