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Added by Jopie, at 23 November 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Wednesday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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11 Reviews
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09 December 2017
Massive museum with a wide variety of exhibits of art and history. Free for tourists from other countries when you present your passport. The Ancient China permanent exhibit is reason enough to come if you like learning about history, as it takes you from the beginnings of civilization to the end of the Qing dynasty in a well put together exhibit. The other exhibits are interesting and change regularly. They have cafes and gift shops enough to satisfy any need while visiting. Definitely add this to your list when visiting Beijing.
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06 December 2017
Free entrance but you must get the tickets showing passport before entering to the left and right of museum entrance. Start at the 4th floor where various types of presidential gifts and artifacts are displayed. Tons of brass budda statues abd porcelain on other floors.
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04 November 2017
Great experience. Beautiful paintings and artifacts. Museum is free just remember to BRING PASSPORT!
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25 August 2017
This museum on Tiananmen Square measures 2.07 million square feet—surpassing New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2 million square feet—and reopened in 2011 after a decade-long renovation. It presents 5,000 years of Chinese history, as approved by the Ministry of Culture. (In other words, don’t expect much on the Great Leap Forward.) Artifacts include ancient Chinese Buddhist sculptures, a cowboy hat Deng Xiaoping wore on a visit to the U.S., and glazed pottery from the Tang dynasty. The museum also hosts temporary shows on subjects ranging from Leo Tolstoy to African art.
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02 July 2017
It's a good museum and not too overwhelming, despite the awe-inspiring size of the place. It's very airy and the exhibits are limited and tightly focused. It's got a good mix of various things, although each individual exhibit isn't really tied to any of the others through any thematic link.
I enjoyed the jade exhibit and the wood-carving exhibit, and some of the ceramics were most impressive. The staff speaks a decent amount of English, but be warned, you're going to need your passport to get in.response / report this review -
29 April 2017
I LOVE IT HERE!! There is a lot to learn here! Make sure to not bring any forbidden stuff along with you through the security. The security is no joke. They even confiscate my selfie stick.
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14 February 2017
Superb museum with splendid collections! I went there with my friend during the Chinese Spring Festival period, and there was the temporary art exhibition of Meilin Han, the designer of Beijing 2008 signs. And huge amount of paintings as well as sculptures of rooster (because of 2017 is the year of Rooster according to Chinese culture). There were also this Chinese Calligraphy session that impressed us very much. The best thing about the museum is that you can expect almost every piece of their collections has an introduction in English. We arrived in the afternoon, so it was only 3 hours to spend (yet it was really an amazing tour). Will definitely go again to continue enjoying the ancient China exhibitions in the basement.
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09 February 2017
For people who love history this is THE place to be. I've been there twice during my visit. One visit lasted more the 3 hours and it was only in ancient china exhibition.
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29 January 2017
Visit ! do it and take a look. you cannot waste your time. A good place
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23 January 2017
AMAZING PLACE. Lots of artifacts ranging from golden buddhas to bronze vessels (LOTS OF THEM.) fill the museum. There's so much that you won't be able to finish it in one day! The museum is also relatively clean, and has a modern design. Entry is free at this museum. The gift shop is also small, but cozy and nice! They sell many accessories for reasonable prices. I would recommend this place to anyone who goes to Beijing!
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30 November 2016
Huge museum which gives justice to the long history of China. You can follow it from the oldest beginnings to the first Chinese in space and today. Beautiful souvenirs in shops on each floor
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