Turfan Museum

Visitor information

Also known as

吐鲁番博物馆

Scenic area grade

4A

City

Turpan

Address

No. 1268 Munar Road, Gaochang District, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Opening hours

Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00-18:30 in summer, 10:30-18:00 in winter

Ticket

Free to visit

Coordinates

42.9412449, 89.1885456

About Turfan Museum

The Turpan Museum is located at No. 1268, Munar Road, Gaochang District, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It covers an area of more than 17,000 square meters, with a building area of 13,291.3 square meters. Construction of the Turpan Museum began in December 1989, and preparations for the construction of the new museum started in September 2006; it officially opened to the public on September 26, 2009. The Turpan Museum’s collection comprises 35 categories, including stone, pottery, wood, bronze, iron, gold, silverware, coins, woolen and linen textiles, leather goods, wood carvings, clay figurines, paintings, archaeological and anthropological specimens, fossil specimens of animals and plants, grains, dried fruits, and various food items. By the end of 2019, the Turpan Museum’s collection totaled 20,637 items/sets, including 892 precious cultural relics/sets.

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