Introduction
- The Gansu Provincial Museum, located on the banks of the Yellow River, is an integrative local history museum renowned at home and abroad for its collection of relics, fossils, and up to 80,000 works of art. Its most unique artifacts are painted pottery from the Neolithic Age, fossils of ancient creatures, wooden and bamboo strips from the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), documents, Silk Road treasures from the Han to the Tang Dynasties (618-907),and Buddhist artworks. Read more
Exhibitions
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Gansu exhibition showcases Gandhara art The Gansu Provincial Museum launched an exhibition featuring Gandhara art. Date: Sept 8, 2023 - Dec 8, 2023 Read more
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Gansu exhibit explores pre-historic Yellow River civilization An exhibit revisiting pre-historic civilization along the Yellow River basin was unveiled at the Gansu Provincial Museum on June 11. Date: June 11, 2022 - Sept 11, 2022 Read more
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Gansu exhibit revisits early history in Hexi Corridor The Hexi Corridor areas in Northwest China witnessed the integration of multiple ethnic groups and cultures in the 4th and 5th centuries. The Gansu Provincial Museum is exhibiting 237 cultural relics to portray the history at that time. Date: May 18, 2022 - Oct 7, 2022 Read more
Stories
《甘肃省博物馆藏：铜奔马/Treasure of Gansu Provincial Museum Collections: Bronze Running Horse》
Behold the star of Chinese national treasures – the bronze running horse from the Gansu Provincial Museum! This pony, unearthed from a Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) tomb in Wuwei, Gansu, has captured the extreme aesthetic of standing on just one hoof for two millennia. Click the video to learn more!
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