Capital Museum

　　The Capital Museum began preparations in 1953 and officially opened to the public in 1981. Its original site was the "Beijing Confucius Temple." It officially broke ground for construction in December 2001. The new building of the Capital Museum began trial operations in December 2005 and officially opened on May 18, 2006. The positioning of the Capital Museum determines the composition of its exhibitions: permanent displays, premium exhibits, and temporary exhibitions. The core of the museum's displays showcases the magnificent and splendid culture of Beijing and the continuously evolving and glorious history of the capital’s development, establishing it as a signature exhibition for creating a first-class museum in China.

　　The Capital Museum is a large comprehensive museum in the Beijing area and is classified as a provincial or municipal comprehensive museum in China. The Capital Museum began preparations in 1953 and officially opened to the public in October 1981. At that time, its site was located inside the Confucius Temple on Guozijian Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing. The Confucius Temple covers an area of 22,000 square meters, was established in the sixth year of the Yuandade era (1302 AD), and has undergone renovations through the dynasties, with its three-courtyard layout fully preserved. Key structures include the Gate of the First Teacher, the Gate of Great Achievement, the Hall of Great Achievement, and the Hall of Venerating Saints. The Forest of Stone Tablets Inscribed with the Names of Successful Imperial Examination Candidates from the Ming and Qing Dynasties is unique in China. The side halls have been converted into exhibition spaces, covering an area of over 2,000 square meters, in an elegant and tranquil environment.

　　To accommodate more collections and serve more visitors, in 1999, as a key cultural construction project during Beijing’s Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the application for the construction of the new building of the Capital Museum was approved by the Beijing Municipal Government in 1999, and construction officially began in December 2001. The new building of the Capital Museum officially opened on May 18, 2006, making its debut along Beijing’s First Avenue — the western extension of Chang’an Avenue, located on the west side of Baiyun Road in Xicheng District (No. 16 Fuxingmenwai Street). The new Capital Museum is a modern comprehensive museum equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The exhibitions in the new building are based on the collections accumulated by the Capital Museum over the years and the unearthed relics from the Beijing area, incorporating the latest research findings in Beijing’s history, cultural relics, archaeology, and related disciplines. Drawing on successful experiences from museums both domestically and internationally, it presents a uniquely Beijing-flavored modern exhibition style. The Capital Museum’s old site is located inside the Confucius Temple.

　　With its grand architecture, rich exhibitions, advanced technology, and comprehensive functions, it has become a large-scale modern museum that befits Beijing’s status as a “historical and cultural city,” a “cultural center,” and an “international metropolis,” ranking among the “top-tier domestically and advanced internationally” museums.
The Capital Museum is a modern comprehensive museum equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. It is a large-scale modern cultural facility invested in and built by the Beijing Municipal Government for the 21st century and is one of the iconic buildings of Beijing in the new century. For its outstanding contributions to the reform and development of the cultural heritage protection cause, on May 24, 2007, the Capital Museum was awarded the title of National Advanced Collective in the Cultural Relics System by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

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