Beijing has 127 museums
open to
visitors.
The main ones are listed
below:
Ancient
Architecture Museum
21 Dongjing Lu, Guanfu (6301 7620)
Ancient
Currency
Museum
Deshengmen Jianlou, North Second Ring Road, Xicheng District
(6201 8073).
Ancient
Observatory
The observatory built in 1442 has eight astronomical devices
created by the
Jesuits and given to the Imperial Court. Located close to Jianguomen
Subway
Station, Dongcheng (6524 2202).
Arthur
M.
Sackler
Museum of Art & Archaeology
Archaeological findings from China, bronze, jade and bone
objects. Located
at Peking University complex.
Beijing
Art
Museum
Calligraphy, painting, embroidery, porcelain, furniture,
coins dating from
the Neolithic times. Located at Wanshou Temple, Suzhou Jie, Haidian
District
(6841 3380)
Beijing
Aviation
Models Museum
Models of airplanes and air shows. Located inside Dashanzi
Huantie, Nangao,
Chaoyang District (6437 3015)
Beijing
Ancient
Numismatic Museum
A collection of coins made of jade, stone, metal and bone.
Located at Arrow
Tower, Deshengmen, Xicheng District (6201 8073).
Beijing
Art
Museum
of Stone Carving
Located in the Temple of Five Pagodas
with stone sculptures from different dynasties. Location 24 Wutasicun
Village,
Zhongguancun Nan Dajie, Haidian District (6218
6081).
Beijing
Museum
for
Cultural Relics
A museum located in the Zhi - Hua Temple at 5 Lumicang, Dongcheng
District
(6528 6691)
Beijing
Red
Sandalwood Museum
A private museum with exhibits are of red sandalwood. Located
at 9 Xinglong
Xijie, Chaoyang District (8575 2818).
Beijing
Museum
of
Natural History
Displays of dinosaurs, fossils and large taxidermy
collection. Located at
126 Tianqiao Nanlu, Chongwen District (6702 4431).
Beijing
Police Museum
China's first police museum with four exhibition rooms. On
the ground floor
is the security history exhibition, on the second floor is the criminal
investigation exhibition room, on the third floor the police functions
exhibit,
on the fourth floor the police culture exhibition. Located t 36
Dongjiaomin
Lane, Dongcheng, Beijing. (8522 5018).
Beijing
Tap
Water
Museum
See how Beijing's water supply system works and learn all about water
flow and
purification techniques. Located at Dongzhimenwai beidajie (6465 0787)
Capital
Museum
The Capital Museum is located in the Confucius Temple and traces
Beijing
history and has a good collection of pieces. Located at 13, Guozijian
Street,
Doncheng District (6401 2118)
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Central
Academy
of
Fine Arts
A collection of created by students over the years. Located at Xiaowei
Hutong,
Dongcheng District (6528 2022)
China
Aviation
Museum
Over 200 airplanes on display and many aerial weapons.
Located at
Xiaotangshan Town, Chanping District (6178 4882).
China
Honey Bee
Museum
On the west side of the Botanical Gardens in the Fragrant
Hills a museum where you can learn all about bees and sample different
types of
honey. Located at Fragrant
Hills
Botanical Gardens, Haidian District 9 8259 0094)
China
Military
Museum
Lots of war paraphernalia including AK 47s, US tanks and ream
ins of many
wars. Located 9 Fuxing Lu, Haidian District (6686 6114).
China
Millennium
Monument
Celebrating the new millennium with a range of exhibitions
showing
traditional Chinese culture along with modern architecture and
sculpture.
Location 9A Fuxing Lu, Haidian District (6851 3322).
China
Museum of
Posts & Telecommunications
Devoted to the story of the Chinese postal and
telecommunications system.
Location 42 Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District (6230 3627).
China
National
Museum Waxworks
Wax images
of famous celebrities
located at the east side of Tian’anmen Square (6513 8095).
China
National
Museum
The China National Museum merges the Chinese History Museum
and the China
Revolutionary Museum and runs along the eastern side of Tiananmen
Square with
24 pillars on the west gate portico. Located on the eastern side of
Tiananmen
Square (6512 2801).
China
Science
and
Technology Museum
Featuring hands on exhibits, I- Max films and science
exhibits. Located at
1 Beisanhuan Zhonglu, Xicheng District (6237 1177).
Chinese
Ethnic
Museum
National villages
from the
Qiang, Oroqen and Hezhe ethnic groups, iron sculptures in a scenic
setting.
Located next to the National Olympic Sports Center of the Asian Games.
(6206
3647)
Capital
Museum
Situated in the grounds of the Temple of Confucius contains
antiques of the
Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Located at 13 Guozijian Jie, Dongcheng
(6401
2118).
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Guanfu
Classical
Art Museum
Chinese antique furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Located at
Huazhi Business Plaza, Nanzhugan Hutong, Chaoneinan Xiaojie, Dongcheng
(6526
3208).
China
National
Arts
& Crafts Museum
A collection of arts and crafts located at 101 Fuxingmennei
Dajie, Xicheng
District (6601 2255).
Jin
Tai Art
Museum
Located at the north gate of Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District
(6501 9441).
Military
Museum
of
the Chinese People's Revolution
The museum displays weapons, and artifacts from military
history. Located
at 9 Fuxing Lu, Haidian District (6686 6114).
National
Art
Museum
of China
A collection of modern and contemporary art spread over a
very large area
and opened in 1962. There are three floors and 13 exhibition halls. 1
Wusi
Dajie, Dongcheng District (6401 7076)
National
Palace
Museum
The
Forbidden
City, Dongcheng District (6513 2255)
Sony
ExploraScience
A high tech museum with robotic dogs, musical sculptures,
light distortion
machines and lots more. Located on the first floor of The Malls at
Oriental
Plaza, 1 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District (8518 2255).
Tongzhou
Museum
Tongzhou is the eastern gate of Beijing displays the history
of Tongzhou
from Neolithic age.
Located at 9,
West Street, Tongzhou District. (6954 6442).
Xu
Beihong
Museum
Museum that celebrated the father of modern Chinese paining Xu Beihong
who
lived from 1895 - 1953. Located at 53 Xinjiekou Beidajie, Zicheng (6225
2042)
Long
March
4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District
Mail Box 8503
100015 Beijing, China
Tel: 010-64387107
Fax: 010-64387107
Email: lm@longmarchspace.com
www.longmarchfoundation.org
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