A museum is a place for collecting, collecting, displaying and studying physical objects that represent natural and human cultural heritage. It is a cultural education institution that manages collection items by category and provides knowledge, education and appreciation to the public. A building, place or public institution. Collected cultural relics refer to items and objects of cultural value collected by museums, libraries and other cultural relic collection units. In recent years, China's museum industry has developed rapidly, and has made remarkable achievements in cultural relic protection, collection research, exhibition display, education dissemination, and international exchanges.
Museums are a potential focus to drive the development of related industries and stimulate economic growth. In China, data show that the Nanjing Museum brought about 1.619 billion yuan in tourism revenue to Nanjing in 2018, with a comprehensive contribution to GDP of 2.6956 billion yuan, creating thousands of jobs.
At the same time, cultural and creative products developed based on cultural relics in the museum have become a new growth point for consumption. In recent years, the popularity of museum cultural and creative products has not diminished. E-commerce data shows that the number of consumers who actually purchased museum cultural and creative products in 2019 has been nearly 9 million. On "Double Eleven" in 2021, museum cultural and creative products will go on sale for the first time. Daily sales surged by more than 400%.
CnOpenData summarizes and organizes the data of Chinese museums and cultural relics in collections. The directory information of museums in 31 provinces and cities across the country and the data of precious cultural relics in the museums covers province, museum name, nature, quality level, Whether it is free to open, number of collections, number of precious cultural relics, number of educational activities, number of exhibitions, number of visitors, census registration number, collection name, collection category, collection age, collection unitand other fields.
Time interval
Until 2022.05
Field display
| China Museum Directory Information Field | Chinese Museum Collection Cultural Relics Information Field |
|---|---|
| Province | Census registration number |
| Museum name | Collection name |
| Properties | Collection categories |
| Quality level | Collection Era |
| Is it free to open? | Collection units |
| Number of collections (pieces/set) | |
| Precious cultural relics (piece/set) | |
| Exhibitions (one) | |
| Educational activities (times) | |
| Number of visitors (10,000 people) |
Sample data
China Museum Directory Information
| Province | Museum name | Properties | Quality level | Is it free and open | Number of collections (pieces/set) | Precious cultural relics (pieces/sets) | Exhibitions (one) | Educational activities (times) | Number of visitors (10,000 people) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing City | Poly Art Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | 161 | \ | 12 | 36 | 100 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Olympic Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 2577 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 37.3 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Baigong Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Century-old World Telephone Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | No | 10000 | \ | 5 | 15 | 8 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Changxindian February 7th Memorial Hall | Industry | Unrated | Yes | 900 | 31 | 2 | 72 | 4.8 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Cui Yongping Shadow Puppet Art Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | No | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ |
| Beijing City | Peking University Sackler Museum of Archeology and Art | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 13000 | \ | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Fangshan Yunju Temple Stone Scripture Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | 32502 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 20 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology National Costume Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 9949 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Arts and Crafts Museum | Industry | Unrated | Yes | 3044 | 702 | 15 | 4 | 8 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum | Cultural Relics | Level 2 | No | 806 | 41 | 4 | 21 | 5.9 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Guoyun Centennial Stamp and Coin Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | Yes | 1804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.017 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Han Meilin Art Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 2600 | \ | 11 | 100 | 12 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Aerospace Museum | Industry | Unrated | Yes | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ |
| Beijing City | Beijing Aerospace Model Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | No | 40 | \ | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Red Mansion Culture and Art Museum | Industry | Unrated | No | 5713 | \ | 15 | 113 | 114 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Huairou Diagoumen Manchu Folk Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 900 | 0 | 9 | 60 | 3 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Imperial City Art Museum | Industry | Unrated | Yes | 477 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Jintai Art Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | Yes | 277 | \ | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Shanxi Merchant Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | No | 4180 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Police Museum | Industry | Unrated | Yes | 6677 | 49 | 1 | 236 | 4.75 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Diabolo Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 475 | 23 | 2 | 114 | 0.47 |
