Hangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum, Arts and crafts exhibition venue near Gongchen Bridge, Hangzhou, China.
The Hangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum is an exhibition venue near Gongchen Bridge that displays handicrafts including pottery, textiles, wood carvings, and traditional tools across multiple galleries. The space is organized thematically to help visitors understand the different craft techniques and their applications.
The building was originally the Tonyi Gong yarn factory, founded in 1896 and one of the largest cotton mills in Zhejiang province. In 2009 the Hangzhou municipal government decided to convert it into a museum, which opened in 2011. The knife, scissors and sword, fan and umbrella museums had already been completed on the same industrial site in September 2009.
The exhibits feature traditional Chinese crafts such as fans, umbrellas, and metalwork that reflect regional artistic techniques developed over generations. These items reveal how local artisans have shaped their communities through skilled handiwork.
The museum is closed all day Monday except on public holidays. It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 16:30, with last entry at 16:00. It stands at 334 Xiaohe Road in the Qiaoxi historic district of Gongshu District, near Gongchen Bridge.
The museum occupies the former Tonyi Gong yarn factory, founded in 1896 and one of Zhejiang's largest cotton mills. Its 2019 exhibition "Mirage", on Chinese export decorative arts from the 17th to the 20th century, won the 17th National Museum's Top Ten Exhibitions award.
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