1904, at the initiative of Hunan Governor Zhao Erxun, gentry Liang Huankui and Long once again raised funds to set up a library in the provincial wall and co-locate with the library and education hall. It is called "Hunan Provincial Library and Education Museum", which mainly displays human and animal models. After opening for about one year, the Education Museum was partially cancelled.
On June 24th, 1924, Hunan Education Association Museum opened;
1927 was officially named "Hunan Provincial Museum";
1930 was destroyed by the war and never recovered.
1951March, the preparatory office of Hunan Provincial Museum was established in Baiqin Garden, Liufangling, Changsha.
1956 was completed and opened in Martyrs Park with beautiful environment in the northwest of Changsha. With the goal of building a geography museum, the collection and display of cultural relics and specimens reflecting Hunan's history, culture, folklore, art and natural resources were carried out, and six exhibitions including Hunan mineral resources, Hunan agricultural resources, Hunan handicrafts and Hunan Chu cultural relics were held. Among them, Chu cultural relics collection and Hunan modern celebrity collection are one of the major archaeological discoveries in China and even the world in the 20th century.
1972 to 1974 The excavation of Mawangdui Han Tomb is one of the major archaeological discoveries in China and even the world in the 20th century, which is of great significance to the development of Hunan Provincial Museum. The discovery and excavation of thousands of exquisite cultural relics and well-preserved female corpses of the Han Dynasty have made the Hunan Provincial Museum the focus of world attention, which has won the attention of the government and the support of the society.
1973, Hunan Provincial Museum built a new warehouse with a building area of 35 10 square meter (later transformed into a place with equal emphasis on protection and display), which played a key role in protecting and displaying the cultural relics unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb for nearly 30 years.
197 1 year, Hunan Provincial Museum transferred its mineral specimens to Hunan Geological Bureau and lent its animal and plant specimens to Changsha No.1 Middle School 1979. Since then, Hunan Provincial Museum has paid equal attention to the display of natural and historical collections at the beginning of its establishment, and gradually changed to the display of historical collections.
1999, a new exhibition building with a joint investment of10.20 billion yuan was completed. The construction of the new museum is a new starting point for the development of Hunan Provincial Museum at the turn of the century, which has promoted the all-round development of all work.
From 2003 to 2004, the basic exhibition of Hunan Museum construction led by "Mawangdui Han Tomb Exhibition" was rated as one of the top ten national fine exhibitions.
On March 20th, 2008, Hunan Provincial Museum was officially opened for free.
In 2008, Hunan Provincial Museum became the first national first-class museum;
In 2009, Hunan Provincial Museum was identified by the Ministry of Finance and National Cultural Heritage Administration as one of the eight national key museums (academies) jointly built by the central government.
On June 5438+February 1 1 day, 2009, the 44th executive meeting of Hunan Provincial People's Government decided to implement the reconstruction and expansion project of Hunan Provincial Museum. On May 3, 2065438, KLOC-0, the reconstruction and expansion project of Hunan Provincial Museum was approved by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
From February 20 10 to April 20110, the international solicitation and selection of the conceptual design scheme for the renovation and expansion project of Hunan Provincial Museum was successfully completed, and the joint team of Japanese new studio Isozaki and China Central Academy of Fine Arts became the winning bidder.
On July 4th, 20 1 1, the groundbreaking ceremony of the reconstruction and expansion project of Hunan Provincial Museum was held grandly, and the provincial museum entered the stage of "opening while building".
20 12 On May 25th, the feasibility study report of the reconstruction and expansion project of Hunan Museum was approved by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, with a total estimated investment of about 850 million yuan and a total construction area of about 83,000 square meters.
2012 June 18, the project entered the construction stage. The museum is temporarily closed to the public.