The National Museum of China (National Museum of China) is located in the center of Beijing, east of Tiananmen Square, south of East Chang'an Street, and the Great Hall of the People relative symmetrical layout, is a systematic display of the cultural history of the Chinese people, and is one of the largest museums in the world.
The number of collections in the National Museum is more than 1 million pieces, set collection, research, exhibition.
On March 1, 2011 the new National Museum was completed.
Naming
The predecessor of the National Museum of Chinese History was the "Preparatory Office of the National Museum of History", which was established on July 9, 1912.
On October 1, 1949, on the same day as the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed the National Museum of History in Beijing, and in 1959 it was renamed the Chinese Museum of History.
The predecessor of the Chinese Revolutionary Museum was the Preparatory Office of the National Revolutionary Museum, which was established in March 1950.
In 1960, it was officially named the Chinese Revolutionary Museum.
In August 1959, the two museums were completed on the east side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, which was one of the top ten buildings for the tenth anniversary of the founding of the country.
October 1 of the same year, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the National Day, began to open to the public.
Development concept
The National Museum of China adheres to the "people-oriented" construction and development concept, with "close to the actual, close to life, close to the masses" as the principle.
The National Museum of China adheres to the direction of "commensurate with the status of a large country like ours, with the long history and splendid civilization of the Chinese nation, with the vigorous development of socialist modernization, and with the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the people".
To "domestic leading, international first-class" as the goal of building the museum.
Functions
The National Museum of China is the largest museum in the world in terms of floor space, and will play an active and important role in the protection of the national cultural heritage, the display of the country's long history, the promotion of Chinese civilization, patriotism education, and the development of cultural exchanges with foreign countries, reflecting the soft power of Chinese culture.
In order to adapt to the construction of public **** cultural service system and the need to build a learning society, will become the general public, especially young people to learn history and cultural knowledge, accept civilization, lifelong learning and cultural positions and classrooms.
Equipment
From March 2007 to the end of 2010, the National Museum of China carried out renovation and expansion projects, the premises have a total floor area of 191,900 square meters, the hardware facilities and functions for the world-class.
The number of collections is more than 1 million items, and the number of exhibition halls is 48, with two basic displays, "Ancient China" and "The Road to Revival", as well as more than 10 thematic exhibitions of various art disciplines and exhibitions of international exchanges.
Characteristics
Compared with the existing museums in China, the National Museum will bring the audience a different change, that is, to get a very high quality, cultural and spiritual enjoyment.
In terms of historical content and cultural heritage.
In terms of style, the National Museum will maintain a solemn, grand architectural style, highly summarized, concentrated our development.
The means of exhibition will not be limited to the old way of display, but the comprehensive use of a variety of modern display methods, such as large video screens, large screens, ultra-thin TV and other multimedia means, as far as possible for the audience to restore the atmosphere of history and increase the sense of dynamism of the exhibition.