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
Brilliant Collection
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2000-year-old bronze lamp full of ingenious design Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
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Beast-shaped bronze container from over 2,000 years ago Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
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Yangshao culture pottery bottle with black-painted salamander motif Yangshao culture (5000-3000 BC)
Stories
Former director of Gansu Provincial Museum passes away at 88
We mourn the passing of Chu Shibin (1937-2025), former director of Gansu Provincial Museum, renowned archaeologist, bamboo and wooden slip expert. He passed away in Lanzhou on March 2, at the age of 88.
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