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Nanjing Museum

南京博物院

Today
Open today, 09:00 – 17:00
Standing
Must see
Rank
Rank 65 of 10,894
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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

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Opening hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 09:00 – 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 – 17:00
Thursday 09:00 – 17:00
Friday 09:00 – 17:00
Saturday 09:00 – 17:00
Sunday 09:00 – 17:00

Parsed from OpenStreetMap opening hours on 2026-09-09.

About Nanjing Museum

The Nanjing Museum is a provincial public museum in Nanjing, Jiangsu, owned by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government and operated by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. Covering 70,000 square metres, it is one of the largest museums in China, with over 400,000 items in its permanent collection. It was one of the first museums established in China: its predecessor, the preparatory department of the National Central Museum, dates from 1933. The main building, designed by Liang Sicheng in the 1930s, combines a traditional front section with a golden tiled roof and a Western-style flat-roofed structure behind; extensions followed in 1999 and 2009.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

The museum is especially known for its collection of Ming and Qing imperial porcelain, among the largest in the world. The Historical Exhibition Hall traces Jiangsu from prehistory to the Qing dynasty, with Neolithic pottery and tools, Shang and Zhou bronzes, Han lacquerware and jade burial suits, Tang sancai ceramics and Ming and Qing porcelain. The Art Exhibition Hall shows painting, calligraphy, sculpture, jade, bronze and ceramics. The Republic of China Hall covers 1912–1949, when Nanjing was the capital; the Intangible Cultural Heritage Hall presents Jiangsu crafts such as Nanjing Cloud Brocade and paper-cutting; there are also a Digital Hall and a Special Exhibition Hall.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Address
中山东路, 321, 南京市 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place
Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established
1950 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article
Nanjing Museum Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

Common questions

How large is the Nanjing Museum's collection?

Over 400,000 items in the permanent collection, on a site of 70,000 square metres.

Can children book their own visit?

No. Minors aged 14 and under must be booked by an adult on a parent-child ticket and enter with them; each adult may bring at most three minors.

Where is the Nanjing Museum?

At 321 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing; the enquiry line is 025-84807923.

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Within 43 min on foot
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