Top Seven Museums in Kunming City

Yunnan Provincial Museum

The former one in the downtown has been already closed and the new one was opened in near Guandu Old Town on 18 May 2015. Yunnan Provincial Museum is a magnificent building which is specifically designed to house and display, in a unique setting, the province’s rare and ancient cultural artefacts. The museum is much more than the usual random collection of objects and for this reason is a significant addition to the Kunming’s reputation as the principal venue for cultural exchange between Yunnan and the rest of the world. 

The 10-hectare museum consists of six basic exhibitions and four theme exhibitions including porcelains, ancient paintings and contemporary artworks among which are many rare and priceless items on display for the first time. 

Yunnan Nationalities Museum

Dedicated to the ethnic culture of Yunnan province,Yunnan Nationalities Museum is the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, housing and exhibiting a comprehensive collection of Yunnan ethnic communities’ historic and cultural artifacts. 

Kunming City Museum

Covering an area of 20,000 square meters, Kunming City Museum is a local comprehensive museum. One of the major reasons for constructing the museum is the Buddhist Sutra Stone which was sculpted during the Dali Kingdom (938-1253) period in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Other theme exhibition halls include the Flying Tigers Memorial Hall and Bronze Culture Hall and so on. 

Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology

Yunnan is referred to as “The Kingdom of Animals”, and in its capital city Kunming, why not have a look in Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology which curates the largest exhibition of its kind in Southwest China? 

Yunnan Railway Museum

To some extent, Yunnan Railway Museum is dedicated to the Yunnan-Vietnam (Kunming-Hanoi) Railway which was constructed in the early 20th century.

The History Museum of Yunnan Military School

History Museum of Yunnan Military Academy and School in Kunming is namely the former site of Yunnan Military School which is one of the earliest military schools in China established during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to train modern officers and is of significant historic interest. 

China Stone Forest Karst Geological Museum

China Stone Forest Karst Geology Museum is based on 7 galleries, which reflect the evolution of Karst geological landforms, development history of the Earth and so on. It is typically suitable for visitors to the Stone Forest.

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