Chengdu Museum
成都博物馆
A comprehensive city museum on the west side of Tianfu Square. Its Chengdu history exhibition and Chinese shadow puppet and marionette show are the most popular, and visits are free with advance booking.
The new building of the Chengdu Museum opened in 2016. It has a golden glass curtain wall and sits on the west side of Tianfu Square. The permanent exhibition “Flowers Bloom in Jinguan City: Chengdu History and Culture” displays a stone rhinoceros, loom models from the Han tomb at Laoguanshan, and the Eastern Han drum-beating storyteller figurine, among others. The folk custom displays and the “China Shadow Puppet and Marionette Exhibition” are also worth a close look, as the museum's shadow puppet collection ranks among the top in the country. Large temporary exhibitions are often held. Admission is free, but advance real-name booking is required. The museum is closed on Mondays (except public holidays). Allow 2–3 hours. Take Metro Line 1 or 2 to Tianfu Square station and walk straight out.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00 (may extend on summer weekends); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Tianfu Square
- Sichuan Science and Technology Museum
- People's Park & Heming Teahouse
- Huaxiba (Former West China Union University)
- Kuanzhai Alley
- Shaocheng Neighborhood (Kuixinglou Street & Paotongshu Street)
- Jinjiang Theatre (Sichuan Opera)
- Chunxi Road / Taikoo Li