Baoji Bronzeware Museum Explained

Baoji Bronze Ware Museum
Native Name:宝鸡青铜器博物院
Native Name Lang:zh
Map Type:China
Coordinates:34.3536°N 107.2004°W
Former Name:Baoji Historical Relics Exhibition Hall
Location:Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Type:Archaeology museum
Key Holdings:Bronze ware
Collections:120,000
Founder:Baoji Municipal Government
President:Chen Liang [1]
S:宝鸡青铜器博物院
T:寶雞青銅器博物院
P:Bǎojī Qīngtóngqì Bówùyuàn

The Baoji Bronzeware Museum is an archaeology museum in Baoji, Shaanxi, China. It has a collection of more than 120,000 pieces of cultural relics through the ages, most of them are Zhou dynasty bronze wares. Baoji Bronze Ware Museum's present building, which opened in 2010, occupies an area of more than, with a total floor space of .

Several Zhou dynasty sites have been excavated within the Baoji region.[2] [3]

History

The museum was first constructed in 1956 as the Baoji Historical Relics Exhibition Hall . It was renowned for its bronze wares, . In 1958, it was renamed as the Baoji Museum . At that time, it had a collection of more than 110,000 objects, including 5,740 bronze wares.

In 1990, the construction of its new building began and the museum was completed in 1998, and opened to the public on September 8, 1998 as the Baoji Bronzeware Museum.

In 2006, the construction of the present building began and the museum was completed on September 28, 2010.

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Notes and References

  1. News: http://news.wmxa.cn/shaanxi/201802/535731.html . zh:周风 秦韵青铜吉金——宝鸡城市形象主题宣传 . wmxa.cn . 2018-02-06 . zh.
  2. 2017-12-01. The 2014-2015 excavations of the Zhouyuan Site in Baoji, Shaanxi. Chinese Archaeology. en. 17. 1. 32–43. 10.1515/char-2017-0003. 2160-5068.
  3. Web site: An Investigation into Bronze Wine Vessel Stands Excavated in Baoji Area--《Journal of Baoji University of Arts and Sciences(Social Science Edition)》2013年01期. 2021-03-21. en.cnki.com.cn.