Hunan Provincial Museum

Introducing Hunan Provincial Museum
Founded in the early 1950s, Hunan Provincial Museum is located in Kaifu District of Changsha City, adjoining the Martyrs’ Park and covering an area of 51,000 square meters. With its unique style and a concentration of treasures and cultural relics from the land of Hunan, Hunan Provincial Museum presents a panoramic picture of Hunan civilization and its rich connotations, serving as a representative of Hunan culture as well as the best window through which to interpret the brilliant Hunan culture and attract millions of visitors from home and abroad every year.

Hunan Provincial Museum Fast Facts
• Chinese Name: Hunansheng Bowuguan 湖南省博物馆
• Best Time to Visit: All year around
• Recommended Visiting Hours: About 3 to 4 hours
• Things to Do: Photography, Chinese History and Culture
• Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00 Tuesday to Sunday
• Entrance Fee: Free
• Address: No. 50 Dongfeng Road, Changsha, Hunan Province

What to expect at Hunan Provincial Museum

Hunan Provincial Museum boasts abundant collections that feature the cultural relics excavated from the world-famous Mawangdui Tombs of Han Dynasty, the bronze wares of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, cultural relics of Chu Dynasty, pottery and porcelain works from various dynasties, calligraphy works and paintings, and modern cultural relics, thereby listed as the largest historical and artistic museum in Hunan province, as well as one of the first eight National Foremost Museums eligible to be co-constructed by central and local governments.

Seen from above, this placid and grandiose compound resembles a delicate small town embedded in a huge piece of emerald. The whole structure within the compound is a combination of the traditional culture of Hunan province and modern architectural style; simple yet elegant, stately yet tasteful, thus becoming one of the landmarks of Changsha, a city with long history. Hunan Provincial Museum also features modern technologies, housing five permanent exhibitions and other temporary exhibitions.

How to get to Hunan Provincial Museum
• Take bus No. 112, 113, 131, 136, 146, 150, 203, 358 or 901 to the Museum.

Additional travel advice on Hunan Provincial Museum
• The museum is closed on Mondays except for public holidays.
• It is not allowed to use flash, selfie sticks or tripod in the museum.