Qinghai Provincial Museum by Xining's Xinning Square focuses on painted pottery, Tibetan Buddhist art and Tuyuhun remains, anchored by a permanent historical relics gallery. Displays also cover Silk Road trade and the region's Tibetan and Mongol communities.
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Shaanxi History Museum's official site for collections, exhibitions, education, and visitor reservations.
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Shandong Museum on Jingshi Road in Jinan holds eggshell black pottery, Shang oracle bones, Han pictorial stones and Buddhist sculpture, led by a permanent Shandong history gallery.
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Shanxi Museum on the Fen River's west bank in Taiyuan holds the Jin Marquis bird vessel, Houma covenant texts and Buddhist sculpture, with permanent galleries on the Jin state and local opera.
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Sichuan Museum's official site for Ba-Shu artifacts, exhibitions, education, and visitor information.
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Suzhou Museum's site for Wu-school painting, cultural relics, exhibitions, and visitor reservations.
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The Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing for Three Gorges artifacts, Ba-Yu history, exhibitions, and visiting.
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Tianjin Museum's site for ancient Chinese art, Tianjin history exhibitions, and visitor reservations.
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Tibet Museum beside Norbulingka in Lhasa holds thangkas, gilt-bronze statues, Tibetan manuscripts and everyday objects, with permanent history and culture galleries. Its new building adds dedicated conservation and education spaces.
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Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing holds textiles, painting, furniture, ceramics and modern design, running permanent and temporary shows with ticketing and events online. The building also houses study rooms and a design archive.
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The Xinjiang Regional Museum in Urumqi is known for ancient mummies, Silk Road textiles, painted clay figurines and multilingual documents; the regional culture bureau page gives an official overview.
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Yunnan Provincial Museum's site for ethnic artifacts, bronzes, and local history exhibitions.
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Zhejiang Provincial Museum, split between Hangzhou's Gushan and Wulin sites, holds Liangzhu jades, Yue celadon and Huang Gongwang's Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, plus imperial-era painting.
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Beijing Fine Art Academy Museum near Chaoyang Park focuses on Qi Baishi and twentieth-century Chinese painting, mounting collection-based and scholarly exhibitions with public programmes. Admission is free and the reading room supports archival research.
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CAFA Art Museum in Beijing's Huajiadi holds modern Chinese art, prints and graduate work, mounting academic research shows and international exchanges with online listings. Its study rooms support research on modern Chinese art education.
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The China Academy of Art Museum at the Hangzhou Nanshan campus holds Lin Fengmian, Pan Tianshou and other modern masters plus academy archives, with scholarly exhibitions listed on the school site.
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GAFA Art Museum across Guangzhou's Changgang and University Town campuses holds Lingnan School and faculty work, with contemporary art and design exhibitions listed online. The museum also hosts design and new-media degree shows.
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Guangdong Museum of Art's official site for exhibitions, collections, public programs, and visiting.
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He Art Museum in Beijiao, Shunde, designed by Tadao Ando, collects modern and contemporary art and hosts international solo shows, with exhibition dates and ticketing online.
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Jiangsu Art Museum's official site for exhibitions, collections, public programs, and visiting.
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Long Museum operates West Bund and Pudong sites in Shanghai, holding classical painting, modern oil and contemporary art, with parallel permanent and temporary exhibitions listed online.
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The LuXun Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Shenyang is known for Northeast regional art, printmaking and sculpture, hosting academy exhibitions and scholarly events. Its print study collection documents Northeast academies since the 1950s.
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M WOODS runs venues in Beijing's 798 district and Longfusi, programming contemporary and interdisciplinary exhibitions, with dates, tickets and activities published online. Its programme mixes established names with emerging Chinese artists.
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The Nanjing University of the Arts Museum in Gulou focuses on modern art, design and contemporary practice, hosting academy showcases and exchange exhibitions. The programme also covers design history and Jiangsu craft traditions.
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