Thanks to a complete interior refit in 2010 what was frankly a little grubby place to buy knock off antiques is now a truly world-class museum and must-see in Nanjing.
Six exhibition halls, five of which permanent, present ancient pottery and earthenware, calligraphy, clothing, jade, golden buddahs and so on, most of which originating from the area around Nanjing. One such treasure is valued at over ¥10 billion. Upon instruction from the Nanjing Mayor himself, photography inside the museum IS permitted. He said, “This is a museum for the people.” With beautiful architecture dating from the mid 1800’s, the Nanjing Municipal Museum lies within the Chaotian Palace at the southern end of Wangfu Da Jie. While most signage is only in Chinese, English speaking guides are available upon request.
