Capital Museum

Capital Museum

Infobox Museum
name = Capital Musem



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established = 1981
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location = Xicheng District, Beijing
type = art museum
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website = http://www.capitalmuseum.org.cn
The Capital Museum (Chinese: 首都博物馆) locates at 16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xicheng District in Beijing is an art museum. It opened in 1981 while the present building was built in the late 90s and it houses a variety of items from imperial China as well as other Asian cultures. Part of the museum's collections were formerly housed in the Confucius Temple on Guozijian Road in Beijing. It also displays contemporary arts by Chinese and Western artists [http://www.studio-international.co.uk/museology/capital.asp] .

External links

* [http://www.capitalmuseum.org.cn/en/02.htm Official site in English]
* [http://www.btmbeijing.com/contents/en/btm/2006-01/whatshot/capitalmuseumgetsmodernlook Report on re-opening]


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