It tellss the story of ancient Beijing, which has served as a capital city for more than 850 years and the Chinese capital, more or less, since the mid-17th century. It is expected to receive as many as 2,000 visitors per day.The Capital Museum is second only to China National Museum in terms of size.It will provide an English language city museum map and currently gives English-language museum brochures. Some information will be provided in Japanese. It also has other useful services such as a free cloak desk and a well-stocked museum shop.
The original museum was situated in the Confucius Temple on Guozijian Street.it was founded as early as 1981. but it was not convenient due to its location within the ancient temple. Actually it functioned primarily as a warehouse of relics. It was temporarily closed last year when its collection was moved to the new 60,000-square-metre building, located near the Muxidi subway station exit on Line 1, which runs under Chang'an Avenue.
Open Time: 9:00 to 17:00 Tuesdays through Sundays (sales stop at 16:00)
Ticket Prices: Full Price: RMB 30; Half Price: RMB 15
The Louvre Museum
The Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is the most visited and one of the oldest, largest, and most famous art galleries and museums in the world. The Louvre has a long history of artistic and historic conservation, inaugurated in the Capetian dynasty until today. The building was previously a royal palace and holds some of the world's most famous works of art, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Madonna of the Rocks, Jacques Louis David's Oath of the Horatii, Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People and Alexandros of Antioch's Venus de Milo.
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