Mentougou Museum

Mentougou Museum

The Mentougou District Museum is Beijing’s first district-level comprehensive local history museum. Its site was originally the ancestral temple of Zaicheng, the second son of Prince Gong Yixin in the late Qing Dynasty. The entire building is divided into inner and outer courtyards, featuring a late Qing-style garden layout. The museum houses over a thousand cultural relics and various specimens. The permanent exhibitions are divided into sections such as “A Brief History of Mentougou District,” “The Revolutionary Struggle History of Mentougou District,” and “The Folk Customs Exhibition of Mentougou District.”

The Mentougou Museum has been awarded titles such as “Beijing Science Education Base,” “Beijing Excellent Science Popularization Venue,” “District Patriotic Education Base,” and “Beijing Extracurricular Lecture Hall for Primary and Secondary School Students.”

The Mentougou Museum primarily introduces the historical evolution of the Mentougou area and the region’s unique folk customs. The folk customs exhibition features rare items such as oil lamps, kiln lamps, and coal carts.

Location

No. 8 Mentougou Road

Free admission.