Jilin Provincial Museum
吉林省博物院
A provincial comprehensive museum in the Jingyue New Area, known for artifacts from Goguryeo and Balhae, Northeast folk customs, and calligraphy and painting.
The new building of the Jilin Provincial Museum opened in 2015 on Yongshun Road in Jingyue District. Its architecture is imposing, and the collection holds about 100,000 items. Permanent exhibitions cover Jilin's history (Fuyu, Goguryeo, Balhae, Liao and Jin), the 'Tales of Guandong' folk-culture exhibition (old shop signboards, reverse-glass paintings and more), highlights of calligraphy and painting, and a special section on Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army heroes such as Yang Jingyu and Wei Zhengmin. Its calligraphy and painting collection is significant nationwide. Admission is free, but advance real-name booking is required. The museum is closed on Mondays. It sits next to the Jilin Provincial Library and the science museum, about 5 km from Jingyuetan Park, so you can visit the museum in the morning and Jingyuetan in the afternoon.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–16:30 (last admission 16:00); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Changying Century City
- Changchun Siberian Tiger Park
- Jingyuetan National Forest Park
- Jilin Provincial Museum of Natural History
- Nanxi Wetland Park
- Changchun World Sculpture Park
- Changchun Water Culture Ecological Park
- Changchun Zoological and Botanical Park