Yueyang Museum Explained

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]

History

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.yueyang.gov.cn/yywh/whyc/wwbh/content_1307403.html . zh:“博物馆建设与创新”博物馆馆长论坛在长沙召开 . yueyang.gov.cn . 12 March 2018 . zh.
  2. News: http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/05/21/3685464.htm . zh:岳阳博物馆镇馆之宝揭晓 名为“春秋愠儿青铜盞” . rednet.cn . 21 May 2015. zh.
  3. News: Yueyang Museum . yueyang.gov.cn . 12 January 2017 .