National Museum of China

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The National Museum of China is a major museum on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square that showcases the country’s extensive historical and cultural heritage from ancient times to the modern era.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
National Museum of Chinese History 2
National Museum of Chinese Revolution 2
Great Hall of the People 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum ⓘ
history museum ⓘ
museum ⓘ
national museum ⓘ
architectOfRenovation Gerkan, Marg and Partners ⓘ
buildingRenovationPeriod 2007–2011 ⓘ
city Beijing ⓘ
collectionSize over 1 million objects ⓘ
coordinates 39.904°N 116.397°E ⓘ
country China ⓘ
established 2003 ⓘ
exhibitionType permanent exhibitions ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ
floorArea approximately 200000 square meters ⓘ
focusesOn Chinese art ⓘ
Chinese culture ⓘ
Chinese history ⓘ
formedByMergerOf National Museum of China self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Museum of Chinese History

National Museum of China self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Museum of Chinese Revolution
formerName National Museum of China self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Museum of Chinese History

National Museum of China self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Museum of Chinese Revolution
hasFunction academic research ⓘ
preservation of Chinese cultural heritage ⓘ
public education ⓘ
languageOfSignage Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
locatedIn Beijing ⓘ
Beijing ⓘ
surface form: Beijing, China
location Tiananmen Square ⓘ
mergerCompleted 2003 ⓘ
notableExhibit Han dynasty jade burial suit ⓘ
He Zun ⓘ
Yinxu ⓘ
surface form: Houmuwu Ding

Mao Zedong’s manuscripts ⓘ
Simuwu Ding ⓘ
Square bronze zun with four sheep heads ⓘ
Tang sancai ceramics ⓘ
Yuan blue-and-white porcelain ⓘ
notableExhibition Ancient China ⓘ
The Ancient Chinese Bronze Art ⓘ
The Road of Rejuvenation ⓘ
numberOfFloors 4 ⓘ
operatedBy Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
opposite Great Hall of the People ⓘ
overlooks Tiananmen Square ⓘ
ownedBy China ⓘ
surface form: Government of the People’s Republic of China
publicOpening 2003 ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
reopenedAfterRenovation 2011 ⓘ
reopenedToPublic 2011 ⓘ
situatedOn east side of Tiananmen Square ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dongcheng District, Beijing → contains → National Museum of China ⓘ
National Museum of China → formedByMergerOf → National Museum of China self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Museum of Chinese History
National Museum of China → formedByMergerOf → National Museum of China self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Museum of Chinese Revolution
National Museum of China → formerName → National Museum of China self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Museum of Chinese History
National Museum of China → formerName → National Museum of China self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Museum of Chinese Revolution
Tiananmen Square → hasStructure → National Museum of China ⓘ
National People's Congress → meetsAt → National Museum of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Hall of the People
Tiananmen Gate → near → National Museum of China ⓘ
subject surface form: Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
Working People’s Cultural Palace → nearbyLandmark → National Museum of China ⓘ
Chang’an Avenue → passesBy → National Museum of China ⓘ
Tiananmen East station → servesLandmark → National Museum of China ⓘ