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Ningbo Museum 宁波博物馆Níngbō Bówùguǎn

4A scenic area · Ningbo, Zhejiang

Ningbo Museum (宁波博物馆)
Photo: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 3.0
Time needed
2–3 hours
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Ningbo
Region
Zhejiang
Type
Culture
Listed as
4A scenic area

About Ningbo Museum

The city's history museum, opened in 2008 and designed by Wang Shu, who in 2012 became the first Chinese citizen to win the Pritzker Prize. Its sloping walls are faced with Ming and Qing bricks and tiles collected in the region and with concrete cast in bamboo formwork, and the galleries cover Ningbo's history and folk customs. It is now part of the Ningbo Museum group, which also runs the Ningbobang Museum.

How to get to Ningbo Museum

In Yinzhou south of the centre, about 10 minutes' walk from Yinzhou Government station on Metro Lines 3 and 5; closed on Mondays.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Tiangong Manor, Yinzhou 天宫庄园 (under 10 km), Lin Residence, Zijin Street 林宅 (under 10 km), Ningbo Ocean World 宁波海洋世界 (under 10 km), Tianyi Ge and Moon Lake 天一阁·月湖 (under 10 km), Ningbo Banking Guild Hall 钱业会馆 (under 10 km), Yongfeng Warehouse Site 永丰库遗址 (under 10 km).

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