Located on No. 27 Baishiqiao Road in Haidian District, the Ethnic Museum of Minzu University of China is a comprehensive museum of ethnic studies, primarily serving as an educational facility within the university, established in 1952. Minzu University of China is a revered institution for outstanding young people from minority groups, with a tranquil environment. The museum is situated at the heart of the campus, covering an area of 1,200 square meters, with an exhibition space of 500 square meters. It houses over 30,000 artifacts across 14 major categories, including cultural relics, documents, costumes, and production tools from various ethnic minorities.
As one of the longest-standing, largest-scale, and most abundantly collected ethnic studies museums in the country, it is the only museum among more than a hundred university museums nationwide that collects and exhibits cultural relics from all 56 ethnic groups. It is also the first museum to display the relics of the exemplary party cadre Niu Yuru and the only museum in northern China to exhibit cultural relics from Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. Initially established in 1951 as the Cultural Relic Room of the Research Department of the Central Institute for Nationalities, the renowned ethnologist Mr. Yang Chengzhi was the first director. In 1982, it was renamed the Cultural Relic Research Office of the Institute of Nationalities. On September 16, 1988, it was officially established as the Ethnic Museum of the Central Institute for Nationalities with the approval of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. In November 1993, it was renamed the Ethnic Museum of Minzu University of China. To support and promote the construction and development of the museum, in 2002, the university decided to renovate and transform the old library, covering an area of nearly 5,000 square meters, into the new museum building. The new museum was officially put into use on September 26, 2004. The museum now has temperature and humidity control in its exhibition halls and storage rooms, as well as 24-hour monitoring. The museum’s collection includes 14 categories of cultural relics from all 56 ethnic groups across the country, such as banners, revolutionary relics, local specialties, production tools, costumes, furs, antiques, historical documents, jewelry, weapons, musical instruments, and religious items, as well as cultural relics from some foreign countries and ethnic groups, including porcelain, coins, and pictures, totaling approximately 20,000 pieces (sets). Opening Hours: The museum is open from Monday to Thursday, 09:00-17:00; closed on Fridays, weekends, and public holidays. It is also closed on New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day, as well as on Fridays, legal holidays, and during winter and summer vacations. Preferential Policies: Students, the elderly, military personnel, and disabled individuals with relevant documents can visit for free.Related posts:
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