The Zhejiang Provincial Museum (浙江省博物馆) is the provincial museum of

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...

, China, located in

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whic ...

. It was established in 1929 as the West Lake Museum on the Gushan Island in the

West Lake West Lake (; ) is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China. It is divided into five sections by three causeways. There are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and natural/artificial islands within the lake. Gushan (孤山) is the largest natural ...

.Zhejiang Museum
/ref> It houses over 100,000 items in its permanent collection. On 22 December 2009, a new building was inaugurated on the

West Lake Cultural Square West Lake Cultural Square (), is a square in the Xiacheng District of Hangzhou, China. It was built in 2002 and it covers an area of 36,000 m. It is used for science and performing arts exhibitions, entertainment, leisure, and also has a business c ...

near the

Wulin Square Wulin Square () is a square in the Xiacheng District of Hangzhou. It is served by the Wulin Square Station of the Hangzhou Metro The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, China. The system ope ...

, next to the Grand Canal. It has of display space, twice as much as the Gushan building. Xihu Cultural Square (Zhejiang Museum Wulin branch) canal view

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