The Hunan Museum () is the provincial

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. It was built in 1951 and opened to the public in July 1956. It is located in the provincial capital

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at No. 50, Dongfeng Lu next to the Revolutionary Martyr's Park. It spans a total area of about , with a constructed area of . The museum has a collection of more than 180,000 objects, including items found in the tombs of the Marquis of Dai and his wife,

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. The museum was closed on 18 June 2012 for renovation and expansion works and reopened on 29 November 2017.

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The Hunan Museum was first built in 1951 and opened to the public in July 1956. On June 18, 2012, the museum closed its doors to the public due to reconstruction.

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, designed the present building. The construction began in 2012 and the museum was completed in 2017. The museum was reopened to the general public on November 29, 2017. The new building covers approximately , with a building area of .

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* Hunan Museum Museums in Hunan Museums established in 1956 1956 establishments in China Buildings and structures in Changsha Tourist attractions in Changsha National first-grade museums of China {{PRChina-museum-stub

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