Old Luoyang Museum

Luoyang Museum is the only comprehensive historical museum in Luoyang. The exhibition hall is composed of prehistoric period, Xia Shang period, two Zhou period, Han Wei period and Sui Tang period, displaying nearly 1000 cultural relics. Among them, the exhibits focus on the elephant fossils 50000 years ago, the color pottery of the Neolithic age, the bronze ritual vessels of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the painted pottery and the figurines of Baixi in the Han and Wei dynasties, the painted music and dance figurines of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the three colors of the Tang Dynasty with bright glaze and different shapes.

Luoyang Museum

Luoyang Museum, founded in 1958, is located in the northwest corner of Suitang Lifang District, Luolong District, Luoyang City, Henan Province. It is adjacent to Luopu Park in the north and Luoyang botanical garden in the south. With beautiful environment and convenient transportation, it is the cultural landmark of Luoyang City.

Luoyang Museum covers an area of 300 mu, with a construction area of 62000 square meters, including 42000 square meters above ground and 20000 square meters underground, with a total investment of 350 million yuan. Now it is a national first-class Museum and an excellent patriotic education base in Henan Province. It is a comprehensive museum integrating cultural relics collection, scientific research, exhibition, social education and cultural exchange.

Luoyang Museum is one of the first batch of national first-class museums, and also a local comprehensive history museum in China. It is a comprehensive historical museum in Luoyang. There are more than 400000 cultural relics in the collection, more than 11000 cultural relics on display, and the collection is in the forefront of national museums.

In October 2018, it was rated as the national research and practice education base for primary and secondary school students.

Development history

Luoyang Museum was built in May 1958. The original site is located in Guanlin, Luonan, Luoyang. It is one of the earliest municipal museums since the founding of new China. At that time, due to financial constraints, the Guanlin temple was tentatively designated as the site of the museum. Luoyang cultural relics management committee and the museum jointly worked, with a staff of 14. The main hall and wing of the Guanlin temple were designated as exhibition halls.

During the "three-year difficult period" in the early 1960s, the work of museums was affected. During the "Cultural Revolution", the normal work of museums was basically at a standstill due to the storm of "breaking the four old" and internal disputes. In 1969, the museum staff went to the countryside for further education, and a PLA department took over the Guanlin temple. After returning, the museum staff stayed in Xiguan temporarily, and their business was stagnant.

In 1972, the Museum held the exhibition of cultural relics unearthed in Luoyang during the Cultural Revolution by borrowing a simple flower shed in Wangcheng Park, which became the second temporary site of Luoyang Museum. In 1972, the vagrant situation took a turn. Luoyang Municipal Government approved the construction of the new exhibition building of the museum in the case of financial difficulties. The exhibition building was designed by Li Chuanze of Luoyang Design Institute and constructed by stages. In May 1974, the first phase of zhanlou project was completed and put into use. Luoyang Museum was founded in 1958. After eight years of temple exhibition and three years of shed exhibition, it finally has an exhibition building, realizing a historic leap forward.

In 1973, Luoyang Museum moved to Zhongzhou Road. The museum exhibition building is a national building with glazed tiles. It was officially opened on May 1, 1974.

In October 1974, the museum was completed and moved here. It has a total area of 35 mu, an exhibition building area of 2800 square meters, a cultural relics warehouse of 3141 square meters and a comprehensive office building of 1550 square meters. There are nearly 400000 cultural relics in the collection, and about 35000 cultural relics can be displayed.

In 1975, Luoyang Museum was responsible for the restoration of Baima temple and opened to the public. Baima temple has become a subordinate unit of the museum.

At the end of 2007, the new Luoyang Museum started construction, covering an area of 300 mu, with a construction area of 62000 square meters and a total investment of 400 million yuan. The new building is composed of the main building and the attached building, which was completed in February 2009.

In May 2008, Luoyang Museum was named one of the first batch of national first-class museums.

In April 2009, China 2009 World Philatelic Exhibition was held.

In October 2009, the Luoyang Summit Forum on the protection of large sites was successfully held. On April 1, 2011, the new Luoyang Museum opened and opened to the public.

In October 2018, it was rated as the national research and practice education base for primary and secondary school students.

Address: No.298, Zhongzhou Middle Road, Xigong District, Luoyang City

Longitude: 112.42814087868

Latitude: 34.666982168563

Tel: 0379-65295901

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