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Suzhou Museum
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Suzhou Museum
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China
ADDRESS
204 Dongbei St, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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About Suzhou Museum
The Suzhou Museum as the name suggests is a museum located in Suzhou city of China. It was established in 1960. Its building was constructed under the guidance of architect I.M. Pei. The museum could be accessed between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from Tuesday to Sunday. The last admission time is 4:00 pm. It remains closed on Monday. You can easily reach the museum with Tourist Line 2, bus number 5, 50, 55, 178, 202, and 923.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Suzhou Museum

  • The museum is counted under the list of most visited museums around the planet and receives over two million visitors in a year.
  • Originally, the museum was situated at the former residence of Zhong Wang, it was shifted to its current location in 2006. The new location is a huge area of more than 19000 square meters. The construction cost of the new building was about 3.39 million Chinese Yuan.
  • The museum displays ancient Chinese art, calligraphy, paintings, and handmade crafts which help you to know much about ancient Chinese culture.
    The museum displays ancient Chinese art, calligraphy, paintings, and handmade crafts which help you to know much about ancient Chinese culture.
  • It also has one more branch called the Folk branch which is situated at the Bei family ancestral temple close to Lion Grove Garden.
    It also has one more branch called the Folk branch which is situated at the Bei family ancestral temple close to Lion Grove Garden.
  • The building of the museum is designed in octagonal shape and rhombus-shaped windows using blocks of various geometric shapes like triangles, octagons, and rhombuses.
    The building of the museum is designed in octagonal shape and rhombus-shaped windows using blocks of various geometric shapes like triangles, octagons
  • In addition to thirty thousand art pieces and the museum owns over seventy thousand books and documents and more than twenty thousand stone inscriptions. You can also have a glimpse of painting and calligraphy belonging to the Ming, Qing, and Song Dynasties.
    In addition to thirty thousand art pieces and the museum owns over seventy thousand books and documents and more than twenty thousand stone inscriptio

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