PalaceMuseumGulangyuMuseumOpening

The Palace Museum Gulangyu Museum of Foreign Cultural Relics, the first themed branch of the Palace [...]

The Palace Museum Gulangyu Museum of Foreign Cultural Relics, the first themed branch of the Palace Museum established in a local area, was officially opened. The 219 precious foreign cultural relics on display for the first time reflect the grandeur of political, economic and cultural exchanges between China and other countries and regions.
Take a boat from Sanqiutian Wharf to reach Gulangyu. Walk along the iconic palace lanterns of the Palace Museum by the coast, and you can see a Western-style building. This is the site of the Palace Museum Gulangyu Museum of Foreign Cultural Relics – the former site of Gulangyu Salvation Hospital and Nurses’ School. This former site was founded in 1898 by John Abraham Otte, a Dutch-American. It is not only a key national cultural relic under protection of the sixth batch but also a heritage site for Gulangyu’s application for World Heritage status.

In November 2014, Xiamen Municipal Government and the Palace Museum signed the “Cooperation Framework Agreement on the Construction and Operation of Gulangyu Museum of Foreign Cultural Relics”. The cultural relic site was repaired and renovated, making it a medium-sized museum with an exhibition hall of 2,800 square meters and a modern exhibition space with constant temperature and humidity.

In the future, the number of foreign cultural relics on display in the Palace Museum Clock Museum, the yet-to-be-completed Museum of Foreign Cultural Relics in Yanxi Palace and the Gulangyu Branch will reach 1,300. 10% of the foreign cultural relics in the collection of the Palace Museum will be available for public display.

Opening hours: Open from 09:00 – 17:00 throughout the year.

Preferential policies:

Children: Free for children under 1.2 meters (inclusive) when accompanied by a ticketed guardian. Each ticketed guardian can only bring one free child.

Students: Half price for students in primary, junior high, senior high schools (excluding adult education students and postgraduate students), available with student ID or school letter.

Seniors: Free for those 60 years old (inclusive) with valid ID; free for retired cadres with retirement certificates (issued by the State Council).

Disabled: Free with a disability certificate.

Firefighters: Free for active-duty, retired, disabled firefighters and students of fire academies with valid ID.

Public security police officers: Free for national public security police officers with valid ID.

Military personnel: Free for active-duty military personnel on August 1st (Army Day) with valid ID; half price for active-duty military personnel with valid ID.

Residents of the island: Free on Tuesdays with a valid ID or household register showing their residence as Gulangyu.

Other free admission groups: Free for those holding Xiamen’s Honor Card for Voluntary Blood Donation; free for tour guides with their own tour guide certificates; free for those swiping Xiamen’s Tourist Annual Card (including Xiamen Outdoor Sports Card).

People on subsistence allowances: Half price for those holding the certificate of receiving the minimum living allowance for urban and rural residents of this city with valid ID.

Xiamen residents: Half price for Xiamen Trade Union members with their union cards; discounted for Xiamen citizens with valid ID or household register.

Groups: For groups of 20 people (inclusive) or more, they can enjoy additional discounts on the already discounted ticket price when purchasing tickets.