Former National Art Gallery
Jiangsu Art Gallery, also known as Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, is a museum in Nanjing, in Jiangsu province in China. It was founded in 1936, during the Nanjing decade, as China's first state level museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Nanjing, China
- Also known as: “Jiangsu Art Gallery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Hall of the People and Presidential Palace.
Great Hall of the People
Historic building
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The Nanjing Great Hall of the People, which serves as the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress and the National Theatre of Drama and Music and Art Gallery, was built in 1936, and is located at No.
Presidential Palace
Museum
Photo: Ken Marshall, CC BY 2.0.
The Presidential Palace in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, housed the Office of the President of the Republic of China from 1927 until the capital was relocated to Taipei in 1949. Presidential Palace is situated 360 metres east of Former National Art Gallery.
Nanjing Library
Library
Nanjing Library is the third-largest library in China with over 10 million items. It houses important scientific, cultural and arts literature relating to Jiangsu province and other national historical records such as ancient Chinese and foreign publications. Nanjing Library is situated 300 metres southeast of Former National Art Gallery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Honghua and Xiaolingwei.
Honghua
Suburb
Photo: 东京村子, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Honghua is a suburb, which is situated 4 km southeast of Former National Art Gallery.
Xiaolingwei
Suburb
Xiaolingwei is a subdistrict located in Jiangsu, China, near Nanjing. It is at the south of Nanjing's Zhongshan Gate and southeast of the Ming Dynasty imperial tombs of Nanjing. Xiaolingwei is situated 6 km east of Former National Art Gallery.
Shangxinhe
Neighborhood
Shangxinhe is a former town in the Jianye District of Nanjing, China located on the Jia River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. The former Wang Hanzhou residence, Jianghan Hall, Ancient Sun Palace, and other ancient cultural sites are located in the area. Shangxinhe is situated 7 km west of Former National Art Gallery.
Former National Art Gallery
- Categories: cultural heritage of China, building, tourism, public building, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.0462° or 32° 2′ 46″ northLongitude
118.78846° or 118° 47′ 19″ eastInception
1936Height
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8P4W2QWQ+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 333793961OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11135032
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In Other Languages
“Former National Art Gallery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “国立美术陈列馆旧址”
- Chinese: “江苏省美术馆”
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