The Tianjin Museum (Chinese: 天津博物馆; pinyin: Tiānjīn Bówùguǎn) is the largest
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
in
Tianjin
Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...
, China, exhibiting a range of cultural and historical relics significant to Tianjin. The museum lies in Yinhe Plaza in the
Hexi District of Tianjin and covers an area of about 50,000 sq metres. The unique architectural style of the museum, whose appearance resembles that of a swan spreading its wings, has meant that it is quickly becoming one of the city's iconic buildings. The museum was designed by the Japanese architect Mamoru Kawaguchi and constructed by Shin Takamatsu Architect and Associates.
The Tianjin Museum has an extensive collection of ancient
Chinese fine arts and exhibits on
Tianjin's history. There are nearly 200,000 collections of art and relics, including
calligraphy
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,
paintings
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,
bronzeware,
ceramics
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,
jadeware,
seals,
inkstone,
Jiagu (bones or tortoise shells with inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty),
coins
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, historic documents and relics of modern times.
Visitors are not allowed to take photographs.
See also
*
List of museums in China
References
External links
* http://www.tjbwg.com Official Website
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081119145526/http://en.tjbwg.com/ Official English Website
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Museums in Tianjin
National first-grade museums of China
History museums in China
2006 in Tianjin