China National Museum of Ethnology

China National Museum of Ethnology

The China National Museum of Ethnology is a national-level museum established by the state to protect and promote the outstanding cultural heritage of all ethnic groups, publicize the Party and state's ethnic policies, and foster unity and common prosperity among all ethnicities. It is a non-profit cultural institution tasked with important national ethnic and cultural responsibilities. Its functional positioning includes being a center for the collection and preservation of ethnic cultural heritage, an information data hub for ethnic cultural resources, a scientific research center for ethnic cultural heritage, a center for the promotion and education of ethnic culture, a base for patriotic and ethnic unity education, a training base for professionals in ethnic cultural work, a platform for international research, exchange, and exhibition in anthropology and ethnology, and a consulting service agency for related social work.

The China National Museum of Ethnology is committed to the protection, research, and development of ethnic cultural heritage. It has rescued and collected a large number of ethnic cultural relics; produced a series of television documentaries and archival photographs; organized various cultural exhibitions both domestically and internationally; and authored, edited, and published a number of professional books and related research articles.

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The "Colorful China" project, meticulously developed by the China National Museum of Ethnology to comprehensively showcase Chinese ethnic costume culture, is a key project of the state’s international cultural exchange efforts. It has been presented abroad on multiple occasions and is hailed as a unique gem of Chinese ethnic culture, exerting widespread influence on the international stage.

The "China National Museum of Ethnology Cooperation Network," established by the museum with the purpose of "integrating resources, uniting strengths, complementing advantages, and achieving common development," has been referred to by a research group under the National Cultural Heritage Administration as a new model in the development of museums in China today. To date, 40 ethnic museums from 19 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across the country have joined the China National Museum of Ethnology Cooperation Network.

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The China National Museum of Ethnology has appointed a large number of senior government officials, public figures, and renowned scholars from both China and abroad as advisors, specially appointed experts, and visiting researchers, laying a solid talent foundation for its operational development and institutional growth.

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development