Ningbo Museum, history museum in Yinzhou District, Ningbo, China
Ningbo Museum is a history museum in Yinzhou District whose main building, 144 metres long, 65 metres wide and 24 metres high, splits above the third level into five angular sections. Its walls combine recycled Ming and Qing bricks and tiles set in lime with concrete cast against bamboo strips, and a pool at the entrance reproduces the ancient Tuoshan Weir.
The museum opened on 5 December 2008, replacing the old Ningbo City Museum founded in 1989 on Yaohang Street, which had merged into the Tianyi Pavilion Museum in 1994. Wang Shu's design won an international competition in 2005, and construction began on 31 August 2006. It won the Lu Ban Prize in 2009 and was rated a National First-Class Museum in 2012.
The collections here reflect Ningbo's role as a trading port and the deep connection between its people and the sea. Visitors can see traditional crafts and objects from the Hemudu culture period, showing how communities lived and worked in this region long ago.
The museum opens daily at 9:00 and closes at 21:00, with last entry at 20:00; it is closed on Mondays except public holidays. Free guided tours of the main history and folk-custom exhibitions start at 10:00 and 14:00. A limited number of free admission tickets is issued each day.
The outer walls use an ancient wapan technique where stones and roof tiles are connected through thin lime layers to create a flexible structure. This method allows the building to shift slightly while maintaining its shape and strength.
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