The China Umbrella Museum is located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. In the misty and rainy regions of Jiangnan, a unique umbrella culture has emerged. The aesthetic, poetic, and symbolic meanings of umbrellas have rolled out a unique cultural trajectory along with the wheels of historical development. The China Umbrella Museum is a comprehensive museum that showcases umbrella culture, history, stories, umbrella-making techniques, and umbrella art represented by China.
It is the world’s first umbrella-themed museum. The exhibition hall of the China Umbrella Museum has a construction area of 2411 square meters, and the temporary exhibition hall has a construction area of 527 square meters. It is located in the historical and cultural block on the west side of Gongchen Bridge. With Gongchen Bridge as a landmark, together with the Hangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum, the China Knife, Scissors and Sword Museum, the China Fan Museum, and the Handicraft Living Exhibition Hall, it forms a museum cluster full of rich historical and cultural atmosphere and becomes a new humanistic landscape in the north of Hangzhou. Wandering among the museums is a journey of seeking knowledge with nostalgic feelings flowing along the memory of the canal.The museum also has an interactive area where visitors can assemble umbrella parts, paint umbrella surfaces, and repair umbrellas.
Opening hours: Open all year round from Monday, Wednesday to Sunday from 09:00 to 16:30; open on New Year’s Eve from 09:00 to 12:00; open on Spring Festival from 09:00 to 16:30; closed all day on Tuesday throughout the year. The specific business status is subject to the opening situation on the day.
