Yunnan Provincial Museum
Yunnan Provincial Museum is located south of Kunming, on Guangfu Road in Guandu District. It houses an exhibition centered on artifacts from tomb excavations at Jinning on the southern rim of Lake Dian. The museum, that officially opened its door to the public on May 18, 2015 has a rich collection of over 200,000 pieces that give the opportunity to better understand Yunnan and the ancient historical features of the Kingdom of Dian (278 – 115BC) and the culture of bronze.
The museum covers an area of 150 hectares with a building area of 60,000 square meters. The design of the new museum comes from Rocco Design Architects and the external shape of the main building was inspired by the geological features of Stone Forest, an important grouping of limestone formations located in and from 2007 UNESCO heritage. Construction of the museum started in June 2009 and was completed in December 2014.
The entrance experience to the museum takes place through a narrow passage, designed to induce the sensation of meandering through the stone forest, before suddenly finding itself faced with the vastness of the central space of the atrium.
The external volume is marked vertically with a reference line which implies a distinction between exhibition and administration office space, which also recalls similar horizontal layers found in the natural rock formations of Yunnan. The museum has two storeys of underground back-of house supporting facilities & five storeys of public exhibition spaces and galleries overground.
The museum consists of six basic exhibitions and four theme exhibitions. The Six Basic Exhibitions are: Yunnan in the Prehistoric Era, Yunnan in the Bronze Era, Yunnan in the Period from the East Han Dynasty (25-220) to Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) Dynasties, Yunnan in the Tang and Sing Dynasties, Yunnan in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yunnan in the Modern Times. The Four Theme Exhibitions are: Porcelains and Potteries, Exhibition of Paintings by Ms Liu Ziming, Exhibition of Rare and Precious Paintings and Exhibition of Ancient Golden Artefacts in China.
The displays and exhibits provide an insight into the history of Yunnan Province, from prehistory to 1949 when the People’s Republic of China was founded. The cultural artefacts on display highlight the development of the civilisation created by the multiple nationalities which make up the population of Yunnan province. The relics in Yunnan Provincial Museum mainly include bronze vessels, Buddhism relics, cultural relics of local ethnic minorities, art works, calligraphies and paintings, and porcelains, etc.
VISIT
Address: No.6393, Guangfu Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province
Opening Hours: from Tuesday to Sunday 9,00-17,00. Closed on every Monday.
CONTACTS
Telephone: 0871-67286571
Website: http://www.ynmuseum.org/index.html
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