Chaozhou Museum, Municipal museum in Xiangqiao District, China.

Chaozhou Museum occupies a round main block with a square annex on the southwest corner of People's Square, rising 18.8 metres over four above-ground floors and one basement level. The second floor holds the overseas-Chinese history hall, the Chaozhou general-history hall and temporary exhibition rooms, while the third floor houses storage rooms divided by material, from painting and ceramics to woodcarving and rare books.

The museum traces its origin to the Chao'an County Museum, founded in 1959 at the Haiyang Academy. It suspended activities from 1966 to 1973, resumed displays at Kaiyuan Temple, and became independent in 1977. In 1983 the Chao'an and Chaozhou museums merged, and in 2010 it moved to a new building on People's Square.

The museum's name and identity are tied to Chaozhou's own history: its collection grew from the Chaoan County Museum founded in 1959 at the Haiyang Academy. Among the holdings are a Southern Song bronze bell from Zifu Temple in Haiyang and a Republican-era green satin robe embroidered with python motifs, both listed as national first- and third-grade relics respectively.

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, and visiting on a weekday tends to be quieter than on weekends. Guided tours are available, but the labels throughout are clear enough to follow the displays at your own pace.

Some of the porcelain pieces in the collection were made during the Ming Dynasty specifically for export trade rather than local use, which makes their designs noticeably different from objects meant for everyday life in the region. This contrast is visible when you compare them side by side with domestic wares in the same room.