Suzhou Museum West Pavilion

Suzhou Museum West Pavilion is a branch of Suzhou Museum. On September 25, 2021, the Suzhou Museum West Pavilion opened for trial operation. The West Pavilion is located at Shishan Plaza in the High-tech Zone of Suzhou City and was designed by GMP Architects, the top-ranked architectural design firm in Germany. The building covers an area of 48,365 square meters, with an exhibition area of 13,391 square meters, displaying over 2,100 pieces/sets of cultural relics, including jade cong from the Liangzhu period, the Tang-Five Dynasties' gold-scripted 'Lotus Sutra' on blue paper, a Song Dynasty Jun kiln tripod wash with drum nails, a Yuan Dynasty gray pottery loquat tribute vessel, and a Shunzhi period 'Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers' bowl. The architecture of the West Pavilion draws on the layout of streets and alleys in the water towns of Jiangnan, inheriting the classics while highlighting distinctive regional features. The permanent exhibition halls include the General History Exhibition Hall, Suzhou Craftsmanship Hall, Exploration Experience Hall, International Cooperation Hall, and Suzhou Color Life Hall.