Guangdong Museum

Introducing Guangdong Museum
Guangdong Museum is a comprehensive museum housing a collection of over 160,000 pieces of works, including calligraphy, paintings, ceramics, woodcarvings, and gemstones. Adopting the perfect infrastructure and management system enables it to be an advanced modernized museum, top-ranking both in the nation and in the world.

Guangdong Museum Fast Facts
• Chinese Name: Guangdongsheng Bowuguan 广东省博物馆
• Best Time to Visit: All year around
• Recommended Visiting Hours: About 2 to 3 hours
• Things to Do: Photography, Ceramics, Paintings
• Opening Hours: 09:00 to 17:00, Tuesday to Sunday
• Entrance Fee: Free
• Address: No.2 Zhujiang East Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province

What to expect at Guangdong Museum

Guangdong Museum was first built in 1957. The Guangdong Museum and its Guangzhou Lu Xun Memorial Hall were officially opened to the public on October 1, 1959. Guangdong Museum was originally located on the former campus of Sun Yat-sen University at 215 Wenming Road, Guangzhou (on the site of the former Guangdong Tributary Academy), covering an area of 43,000 square meters. In addition to Guangzhou Lu Xun Memorial Hall, Guangdong Museum also included the site of the first National Congress of Kuomintang, a national-class protected heritage site (including the Revolutionary Square), and the Red Mansion, a provincial-class protected heritage site.

At the beginning of the 21st century, in light of the museum construction boom nationwide and the need to further develop Guangdong Museum, the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and Guangdong Provincial Government decided in 2003 to commit RMB 884.2 million to build a new facility for Guangdong Museum. The new facility is located within the Cultural and Art Square in the southern part of the central district of Zhujiang New Town on the new central axis of Guangzhou. Guangdong Museum consists four sections devoted to history, nature, art, and temporary exhibitions.

The new facility showcases the history and culture, art, and nature of Guangdong. The exhibits are arranged in the principles of functionality, cost-effectiveness, originality, and soundness and in informative, scientific, and artistic manners, reflecting the uniqueness of Lingnan culture and the standard of the items in collection at Guangdong Museum.

How to get to Guangdong Museum

By Metro
• Take Metro Line 3 and get off at Zhujiang Xincheng Station (Exit B1).
• Take Metro Line 5 and get off at Liede Station (Exit D).

By Bus
• Take bus No. 18, 886, 669 or 293 and get off at Xiancun Lunan Station.
• Take bus No. 40 or 407 and get off at Guangzhou Gejuyuan Ximen Station.

Additional travel advice on Guangdong Museum
• The museum is closed on Mondays except for public holidays.
• Visitors should make the reservation via official WeChat platform in advance. For people without Chinese ID shall contact the museum for reservation. Official contact number: +86-20-38046877.