Capital Museum
With a floor area of more than 60,000 square meters, Capital Museum is second only to the National Museum of China in terms of size. To see all the exhibitions in the new museum, it would take at least four or five hours, as there said to be about 5,622 items on display.
To make visits more convenient for foreign visitors, English and Japanese services are available.
A multi-purpose hall can be booked for meetings and functions, and there are plans to use it for academic lectures, seminars or movies for the public. The hall is equipped with presentation facilities including other services such as a multi-language interpreter service.
The new museum also features a cultural and museum activity area for the public. Planned activities include pottery making, a presentation showing how relics are repaired and preserved, Chinese ink rubbing, and face-painting Peking Opera style.
In the interactive multimedia hall, visitors can look forward to “The Treasure of the Capital Museum” and “A Look at Beijing”.
“The Treasure of the Capital Museum” provides high-definition photos of cultural relics.
“A Look at Beijing” features archive pictures of Beijing, historical sites, dramas and operas, and traditional folk art.
A digital movie hall opens its doors at 09:05 AM, with presentations every half hour. Designed much like an omni theater, the arc-shaped screen presents a viewing angle of 120 degrees.
Free Ticket Booking online: The Capital Museum is open to the public for free from March 28th, 2008. To ensure security of collections and comfortable visiting environment, a reservation system for free ticket now starts working online HERE, you will need to book the ticket at least 3 days in advance, and each person can book up to 5 tickets.
You can use your passport to book it, and you need to write down or print your reservation number before you go.
Further Information:
Opening hours: 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM, closed on Monday
Address: 16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xicheng District, Beijing
Information: 8610-6337 0491 or 8610-6337 0492
Price: free of charge upon booking in advance
Website: http://www.capitalmuseum.org.cn/en/
