Zhejiang Provincial Museum

One of China's oldest museums, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, was founded in 1929 and was originally named the "West Lake Museum of Zhejiang Province" at the first West Lake Exposition in Hangzhou, and was renamed the "Zhejiang Provincial Museum" in 1976. On 1 January 2004, it became the first provincial museum in China to offer permanent free admission, which marked a significant step for the development of Chinese museums. After more than 90 years of development, Zhejiang Provincial Museum has become the largest comprehensive humanities museum in Zhejiang Province. It is also a first-class national museum that was developed jointly by central and local governments.

Zhejiang Provincial Museum houses over 100,000 items of cultural heritage, which cover a wide range and represent a complete sequence of eras. Among them are precious items with distinct regional features and significant academic value, such as the pottery, lacquer ware, wooden ware, bone tools and ivory artifacts of the Hemudu culture, the jade ware of the Liangzhu culture, the bronzes and primitive porcelain of the Kingdom of Yue, the celadon of the Yue, Longquan and other kilns, mirrors made in Kuaiji and Huzhou, gold and silver coins of the Southern Song Dynasty, and paintings and calligraphic works by Zhejiang artists of the Ming and Qing dynasties. These treasures reflect the political, economic and cultural landscapes of Zhejiang during various historical periods and reveal the profound culture of the region.

At present, there are six permanent exhibitions in the museum(Gushan area). In addition, more than twenty temporary exhibitions with diverse themes and rich contents are presented to the public every year. Several exhibitions have been awarded the "National Museum Top Ten Exhibition Excellence Awards".

Address: 25 Gushan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou

Telephone: +86 571 86013085