Liaoning Provincial Museum in Shenyang
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Liaoning Provincial Museum

Shenyang · China · Founded 1949

One of China's earliest modern museums, with major holdings of imperial calligraphy and painting.

About Liaoning Provincial Museum

Liaoning Provincial Museum opened in 1949 and now occupies a 100,000-square-metre new building in Shenyang's Hunnan New District, opened in 2015.

Its outstanding collection features Tang and Song calligraphy and painting, Qing-court treasures from the Mukden Palace, and Liao dynasty bronzes and pottery.

Collections & Highlights

Calligraphy and painting from the imperial collection
Liao dynasty mortuary masks
Mukden Palace court treasures
Bronze ritual vessels

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