Yongle Palace Mural Art Museum

Yongle Palace Mural Art Museum

The Yongle Palace Mural Art Museum was officially established in March 2015, built using local-characteristic architecture relocated during the move of the western section of the Yongle Palace, a national key cultural relics protection unit. The Yongle Palace murals cover an area of approximately 1,005.68 square meters and are hailed as the “Oriental Gallery.” The relocation of Yongle Palace can be considered the first major ancient architecture preservation project of New China. This museum has a construction area of 2,455 square meters, covers a land area of 25,485 square meters, and features an exhibition area of 1,494.18 square meters. It is divided into exhibition rooms, service areas, office areas, and other facilities.

Aiming to showcase the nation’s outstanding cultural heritage and significant historical events to the public, and to meet the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the people, the museum displays over 300 pieces of existing collections, 1:1 life-size replicas of murals from four Yuan Dynasty buildings, materials related to the great Yongle Palace relocation project collected since 1961, original full-scale drafts copied by artists from major art institutions across the country before the relocation, as well as precious manuscripts by renowned calligraphers and painters from various periods. The collection spans from the Neolithic Age, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties to the modern era, including pottery, jade artifacts, bronzes, sculptures, coins, silk scrolls, and more. Current collections are preserved both in storage and on display in the exhibition halls.

Address: No. 78, Yongle North Street, Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province

Phone: 0359-3022821

Further Reading:

· National Third-Class Museum of China