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    Beijing Capital Museum

    350 Reviews
    #48 of 1,622 things to do in Beijing
    History Museums, Museums
    No.16 Fuxingmenwai Main Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China
    +86 10 6337 0491
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    Fantastic building filled with exhibitions and amazing displays. 5 floors of unique Chinese art not to be missed.

    About Beijing Capital Museum

    Fantastic building filled with exhibitions and amazing displays. 5 floors of unique Chinese art not to be missed.
    4.5
    350 reviews
    • Excellent52%
    • Very good36%
    • Average9%
    • Poor2%
    • Terrible1%
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    “historical artifacts” (3 reviews)
    “impressive building” (5 reviews)
    “chinese porcelain” (2 reviews)
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    No.16 Fuxingmenwai Main Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China
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    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    See the capital in the capital museum!

    The museum is free to visit, but need to be booked in advance to see special exhibitions. It's a bit crowded, but it does offer me great opportunities to learn about Beijing. I have seen exhibitions about Beijing's history, culture and some ancient Chinese porcelain...More

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    Reviewed 4 weeks ago
    Excellent museum that has "just enough" artifacts to be engaging and not overwhelming

    The Beijing Capital Museum is well organized, contains a cross-section of artifacts, and the displays are very well done. The English audio guide was very helpful in providing more detail. My husband and I spent close to 3 hours in this museum, and were not...More

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    Reviewed 2 January 2018 via mobile
    First Class Museum

    The Capital museum gave great insight into life in Beijing through time. There was also a special exhibition about Buddha. A first class museum.

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    Reviewed 24 December 2017
    Excellent introduction to Beijing

    ABOUT: Comprehensive museum of the history of Beijing, from its founding through its establishment as capital of historic China and transition into capital of modern China. MUST SEE: Exhibitions on the history of Beijing, old folk customs, Peking opera, bronze and porcelains. ALSO: Great buffet...More

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    Reviewed 22 December 2017
    If you are into museums, come visit it!!

    I would say that there are not that many museums in china, and the fact that you have a good one in Beijing, it is worth going. If you have few days, i would stick to all the other touristic options that the city has...More

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    Reviewed 20 December 2017 via mobile
    Small Museum

    I visited in Dec 2017, and there are only some basic exhibitions with two special ones (one is on renaissance arts and another is on Beijing court-like house). I found the Beijing folk and culture exhibitions most exciting. It detailed basic Beijing folk passed from...More

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    Reviewed 15 December 2017 via mobile
    Enjoyable visit

    They have artefacts from previous dynasties that shows the history of China. I enjoyed the different floors which also teach you about the Chinese culture. Bring your passport to obtain your free entry ticket.

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    Reviewed 15 December 2017
    come for special exhibitions

    the exhibitions here are mediocre in normal times. but special exhibitions are usually good. for example a collection of top archaeological discoveries in China in past 30 yrs

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    Reviewed 31 October 2017
    Excellent museum

    Large, well organized and free. Easy to spend half a day looking through the Beijing Capital Museum. Many exhibits and displays of historical relics. Enjoyed the Chinese pottery display and history of Beijing. Well worth the visit and located near the Forbidden City in the...More

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    Reviewed 12 October 2017
    Wonderful way to spend an afternoon

    The museum is free. You don't have to show passport. It's a huge space when you go in. There are exhibitions on the left and right of the entrance. The left side is really neat in that the exhibitions are all enclosed in this brass...More

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    Yes, I believe it does have storage lockers. I did not use one, but I believe I remember that some of my students used them, and I believe I saw them. The Museum web site does not seem to mention lockers, but you can check... More
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