China Beijing National Museum of China

The National Museum of China is an institution that collects, researches, displays and interprets representative physical evidence that fully reflects China’s excellent traditional culture and advanced socialist culture on behalf of the country. It is a national palace of history, culture and art and a cultural living room.

The National Museum of China currently has a collection of more than 1.4 million items, covering a wide range of categories such as ancient cultural relics, modern cultural relics, rare books and ancient books, and works of art.Among these, there are 815,000 pieces (sets) of ancient cultural relics, 340,000 pieces (sets) of modern cultural relics, and more than 240,000 pieces (volumes) of rare books and ancient books. There are also nearly 6,000 pieces (sets) of first-class cultural relics.In recent years, especially since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the National Museum of China has increased its efforts to collect representative physical evidence of contemporary advanced culture, and openly collects cultural relics from the public. On average, it collects about 50 sets of ancient cultural relics and more than 1,000 sets of modern cultural relics, objects and works of art each year.

The National Museum of China’s exhibitions include three major series: permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions, and temporary exhibitions, forming a three-dimensional exhibition system covering thematic exhibitions, permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions, and temporary exhibitions.Among them, “Ancient China,” “The Road to Revival,” and “The New Era Section of the Road to Revival” are the basic exhibitions of the National Museum, and they are also important positions for promoting traditional Chinese culture, advanced socialistand an important position for cultivating and practicing the core values of socialism.Thematic exhibitions are mainly based on the collection of cultural relics, including more than ten thematic exhibitions such as ancient Chinese bronzes, Buddhist statues, jades, porcelains, modern classic artworks, and African wood carvings.Temporary exhibitions include two main categories: independently planned exhibitions and exchange exhibitions. They cover a wide range of topics, including history and culture, cultural relics, archaeological discoveries, classic works of art, regional culture, and international exchange. More than 40 exhibitions are held each year.

The National Museum of China has rich research resources, a solid research foundation and strong research capabilities, and is the leader in the development of the museum industry in China.

Since 2018, in line with the principle of “not seeking to collect, but to exhibit; openness, cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win”, the National Museum of China has established strategic cooperative relationships with many cultural and museum institutions, academies and universities at home and abroad, jointly carrying out academic research, holding exhibitions of cultural relics, holding seminars, launching a postdoctoral research station, taking the lead in establishingthe BRICS Museum Alliance and the Silk Road Museum Alliance, two international organizations, in an effort to play a greater role and make a greater contribution to promoting core socialist values, enhancing cultural confidence, promoting exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations, and building a strong socialist cultural country.