As a regional comprehensive museum, Suzhou Museum was established on the original site of Prince Zhong Mansion in 1960. The mansion boasts the most well-preserved historic buildings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom up till now and was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. The new building of Suzhou Museum designed by world-famous architect I.M.Pei was completed and opened to the public in 2006, to the west of Prince Zhong Mansion and adjacent to the Humble Administrator’s Garden and the Lion Grove Garden.
The new museum houses 18,234 cultural relics, famous for its collections of excavated artifacts over the years, paintings and calligraphy works in Ming and Qing Dynasty, handicrafts and as well as a large number of ancient books. Based on collected artifacts and inheritance of Wu culture, Suzhou Museum has set up four basic exhibitions, namely Wu Treasures, Wu Pagodas, Wu Graces, and Wu, displaying bronze wares, potteries, porcelains, jade, ivory and horn carvings, silk, embroidery, paintings and calligraphy works. Meanwhile, creative exhibitions have been held in Temporary Exhibition Hall, Modern Art Hall and Prince Zhong Mansion. Since being established and opened to the public in 2006, it has attracted more than one million visitors every year. In 2018, it has attracted 3,180,000 visitors.
Welcome to Suzhou Museum and have a taste of its classic culture and distinct regional features!
Address: No.204, Dongbei Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Tel: 0512-67575666
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00. Last admission is at 4pm. Closed on Mondays except public holidays. Visitors will be informed in advance if the museum is closed for special activities or maintenance.
English Website of Suzhou Museum: http://www.szmuseum.com/En/Home/Index
