Nanjing Museum

Nanjing Museum
南京博物院
Established1933
LocationNanjing, China
Coordinates32°2′33″N 118°49′10″E / 32.04250°N 118.81944°E / 32.04250; 118.81944
TypeHistory museum, art museum
Collection size400,000
Public transit access
Websitewww.njmuseum.com

The Nanjing Museum (Chinese: 南京博物院; pinyin: Nánjīng Bówùyuàn) is located in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu in East China. With an area of 70,000 square metres (17 acres), it is one of the largest museums in China, with over 400,000 items in its permanent collection. Especially notable is the museum's enormous collections of Ming and Qing imperial porcelain, which is among the largest in the world.