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Liaoning Provincial Museum 辽宁省博物馆

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Liaoning Provincial Museum's Hunnan building combines a chronological account of the northeast with important specialist collections.

Exterior of Liaoning Provincial Museum at its Hunnan campus in Shenyang, August 2015.
Exterior of Liaoning Provincial Museum at its Hunnan campus in Shenyang, August 2015. · Tonyxy1992 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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About Liaoning Provincial Museum

The Ancient Liaoning galleries connect prehistoric Hongshan jade with later regional cultures. Liao ceramics provide another strong focus, including distinctive chicken-comb-shaped flasks and three-colour wares. The museum also holds celebrated paintings and calligraphy, but fragile works rotate, so a particular scroll should not be assumed to be on view simply because it belongs to the collection.

The museum originated in 1933 as the Fengtian branch of Manchukuo's National Central Museum (满洲国立中央博物馆奉天分馆), housed in the former mansion of the warlord Tang Yulin (汤玉麟), governor of Rehe. After Japan's surrender the Nationalist government took it over in 1946 as the National Shenyang Museum (国立沈阳博物馆); following the Liaoshen Campaign it was reorganised as the Northeast Museum (东北博物馆) and reopened on 7 July 1949, the first museum established after the founding of the People's Republic. It was renamed Liaoning Provincial Museum on 5 January 1959; exhibitions paused after 1966, though archaeological and collecting work continued.

A new building on Government Square opened in November 2004 with 8,531 square metres of exhibition space in twelve galleries. In 2008 it was rated a first-batch national first-grade museum by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and in 2009 a first-batch nationally-and-locally co-built national-level museum. The museum moved again in May 2015, to a new site of 83,200 square metres in Hunnan District, currently the largest provincial-level museum by area in the country.

What to look for

  • The Ancient Liaoning galleries, especially the region's prehistoric material and Hongshan jade.
  • Liao ceramics, including chicken-comb flasks and three-colour wares.

The surrounding area

Provincial capital base; Fangcheng, Tiexi and Xita are different city districts with distinct reasons to visit.

Location & getting there

Getting to Liaoning Provincial Museum

Go to the current museum at 157 Zhihui Third Street in Hunnan District. This is separate from the old Shifu Square site and requires its own journey from the imperial-palace district.

General visit reminders

Use the Chinese name and exact local address when arranging your arrival. A city, district or neighbourhood can cover a wide area, so choose the particular streets or venues you want to visit and group nearby stops together. Check onward and return connections before committing to a distant extension.

Combine your visit

Suggested order within this visit:

  1. Ancient Liaoning galleries

    Establish the regional historical sequence.

  2. Liao ceramics gallery

    Concentrate on distinctive Khitan-period forms.

  3. Current art exhibition

    Choose a displayed painting or calligraphy exhibition from the day's programme.

This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.

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Find Liaoning Provincial Museum

辽宁省博物馆 · 辽宁省沈阳市浑南区智慧三街157号

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Sources & visit information

The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94052394.

Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "辽宁省博物馆", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 94052394.

Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Liaoning Provincial Museum", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1363489779.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07