| Beijing City | Former Residence of Li Dazhao, Beijing | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | \ | \ | 4 | 23 | 6.3 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Zhitang Imperial Examination Bian'e Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | No | 2000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Liaojin City Wall Museum | Cultural Relics | Level 3 | Yes | 220 | \ | 6 | 14 | 4.5 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Lu Xun Museum (Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Hall) | Cultural Relics | Level 1 | Yes | 37772 | 35778 | 19 | 130 | 51.3 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Folk Museum | Cultural Relics | Level 3 | No | 7802 | 20 | 15 | 86 | 39.6579 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Nanhaizi Elk Garden Museum | Industry | Unrated | Yes | 5096 | 1 | 19 | 181 | 56 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Automobile Museum | Industry | Level 2 | No | 10272 | 50 | 12 | 1256 | 77.97 |
| Beijing City | Beijing People's Art Theater Drama Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 76000 | 0 | 4 | 190 | 1.6 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum | Cultural Relics | Level 3 | No | 2625 | 537 | 6 | 20 | 10 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Baita Temple Management Office | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | 136 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4.3426 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Tomb Museum | Cultural Relics | Level 3 | Yes | 1396 | 5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Beijing City | Beijing Southeast City Corner Tower Cultural Relics Storage Center | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Fangshan World Geopark Museum | Industry | Unrated | Yes | 2165 | 0 | 6 | 126 | 11 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Ancient Coins Exhibition Hall | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | 7960 | 70 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Beijing City | Huairou Museum, Huairou District, Beijing | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 1320 | 165 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Jiangjie Piano Accordion Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | Yes | 306 | \ | 1 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Tuancheng Martial Arts Hall Management Office | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 59 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Western Zhou Yandu Site Museum | Cultural Relics | Level 3 | Yes | 254 | 49 | 4 | 70 | 4 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Zhengyangmen Management Office | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | 0 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 9 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Bell and Drum Tower Cultural Relics Preservation Center | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 22.2822 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Taxation Museum | Industry | Unrated | Yes | 50000 | \ | 2 | 195 | 0.94 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Songtangzhai Folk Sculpture Museum | Non-state-owned | Unrated | No | 318 | 210 | 1 | \ | 0.1 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Planetarium (Beijing Ancient Observatory) | Industry | Level 1 | No | 1116 | 28 | 20 | 250 | 121.22 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Communications and Telecommunications Museum | Industry | Unrated | Yes | 1901 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Wangfujing Ancient Human Cultural Site Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | No | 419 | \ | 2 | 15 | 5.6 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Cultural Museum | Cultural Relics | Level 3 | No | 1445 | 1010 | 9 | 18 | 3.1 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Wenwangge Woodwork Museum | Cultural Relics | Unrated | Yes | 50000 | 10000 | 18 | 75 | 15 |
| Beijing City | Beijing Watermelon Museum | Industry | Unrated | No | 1294 | \ | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
Information on cultural relics in Chinese museums
| Census registration number | Collection name | Collection categories | Collection Era | Collection units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3201042180002120065895 | Puru's Running Script Folding Fan of the Republic of China | Calligraphy, painting | The Republic of China (1912~1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120017509 | 1945 Central Bank Five Thousand Yuan Note | Coins | The Republic of China (1912~1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120082529 | Ming silver ingot-shaped gold buckle | Gold and Silverware | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120064922 | Bright green glaze pottery | Pottery | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120022611 | Ming Hongwu Tongbao copper coins | Coins | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120019014 | 1941 Central Bank One Hundred Yuan Note | Coins | The Republic of China (1912~1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120006530 | 21 History of Nanjian | Ancient books | Unknown year | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120075005 | Hanshui corrugated double-glazed pottery pot | Pottery | Chinese | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002100043424 | Qing Daoguang Tongbao copper coins | Coins | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120074514 | Southern Dynasty Stone Turtle Carpet | Stone tools, stone carvings, bricks and tiles | Southern Dynasties | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120080832 | Qing Cao Xiu’s first book screen | Calligraphy, painting | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120014787 | Mingyu Pearl | Jade, gemstones | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120073935 | Zheng Xiaoxu's running script couplets in the Republic of China | Calligraphy, painting | The Republic of China (1912~1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002100042295 | Qianlong Tongbao copper coins of the Qing Dynasty | Coins | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120020717 | Tian tax receipt issued by Hengshan County Government in 1945 | Documents | The Republic of China (1912~1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002100034433 | Xinmang Daquan fifty copper coins | Coins | Western Han Dynasty (206 BC ~ 25 AD) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120070375 | Rubbings of Su Xiaoci's epitaph from the Sui Dynasty of the People's Republic of China | Rubbings of inscriptions | The People's Republic of China (established on October 1, 1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120076324 | Ming green glaze pottery figurine of a man holding an official hat | Pottery | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120076892 | Eastern Jin celadon bowl | Porcelain | Eastern Jin Dynasty (317~420) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120000316 | Qingyin Yuanbao | Coins | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120021736 | Two thousand yuan customs coupon issued by the Central Bank in 1947 | Invoice | The Republic of China (1912~1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120021416 | In 1951, Nanjing children presented a copper plate with the Chinese characters "Xiantie" to the Volunteer Army | Bronzeware | The People's Republic of China (established on October 1, 1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120007068 | Qing Ancient Wen Yuan Jian | Ancient books | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120072866 | Qing Jade Sword Pattern | Jade, gemstones | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002100034028 | Tang Kaiyuan Tongbao Copper Coin | Coins | Tang (618~907) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120073974 | Tang Yuan Bronze Mirror | Bronzeware | Tang (618~907) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120008129 | Clear colorful landscape bowl | Porcelain | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120005024 | 20th Century Double Animal Ears Colorful Character Bottle | Porcelain | 20th century AD | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120007153 | Blue and white chrysanthemum small plate | Porcelain | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120064521 | Eastern Jin Dynasty cloud pattern gold ornaments | Gold and Silverware | Eastern Jin Dynasty (317~420) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120014870 | The tomb bricks of the "First Year of Xianhe" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty | Stone tools, stone carvings, bricks and tiles | Eastern Jin Dynasty (317~420) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120076374 | Eastern Jin celadon four series jars | Porcelain | Eastern Jin Dynasty (317~420) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120075324 | A running script letter from Mr. Cheng Yikui in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China | Celebrity Relics | Other | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120020741 | In 1951, Nanjing children presented a copper plate with the Chinese characters "Xiantie" to the Volunteer Army | Bronzeware | The People's Republic of China (established on October 1, 1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120068421 | Mingyin Bronze Mirror | Bronzeware | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120009552 | 21 History of Nanjian | Ancient books | Unknown year | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120009751 | Qingguyi Series | Ancient books | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002100037052 | Ming lotus shaped gold buckle | Gold and Silverware | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120006213 | Han half two copper coins | Coins | Chinese | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002100044562 | Xinmang Daquan fifty copper coins | Coins | Western Han Dynasty (206 BC ~ 25 AD) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120077535 | Ming pottery cricket jar | Pottery | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120012186 | Ming blue glaze small bottle | Porcelain | Ming (1368~1644) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120015699 | Qing Yin Bao | Coins | Qing Dynasty (1616~1911) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120075627 | Southern Dynasties Celadon Huzi | Porcelain | Southern Dynasties | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120078255 | Rubbing of the Monument of the Rubber Industry Ban of the People's Republic of China | Rubbings of inscriptions | The People's Republic of China (established on October 1, 1949) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120074372 | Eastern Zhou Dynasty Copper Ribbon with Pan Chi pattern | Bronzeware | Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 BC~256 BC) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120077066 | Eastern Jin celadon bowl | Porcelain | Eastern Jin Dynasty (317~420) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120006341 | 21 History of Nanjian | Ancient books | Unknown year | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002100040532 | Northern Song Dynasty Chongning Tongbao Copper Coin | Coins | Northern Song Dynasty (960~1127) | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
| 3201042180002120015316 | Wordless copper coins | Coins | Unknown year | Nanjing Municipal Museum |
Data update frequency
Updated from time to time