Yueyang Museum | |
Native Name: | 岳阳博物馆 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Map Type: | China Hunan#China |
Coordinates: | 29.3487°N 113.1145°W |
Location: | Yueyang, Hunan, China |
Type: | Historical museum |
Key Holdings: | Cultural relics from Yueyang |
Collections: | 20,000 |
Founder: | Yueyang Municipal Government |
President: | Huang Junren [1] |
S: | 岳阳博物馆 |
T: | 岳陽博物館 |
P: | Yuèyáng Bówùguǎn |
Yueyang Museum is a historical museum in Yueyang, Hunan, China.[2] It covers a total area of 11000m2 with a building area of 6600m2. The museum has a collection of more than 20,000 objects, including 6 national first level protected cultural relics.[3]
Construction of Yueyang Museum, commenced in August 1996 and was completed the October 1999. Yueyang Museum was officially opened to the public on October 29 of that same year. The name was inscribed by Zhao Puchu, the former Venerable Master of the Buddhist Association of China.[3]