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The Capital Museum is a large comprehensive museum in Beijing, which belongs to the municipal comprehensive museum in China Province. Preparations for the Capital Museum 1953 began, and 198 1 10 was officially opened to the public. At that time, the museum was located in Confucius Temple, Guozijian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. Covering an area of 22,000 square meters, the Confucius Temple was built in Dade six years in Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1302). After the renovation, the Sanjin Courtyard is well preserved. The main buildings include Master Gate, Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall and Chongsheng Temple. The forest of steles inscribed by scholars in Ming and Qing Dynasties is the only forest of steles in China. The temples on both sides have been turned into exhibition halls, covering an area of more than 2,000 square meters, with elegant environment.

In order to accommodate more collections and serve more visitors. 1999 as a key cultural construction project in Beijing during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the application for the establishment of the new capital museum was approved by the Beijing Municipal Government on 1999, and the foundation stone was officially laid in 200 1 and 65438+February. The new Capital Museum was officially opened on May 6th, 2006. Appeared on the west side of Baiyun Road in Xicheng District (Fuxingmenwai Street 16) on the west extension line of Chang 'an Street, China First Street. The New Capital Museum is a modern comprehensive museum with the most advanced facilities. The exhibition of the new museum is based on the historical collection of the Capital Museum and the cultural relics unearthed in Beijing, absorbs the latest research results of Beijing's history, cultural relics, archaeology and related disciplines, and draws on the successful experience of museums at home and abroad to form a modern exhibition with unique Beijing characteristics. With its magnificent architecture, rich exhibitions, advanced technology and perfect functions, the Capital Museum has become a large-scale modern museum commensurate with Beijing's status as a "historical and cultural city", "cultural center" and "international metropolis", and ranks among the "domestic first-class and international advanced" museums.

The Capital Museum is a modern comprehensive museum with the most advanced facilities. It is a large-scale modern cultural facility for 2 1 century invested by Beijing municipal government, and it is one of the landmark buildings in Beijing in the new century. Due to its outstanding contribution to the reform and development of cultural heritage protection, on May 24th, 2007, the Capital Museum was awarded the title of National Advanced Collective of Cultural Relics System by the Ministry of Personnel and National Cultural Heritage Administration.

Exhibition display

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Since its opening, the Capital Museum has held many well-received exhibitions of historical relics at home and abroad, such as: Beijing Historical Relics Exhibition, Yuan Dynasty History Exhibition, Old Beijing Spring Festival Folk Exhibition, ceramics collection, calligraphy and painting authenticity identification exhibition, Beijing historical and cultural exhibition, etc. Interior: basic exhibition, special exhibition, temporary exhibition, cultural relics warehouse, social education area, business research area, administrative office area, comprehensive service area, underground garage, etc. With perfect functions and advanced facilities, the new museum ranks among the international advanced and domestic first-class modern museums. It integrates cultural relics collection, exhibition, restoration, research, education and communication.

In 2000, the construction of the new capital museum started, and the compilation of the exhibition outline began immediately; The outline of the exhibition has been guided by many academic authorities from China Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University Academy of Social Sciences and Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, and strives to reflect the latest achievements recognized by the academic circles. The exhibition design strives to break through the traditional boring exhibition mode with a brand-new design concept, make full use of modern exhibition technology and techniques, create different kinds of exhibition atmosphere, give the audience an experiential visit experience, and have formal affinity, interest and interactivity to meet the needs of both refined and popular tastes.

For decades, the Capital Museum has collected a large number of cultural relics, with a collection of 250,000 pieces, including bronzes, pottery, calligraphy and painting, stone carvings, coins, jade articles, seals, embroidery, horns of bamboo and wood, Buddha statues, stationery and folk handicrafts. There are also many orphans and treasures in the collection that are well-known at home and abroad. The Capital Museum has a total collection of more than 83,000 cultural relics, including 305 first-class ones. Most of the collections are cultural relics unearthed in Beijing after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), from Neolithic Age, Shang and Zhou Dynasties to Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Treasures in the collection, such as the bronze bronze tripod of the Zhou Dynasty unearthed in Liu Lihe, a suburb of Beijing, are 62 cm high and weigh 465,438 0.5 kg. There are 4 lines and 26 words on the inner wall, which is of great significance to the study of ancient history of Beijing. In addition, there are Bo Moment, Jasper Edition Sonnets and so on.

There are basic exhibitions, fine exhibitions and temporary exhibitions in the Capital Museum.

The basic exhibition includes the history and culture of the ancient capital Beijing, the urban construction of the ancient capital Beijing and the folk custom exhibition of old Beijing. The history and culture of the ancient capital Beijing and the construction of the ancient capital Beijing are the core of the exhibition of the Capital Museum, showing the magnificent Beijing culture, which has been rising and moving towards a glorious history of the development of the capital, and has become a brand display for building a first-class museum in China.

Exquisite exhibitions include ancient porcelain art exhibition, Yan Di bronze art exhibition, ancient calligraphy art exhibition, ancient painting art exhibition, ancient jade art exhibition, ancient Buddhism art exhibition and study art exhibition. These seven exhibitions of fine collections and old Beijing folk customs are the supplements and deepening of Beijing's cultural display.

A total of 5,622 cultural relics were exhibited in the above exhibitions.

This temporary exhibition is a stage to study and appreciate the relationship between Beijing culture and other cultures, China culture and world culture.

Access information

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Opening hours:

09: 00-17: 00 (16: 00 stops selling tickets and closes on Monday).

Fares:

Free visit. Citizens visiting the Capital Museum must book free tickets in advance, and visitors who have not made an appointment in advance will not be accepted.

Data flow information

1. Subway: 1 Line Muxidi Station.

Second, the bus route:

1, 4, 52 Road Trade Union Building Station

37 Road Sanlihe East Road South Exit Station

No.650, No.45, No.26, No.727, No.765438 +07 Baiyun Road Station

1 14 Tram Baiyun Road Station