Established 1949 Website www.lnmuseum.com.cn Province Liaoning | Type History and Art museum Phone +86 24 2274 1193 Founded 1949 | |
Hours Open today · 9AM–4:30PMFriday9AM–4:30PMSaturday9AM–4:30PMSunday9AM–4:30PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–4:30PMWednesday9AM–4:30PMThursday9AM–4:30PM Similar Shanghai Museum, Collections of the Palace M, Nanjing Museum, Tianjin Museum, Zhejiang Provincial Museum | ||
The Liaoning Provincial Museum (Chinese: 遼寧省博物館, 辽宁省博物馆, Liáoníngshěng Bówùguǎn) is a prominent museum of history and fine arts located in Shenyang, the capital of China's Liaoning province.
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History
The institution was founded as the Northeast Museum by the Northeast People's Government and opened on July 7, 1949. It was renamed the "Liaoning Provincial Museum" in 1959. In July 2003, it moved to a new, specially-designed building on the east side of Government Square (市府广场) in Shenyang.
Collections
The permanent collections include:
Visit
The museum is open from 9 AM to 5 PM, except on Mondays. The museum is closed to the public on Mondays and during the public holiday for Chinese New Year. Entry is free.
References
Liaoning Provincial Museum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA