Xinjiang Art Museum
新疆美术馆
Xinjiang's largest public art museum, with permanent displays of oil paintings and other works on Xinjiang themes as well as ethnic art. Admission is free, and the building itself is photogenic.
Xinjiang Art Museum is in the New Urban District of Urumqi, near the Xinjiang Museum. It is Xinjiang's largest public art museum. It has several galleries that alternate between permanent and temporary exhibitions, mainly featuring Xinjiang-themed oil paintings, Chinese ink paintings, prints, sculptures and ethnic crafts. Visitors can see how artists from different eras depicted the Tian Shan, the grasslands and southern Xinjiang. The building has a modern exterior and good natural light inside, and it is a popular photo spot.
Admission is free. Entry requires an ID card, and the museum is closed on Mondays, subject to official announcements. It can be visited in the same half-day as the Xinjiang Museum.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (Beijing time; subject to official notices)
Nearby sights
- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum
- Hongshan Park
- Shaanxi Great Mosque
- Erdaoqiao & Bazaar Food Street
- Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar
- Memorial of the Eighth Route Army Office in Xinjiang
- Xinjiang Geological and Mineral Museum
- Shuimogou Scenic Area