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History of the National Museum
The National Museum of China is located on the east side of Tiananmen Square and on the south side of East Chang 'an Avenue in the center of Beijing, which is symmetrical to the Great Hall of the People. It is a comprehensive museum that systematically displays the cultural history of the Chinese nation, and it is also one of the largest museums in the world.

Guo Bo has a collection of more than 6,543,800 pieces, which integrates collection, research and exhibition.

20 1 1 The new National Museum was completed on March 1.

name

The predecessor of the Chinese History Museum was the "National History Museum Preparatory Office" established on July 9, 2002.

1949 10 1, the People's Republic of China (PRC) (PRC) was renamed "National Museum of Beijing History" and 1959 was renamed "Museum of Chinese History".

The predecessor of the Museum of Chinese Revolution was/kloc-0, the preparatory office of the National Revolution Museum, which was established in March 1950.

1960 was officially named "Museum of Chinese Revolution".

1In August, 959, two buildings located on the east side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing were completed, which was one of the top ten buildings in the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

In the same year, 65438+ 10 1 opened to the outside world on the tenth anniversary of the national day.

Development concept

The National Museum of China adheres to the concept of "people-oriented" construction and development, with the principle of "being close to reality, life and people".

Adhere to the direction of "adapting to China's status as a big country, adapting to the long history and splendid civilization of the Chinese nation, adapting to the vigorous development of socialist modernization, and adapting to the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the broad masses of the people."

Take "domestic leading, world-class" as the goal.

function

The National Museum of China, with the largest building area in the world, will play an active and important role in protecting the national cultural heritage, displaying the long history of the motherland, promoting Chinese civilization, carrying out patriotic education, conducting cultural exchanges with foreign countries, and reflecting the soft power of Chinese culture.

In order to meet the needs of building a public cultural service system and a learning society, it has become a cultural position and classroom for the general public, especially young people, to learn historical and cultural knowledge, accept the influence of civilization and conduct lifelong learning.

equipment

From March 2007 to the end of 20 10, China National Museum was rebuilt and expanded, with a total construction area of 19 1900 square meters, with world-class hardware facilities and functions.

The number of collections exceeds 6.5438+0 million, and the number of exhibition halls is 48. There are two basic exhibitions, "Ancient China" and "Road to Rejuvenation", as well as more than ten special exhibitions of various art categories and international exchange exhibitions.

trait

Compared with the existing museums in China, the National Museum will bring different changes to the audience, that is, it can get a very high-quality cultural and spiritual enjoyment.

In terms of historical content, so is cultural heritage.

In terms of style, the National Museum will maintain a solemn and magnificent architectural style, and highly summarize and condense our development process.

In terms of exhibition means, we will not be limited to the existing exhibition methods, but comprehensively use a variety of modern exhibition methods, such as large screen, large screen, ultra-thin TV and other multimedia means to restore the historical atmosphere for the audience and increase the dynamic nature of the exhibition.