With over 15,000 exhibits on display, The Suzhou Museum provides the finest location to discover the best of ancient Chinese art, paintings, crafts and calligraphies.

Positioned ideally in the Jiangsu province in Suzhou, this intriguing museum that houses many of the country’s important cultural relics was founded in 1960.  The museum was originally housed in the Zhong Wang Fu palace complex which was once the residence of Zhong Prince.  Later in October 2006, a state of the art museum was built at the meeting point of Dongbei Street and Qimen Road. The new museum that occupies an area of more than 10,700 square metres was the brainchild of the world renowned and professional architect I.M.Pei.

Today, the I.M.Pei designed museum is home to more than 30000 cultural relics that include notable artefacts from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The extensive collection features Neolithic pottery and jades, porcelain, Bamboo carvings, Ivory carvings, Zhang and Wang Tomb Relics, Folk Figures, textiles, contemporary art galleries and much more.  Among the museum’s broad collection 247 exhibits are categorised as first-class. The Suzhou Museum boasts of over 70,000 books and documents and more than 20,000 stone inscriptions.

This impressive museum which is a highly regarded regional museum offers excellent guided tours for visitors hoping to get some insight on ancient Chinese arts and crafts.  The information desk provides museum maps and publications while the attractive tea house offers guests the chance to sip fine Chinese and Western tea. Visitors will also find the museum shop positioned at the east wing to the Great Hall.

Rated as one of the most pre-eminent Suzhou museums, the remarkable Suzhou Museum is well connected and visitors can conveniently reach it via public bus network or car.  Furthermore, staying at a nearby Suzhou hotel such as Shangri-La Hotel, Suzhou allows convenient access to this unique museum and numerous other attractions in the area.