National Museum of China

A national museum in Beijing devoted to Chinese history and art, formed in 2003 by merging the National Museum of Chinese History and the National Museum of the Chinese Revolution.

National Museum of Chinese History: A former Beijing museum devoted to Chinese history, merged into the National Museum of China in 2003. It was one of the two institutions whose collections and identity shaped the museum.
Ancient China exhibition: A permanent exhibition at the National Museum of China tracing Chinese civilization from prehistoric times through imperial dynasties. It organizes archaeological and historical objects into a long chronology.
Chinese Revolution: The political and social upheavals that ended imperial rule and established the People's Republic of China in 1949. The former revolutionary museum collected and interpreted this history.
Palace Museum: A museum in Beijing housed in the former imperial palace complex known as the Forbidden City. It presents imperial collections in their palace setting, unlike the National Museum’s broad national narrative.
Museum politics: The ways museums shape public memory and reflect political choices through collecting, display, and interpretation. The museum’s historical narratives make questions of state representation especially visible.
National Museum of the Chinese Revolution: A former Beijing museum devoted to the Chinese revolutionary movement, merged into the National Museum of China in 2003. Its revolutionary-history role became part of the combined museum.
The Road to Rejuvenation: A National Museum of China exhibition presenting modern Chinese history from the First Opium War to the founding of the People's Republic. It presents the modern-history narrative associated with the museum’s revolutionary predecessor.
People's Republic of China: A state founded in 1949 that governs mainland China. The museum’s national identity and modern-history narratives developed under this state.
National Art Museum of China: A Beijing museum dedicated primarily to modern and contemporary Chinese art. Its narrower art focus contrasts with the National Museum’s combined historical and artistic remit.
Public history: The practice of producing and presenting historical knowledge outside academic settings, including in museums. Its exhibitions translate scholarship and national narratives into public displays.

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