Chengdu Museum

Chengdu Museum (Chinese: 成都博物馆, aka Chengdu Museum New Hall from 2016) is a large city museum in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.[1]

Chengdu Museum
成都博物馆
Exterior view of the museum
Entrance to the museum
Former name
Chengdu Topographical Museum
Established1984
Location1 Xiaohe Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu, China
Coordinates30.66375°N 104.04459°E / 30.66375; 104.04459
TypeCity museum
CollectionsHistorical artifacts, puppetry, wood carvings
Collection sizec.200,000
FounderChengdu Topographical Museum Preparatory Committee
DirectorLi Jieren (from 1958)
ArchitectSutherland Hussey Harris
Websitecdmuseum.com (in Chinese)

The museum is located on the west side of Tianfu Square, close to the Jincheng Art Palace, Sichuan Art Museum, Sichuan Provincial Library, and Sichuan Science and Technology Museum.[2]

History

On 15 September 1958, the Chengdu Municipal Government, under the direction of the Ministry of Culture to prepare for the formation of a museum, established the Chengdu Topographical Museum Preparatory Committee, located at Daci Temple.[3][4] The deputy mayor, the writer Li Jieren, was the director of the committee.[2] The committee eventually led to the opening of Chengdu Museum in 1984, housed at Daci Temple.

In 2007, the architects Sutherland Hussey Harris, together with Pansolution, based in Beijing, won the first prize in an international competition to design a new city museum for Chengdu.[5] The museum building was completed in 2016 with a floor area of 65,000 m2 and named Chengdu Museum New Hall.

Collections
Bronze artefacts on display in the museum

The museum has six floors displaying historic artifacts.[6] It has exhibitions of puppetry, shadow puppets, and wood carvings.[7] The museum is the largest comprehensive museum in Chengdu with nearly 200,000 objects in its collections, covering a time period from the Neolithic period to that of the Republic of China.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Chengdu Museum – Largest Comprehensive Museum in Chengdu". China Discovery. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "About Us". Chengdu Museum. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. "Chengdu Museum Culture, History and Folklore Museum". Min News. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. "Chengdu Museum". ChinaWiki. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. "Chengdu Museum / Sutherland Hussey Harris". ArchDaily. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. Gavin (9 November 2021), "Chengdu Museum New Building", chinahighlights.com/chengdu/attraction/chengdu-museum-new-building.htm, China Highlights
  7. "TOP 6: Chengdu Museum (New Building) 成都博物馆". Top Recommended Museums to Visit in Chengdu and Sichuan. China Discovery. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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