The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) is the only national museum of the plastic arts in China. It was opened to the public in 1963, and soon became a national cultural landmark.
Resembling a giant egg in the middle of a lake, the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is located in central Beijing and was opened to the public at the end of 2007.
Located near Fuchengmen in the northwestern part of Beijing, the Lu Xun Museum in Beijing is a memorial of historical celebrities.
Firstly built during the reign of Emper Qianlong in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), the Prince Kung's Mansion lies deep in the shade of willows alongside Shichahai Lake in Beijing.
The China Agricultural Museum, also called "the National Agricultural Exhibition Center", covers a total area of 43 hectares, with a 21,000 sq m exhibition area.
Built in September 1957, the Beijing Planetarium was the first of its kind in China.
The Geological Museum of China is a national level museum of geological science and ranks as the No.1 geological museum in Asia.
The Zhoukoudian Relics Museum of Palaeoanthropology is located in Fangshan District in Beijing.
The Memorial Museum of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War is a museum of revolutionary history.