Lin'an Museum, Cultural museum in Hangzhou, China.
Lin'an Museum is a regional museum in Hangzhou that displays archaeological finds, traditional artworks, and historical documents from the Lin'an area. The collections show how people lived and created over different periods in this part of China.
The museum opened on 28 January 2019 in a building designed by Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu, on a 25,000-square-metre site below Gongchen Hill on Tianmu Road in Jincheng Subdistrict. Its collection, over 4,000 objects by 2019, centres on relics of the Wuyue Kingdom, including 51 first-class national treasures such as a Yue ware celadon incense burner with brown cloud motifs.
The museum displays traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting that show how local artists worked throughout history. You can see the techniques and styles that shaped the region's artistic traditions.
The exhibitions use modern technology to explain the significance of objects and help you understand the regional collections better. Plan enough time to explore and consider joining a guided tour if one is available.
The museum's signature piece is a Yue ware celadon incense burner with brown cloud motifs, one of 51 first-class national treasures among its 4,000-plus objects. The building itself, opened on 28 January 2019 at the foot of Gongchen Hill, was designed by Pritzker laureate Wang Shu.
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