National Museum of China Tickets

Explore the National Museum of China at your own pace with access to 48 galleries and all three permanent history exhibitions.

Getting started

Enter the National Museum of China directly with your ticket and pass through the main security check. Once inside the lobby, consult the museum map to plan your route through the extensive galleries. You can choose any starting point and move between sections freely, adjusting your visit to the time you have available.

What to expect

National Museum of China

Located on Tiananmen Square, the National Museum of China preserves over 1.4 million relics that trace more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. Your visit focuses on its rich permanent exhibitions and the breadth of material on display across multiple wings.

Features

• Access to 48 museum galleries gives you the flexibility to explore a wide range of collections, from early artifacts to material from contemporary periods, all within the same visit.
• In the Ancient China permanent exhibition, you follow a chronological route that shows how Chinese civilization developed over millennia, using representative objects from different dynasties.
• The Road of Rejuvenation permanent exhibition presents modern Chinese history, highlighting key stages in the country’s path toward national renewal with curated displays and themed sections.
• The New Era permanent exhibition, part of the Road of Rejuvenation series, focuses on recent developments, allowing you to see how contemporary narratives are presented within the museum’s wider historical framework.