Suzhou Museum

Suzhou Museum

synonym

Suzhou Museum generally refers to Suzhou Museum

Suzhou Museum is located at No.8, Tongji 1st Road, Yongqiao District, Suzhou City, Anhui Province, opposite to Suzhou government affairs center. Suzhou Museum is a local comprehensive museum and a national second-class Museum,

The architectural style fully absorbs the elements of the Han culture. It imitates the Han style high platform, big roof, marble exterior wall, and the facade is inlaid with reliefs from the Han stone pattern, which is solemn and simple. The museum was completed and opened in October 2010, covering an area of 50 mu and a construction area of 10000 square meters.

As of July 2019, more than 700 cultural relics have been displayed in Suzhou Museum, which integrates exhibition, collection, display, research and dissemination. The museum is divided into three floors: the first floor is the warehouse, office area, temporary exhibition hall and folk art museum. Among them, the folk art museum includes five parts: local opera, Yongqiao circus, folk crafts, calligraphy and painting, and Lingbi stone. 2、 The third floor is the exhibition hall of Suzhou's history and culture, including seven parts: the thoroughfare of Jiuzhou, the source of human culture, the heroic style of Qin and Han Dynasties, the throat of bianshui, the charm of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the modern situation and the outstanding people.

Suzhou Museum is one of the top ten landmarks in Anhui Province during the 11th Five Year Plan period, the fourth patriotism education base in Anhui Province, and a national AAAA tourist attraction.

Development and evolution

In 2008, the construction of Suzhou Museum was completed.

On December 31, 2010, Suzhou Museum was open to the public for free.

architectural composition

overview

Suzhou Museum covers an area of 50 mu, with a construction area of 10000 square meters. It was completed and opened in October 2010. The museum is divided into three floors: the first floor is the warehouse, office area, temporary exhibition hall and folk art museum. Among them, the folk art museum includes five parts: local opera, Yongqiao circus, folk crafts, calligraphy and painting, and Lingbi stone. 2、 The third floor is the exhibition hall of Suzhou's history and culture, including seven parts: the thoroughfare of Jiuzhou, the source of human culture, the heroic style of Qin and Han Dynasties, the throat of bianshui, the charm of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the modern situation and the outstanding people.

 

Venue features

overview

The architectural style of Suzhou Museum fully absorbs the elements of Han culture. It imitates Han style high platform, big roof, marble exterior wall, and the facade is inlaid with reliefs from Chinese stone, which is solemn and simple.

Design concept

Suzhou Museum is designed by five top design institutes in China: China Architectural Design and Research Institute, Zhejiang University Design and Research Institute, Shanghai University Design and Research Institute, Xiamen University Design and Research Institute and Guangzhou Tanghua design and Research Institute respectively. Determined by the Municipal Planning Committee, Suzhou Museum is mainly designed by Zhejiang University and draws on the symbols of five top design institutes, namely It not only contains the cultural idea of Han Dynasty in Ancient Suzhou, but also embodies the modern consciousness.

 

Collection

overview

As of July 2019, more than 700 cultural relics have been displayed in Suzhou Museum, which integrates exhibition, collection, display, research and dissemination.

In the exhibition hall of "tracing the source of human culture", there are representative pottery, jade and bronze wares from the Neolithic period to the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period; in the exhibition hall of "Qin and Han Xiongfeng", there are mainly precious cultural relics such as pottery, jade and bronze wares from the two Han Dynasties, as well as the art of Han Dynasty paintings and stone statues; in the exhibition hall of "bianshui throat", there are two archaeological excavations of the Grand Canal in Suzhou The exhibition hall of "the charm of Ming and Qing Dynasties" mainly focuses on porcelain, which displays representative porcelain, jade, bronze statues and other cultural relics, as well as a typical Qing Dynasty architectural community -- the miniature model of Lin Tanhua mansion; the exhibition hall of "outstanding people" focuses on historical celebrities' allusions as far as min Ziqian and as close as Pearl Buck and Liu Kaiqu; folk art "Art Museum" mainly displays Suzhou folk art and intangible cultural heritage; "Xiao Longshi Art Museum" displays 31 paintings and calligraphy works of Xiao Longshi in different periods.

 

Major cultural relics

Cultural Activity

On November 5, 2015, Anhui Museum and Suzhou Museum jointly held "Yinyun Changhong - art master Huang Binhong painting and calligraphy exhibition".

 

In March 2018, Suzhou Museum arranged the cultural relics in the exhibition hall of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

 

On May 17, 2019, all Party members of the administrative and educational branches of Suzhou radio and Television University visited the "Suzhou Museum" to carry out party day activities.

 

Honors

In November 2011, Suzhou Museum was listed as one of the top ten landmark buildings in Anhui Province.

 

In September 2018, Suzhou Museum was selected into the third batch of national second-class museums.

 

In July 2018, Suzhou Museum entered the list of the fifth patriotic education demonstration bases to be recommended in Anhui Province.

 

In June 2019, Suzhou Museum successfully obtained the trademark registration certificate of "Suzhou Museum" issued by the State Intellectual Property Office.

 

Organization setup

Suzhou Museum is a public institution at the deputy department level. It has four departments and one room, including office, exhibition department, propaganda and education department, storage department and security department, with 36 employees.

 

Institutional leadership

Liu Lin: branch secretary and curator, in charge of the overall work of the museum.

Gao Lei: member and deputy director of the branch, in charge of the display department, storage department and security department.

Functions of departments

Office: Responsibilities: Secretary, personnel, finance, logistics, discipline supervision, family planning, civilization building, etc.

Propaganda and education department: Job Responsibilities: responsible for reception, explanation service, social education, organizing volunteer activities of friends of the museum, etc.

Exhibition Department: Responsibilities: responsible for exhibition arrangement, exhibition hall management, exhibition communication and promotion, temporary exhibition introduction, exhibition liaison, etc.

Safekeeping Department: Responsibilities: responsible for collection and safekeeping, cultural relic protection and research, academic exchange, etc.

Security department: Responsibilities: responsible for fire prevention and theft prevention, maintaining open order, ensuring the safety of cultural relics and property.

 

Visit information

Notice to visitors

admission ticket

It's free.

Opening Hours

9:00-17:30 from Tuesday to Sunday (ticket collection will be stopped from 17:00);

Closed on Monday (except national holidays).

 

transport line

address

Suzhou Museum is located at No.8, Tongji 1st Road, Yongqiao District, Suzhou City, Anhui Province.

traffic

transit

1. Start from Suzhou station, walk 40 meters, get on the bus from the railway station, take bus No.15, get off at Ximenkou station, and walk 1.5 kilometers to Suzhou Museum.

2. Starting from Suzhou station, walk 290 meters, get on the bus from the railway station, take Suzhou No.9 outer ring bus, get off at Ximenkou station, and walk 1.5 kilometers to Suzhou Museum.

Self driving

Starting from Suzhou station, drive 60m into Suhuai Road, turn left into Shengli Road, drive 2.6km, turn right into Renmin Middle Road, drive 670m, keep right ahead, drive 160m into Renmin Middle Road, drive 60m from Renmin middle road to Suzhou Museum.

Address: Renmin Road, Yongqiao District, Suzhou City, Anhui Province

Longitude: 116.964093

Latitude: 33.644173

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