Beichuan Earthquake Museum, Earthquake memorial museum in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, China.
The museum presents artifacts, photographs, and personal belongings recovered after the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck Sichuan Province in May 2008, claiming over 87,000 lives across the affected region.
The facility was constructed at the original location of Beichuan Middle School, where more than 1,000 students and teachers perished during the Wenchuan earthquake, and opened its doors to visitors in 2013.
The institution serves as a national memorial center and educational site, documenting the resilience of communities in Ngawa Prefecture following the natural disaster and teaching future generations about disaster preparedness.
The facility offers educational programs about seismic activity and emergency preparedness with dedicated areas for school groups and research activities, plus multilingual guided tours through the permanent exhibitions, accessible daily except Mondays.
The architectural concept integrates actual debris from destroyed buildings into the exhibition space, creating a direct physical connection to the catastrophic event, while preserved classroom ruins remain part of the permanent installation.
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