Suzhou Silk Museum
苏州丝绸博物馆
A specialist museum on China's silk history and Suzhou weaving techniques, with live demonstrations of silk reeling and brocade weaving. Admission is free.
The Suzhou Silk Museum is on Renmin Road, across from North Temple Pagoda, and is China's first museum dedicated to silk. Its exhibits trace silk's origins in ancient times and explore Suzhou weaving, Song brocade, and kesi (tapestry) techniques, along with sericulture, silk reeling, and live demonstrations of looms, where you can watch a hand-operated patterned loom up close. The museum has a silk shop. Admission is free, and it is closed on Mondays. It can be combined with North Temple Pagoda and the Suzhou Museum.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00 (closed Mon)
Nearby sights
- North Temple Pagoda (Bao'en Temple)
- Suzhou Museum
- Taohuawu Historic District
- Humble Administrator's Garden
- Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty
- Guanqian Street & Xuanmiao Temple
- Garden of Cultivation (Yipu)
- Shantang Street