Huzhou Museum

Huzhou Museum

Huzhou Museum is a patriotic education base.

Huzhou Museum was established in October 1962, originally named Wu Xing County Museum. It was renamed to its current name in 1983 when the region was restructured into a city. Its original location was inside the Qianye Guild Hall at No. 80 Gongyuan Road. In March 2003, construction of the new museum began, and it was put into use in October 2004.

Huzhou Museum is a medium-sized comprehensive municipal museum tasked with the protection of cultural relics, archaeological surveys, and excavations across the city. It integrates collection, research, and exhibition functions, and is recognized as a provincial-level patriotic education base. Its current collections reflect various aspects of Huzhou’s cultural heritage across different historical periods.

The functional positioning of Huzhou Museum is centered on the evolution of the “human-land relationship” in the Taihu Lake region of southern Jiangnan. With the integration of landscape and culture, as well as ecology and heritage, as its thematic focus, the museum aims to enhance public cultural literacy, foster civic pride and love for the hometown, and promote the Huzhou cultural brand. It aspires to become a modern, multi-faceted regional museum that encompasses artifact research, exhibition and education, cultural exchange, and intellectual leisure. The museum is designed to serve as a shining platform for Huzhou’s external promotion, a premier window for visitors and tourists to gain an overview of Huzhou, and a beloved cultural and leisure destination for residents and students alike.

Further Reading:

· National Second-Class Museum of China