Hunan Museum

As the largest history and art museum in Hunan Province, the Hunan Museum covers a total area of 110,556.3 square meters, including 91,252 square meters for the main exhibition building, 10,408 square meters of the southern building, and 8,896.3 square meters of the Miluo Base, which is currently under construction. It is one of the first batch of national first-level museums and one of the first eight national museums co-funded by central and local governments.

The museum houses over 570,000 artifacts. Among these, the most representative collections include the cultural relics excavated from the world-famous Mawangdui Han Dynasty Tombs; bronze wares of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties; cultural relics of Chu State; pottery and porcelain, calligraphy and painting works of various dynasties; and, cultural relics in modern times. 

The museum is free to the public.
Kids under the age of 12 should be accompanied by their parents or join the school group.

Opening hours:
From Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00—17:00 (last entry at 16:00)
Closed on Mondays 

The following two permanent exhibitions are free of charge：
The Mawangdui Han Dynasty Tombs in Changsha
Hunanese-Exhibition of Hunan History and Culture

Service hotline: 86-731-84415833

Chinese source: Voice of Hunan; official website of Hunan Museum 

Photo source: hunan.gov.cn