Gao'an Museum

Gao'an City Museum is located at 674 Ruiyang Avenue, Gao'an City. It is a museum with distinctive Yuan Dynasty historical and cultural symbols. Here is a detailed introduction: - Development History: Gao'an City Museum was established in 1974, originally known as Gao'an County Revolutionary History Memorial Hall. It was officially named Gao'an County Museum in 1980 and renamed Gao'an City Museum in 1993. In 2010, the Gao'an Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government decided to build a new Gao'an City Museum. In 2012, it was approved to establish the 'Gao'an Yuan Blue and White Porcelain Museum' on the basis of the original Gao'an City Museum, which would share office and exhibition space with the Gao'an City Museum. The new museum officially opened on July 25, 2015. - Collection of Cultural Relics: The museum houses more than 10,000 cultural relics, among which the Yuan Dynasty hoard discovered in Gao'an in 1980 is the most famous. This hoard unearthed a total of 239 pieces of porcelain, including items from the Jingdezhen Kiln, Longquan Kiln, Jun Kiln, and Cizhou Kiln of the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain and underglaze red porcelain in the hoard are rare top-quality items from the Yuan Dynasty, with complete pieces, large sizes, diverse varieties, beautiful shapes, and exquisite craftsmanship. The museum's collection of Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain ranks third among major museums worldwide and first in China; its collection of Yuan Dynasty underglaze red porcelain ranks first in the world. These exquisite cultural relics have been exhibited in Japan, France, the United States, Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. - Exhibition Halls: The exhibition halls consist of the foyer, Historical Civilization Hall, Historical Humanities Hall, Temporary Exhibition Hall, and Multimedia Hall on the first floor, and the Yuan Blue and White Porcelain Hall (National Treasure Hall) and the Yuan Blue and White Porcelain Appreciation Hall on the second floor. The exhibitions use first-class domestic facilities and equipment, and employ display methods such as panels, texts, display cabinets, and advanced 3D projection to showcase the historical and cultural heritage of the collections as much as possible. - Honors: In 2006, it was rated as a 'National Key Museum' by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. In May 2009, it was rated as a 'National Third-Class Museum.' In 2010, it was named a 'Jiangxi Province Youth Patriotic Education Base' by the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. In 2014, it was awarded the title of 'Jiangxi Province Social Science Knowledge Popularization and Promotion Base' by the Jiangxi Federation of Social Sciences. In 2015, it was rated as a 'National AAA Tourist Attraction' by the National Tourism Development Committee. - Opening Information: The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (last entry at 4:30 PM), and closed on Mondays (except for public holidays). Visitors can obtain free admission tickets at the Visitor Reception Center with valid identification such as an ID card. The museum provides free guided tours, which need to be booked one week in advance for holidays and one day in advance for non-holidays. Guided tours are not available for groups of fewer than ten people.