There are many museums in Beijing, each with unique and exquisite exhibits. Here, you can immerse yourself in the mysteries of technology, and explore a new world of science. You can also open the wonderful kaleidoscope of nature through precious specimens, and learn about the wonders and vastness of the universe through fun visits and experiences. So come to the museum to gain knowledge!

China Science and Technology Museum

The new building of the China Science and Technology Museum is located to the east of the Asian Games Village, to the west of the Olympic Water System, to the south of several Olympic Main Stadiums, and facing north towards the Forest Park. The new building has a distinctive design, with an overall large monolithic square volume. It uses several block-like units that are interlocked like building blocks, creating a huge "Lu Ban lock" appearance, resembling a Rubik's Cube, with interlocking blocks forming a large square body, conveying the meaning of "unlocking" and "exploring". The new museum has five theme exhibition halls: "Science Paradise", "China's Light," "Exploration and Discovery," "Technology and Life," and "Challenge and Future," as well as public display areas, a dome cinema, giant screen cinema, dynamic cinema, and 4D cinema. The dome cinema serves both as a planetarium and as a cinema. In addition, there are multiple laboratories, classrooms, science popularization lecture halls, multi-function halls, and temporary exhibition halls.

The permanent exhibitions center around the theme of "Innovation and Harmony", aiming to stimulate scientific interest and inspire scientific concepts. Through interactive and experiential methods, the museum guides the public into the process of exploring and discovering science.

Address: No. 5 Beichen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Beijing Museum of Natural History

The Beijing Museum of Natural History is located in the Tianqiao area on the south-central axis of Beijing, with the World Cultural Heritage site Tiantan Park behind it and facing the modern Tianqiao Performing Arts area. Its main focus is on specimen collection, scientific research, and science popularization in the fields of paleontology, animals, plants, and anthropology.

The museum covers an area of over 15,000 square meters, with a building area of over 21,000 square meters, and an exhibition area of over 10,000 square meters. Many specimens are considered unique both domestically and internationally, such as the "Jurassic mother of China," the Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, the Heishan Haplocheirus which has completed full-body feather color reconstruction, and the only-known preserved terror bird specimen in China. The museum also houses world-famous fossils, such as the ancient Yellow River elephant skull, the 26-meter-long Jinyun Mamenxi dragon fossil, the only dinosaur mummy fossil in China, polar bears, rhinos, and more.

To better showcase these precious specimens to the public, the basic display of the Beijing Museum of Natural History is based on biological evolution, displaying biodiversity and the relationship between organisms and their environment, and constructing a panoramic view of the development of life on earth.

According to the psychological characteristics of young people, the Beijing Museum of Natural History has developed interactive science education activities to explore the mysteries of nature, attracting countless young friends who love nature. Activities like "Animal-Human Friends" and "Dinosaur Park" allow children to explore nature and love science in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

Address: No. 126, Tianqiao South Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

Beijing Planetarium

The Beijing Planetarium, the first large-scale planetarium in China, officially opened to the public in 1957. Its rich and colorful exhibition projects and advanced science popularization facilities allow visitors to learn about the mysteries of the universe through fun visits and experiences.

The Beijing Planetarium consists of two halls, Hall A and Hall B. The "Universe Odyssey" exhibition in Hall B is a permanent exhibition. The exhibition content is not confined to traditional basic astronomical knowledge. Through static displays, dynamic displays, interactive experiences, and other methods, it comprehensively and vividly presents related knowledge and the latest developments in the universe.

The Tianxiang Hall at the Beijing Planetarium is the largest horizontal planetarium in mainland China, with advanced equipment such as the Caisi IX optical planetarium and an all-sky digital projection system. It can not only realistically display over 6,000 stars visible to the naked eye on Earth and high-resolution 8K dome images, but also provide virtual celestial demonstrations and digital program playback. In Hall B, there are three science popularization theaters: the Universe Theater, the 4D Theater, and the 3D Theater. Among them, the Universe Theater, with a diameter of 18 meters, has a standard hemisphere all-sky silver screen that can present a magnificent three-dimensional celestial sky effect.

In addition to the science popularization theaters, the Beijing Planetarium also has science education facilities such as the Astronomy Exhibition Hall, the Solar Observation Platform, the Public Observatory, and the Astronomy Classroom, which meet the astronomy popularization needs of the public in various ways.

Address: No. 138 Xizhimenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing.

Beijing Auto Museum

The Beijing Auto Museum was completed and opened in 2011, with a building area of approximately 50,000 square meters. The creative building design resembles a bright "eye," symbolizing the museum's vision for the world and facing towards the future.

The exhibition hall is themed around "Science-Technology-Society," with three halls and one area showcasing the hundred-year development history of the world's automobiles, as well as the start, development and growth of China's automobile industry. It reveals the significant contributions and influences that the automobile industry has made on human civilization and social development.

The exhibition display at the museum breaks away from traditional methods and uses various interactive experiences to allow visitors to immerse themselves in a multi-dimensional space where they can see, hear, touch, interact with, and experience the infinite charm of technology, culture, art, and life.

The theme of International Museum Day this year is "Museums, Sustainability and a Better Life," pointing out that museums can create chain reactions to promote positive changes and play a critical role in advancing social sustainable development and constructing a better life. Museums have great potential and influence, and they can make the world a better place.

The Beijing Auto Museum combines the theme of "Museums, Sustainability and a Better Life" with its unique characteristics and features, organizing a series of rich and diverse activities under the theme of "People-Car-Society and a Better Life". The activities began on May 13th and will continue until the end of May.

Address: No. 126 South Forth Ring Road West, Fengtai District, Beijing.

National Zoological Museum of China (Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Science)

The Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Science is a national academic institution that integrates animal systematic and evolutionary research, animal specimen collection, and animal science popularization. It consists of two parts: the Animal Specimen Hall and the Specimen Exhibition Hall.

The Animal Specimen Hall is now concentrated in a separate building, including fish, amphibian and reptile specimen halls, invertebrate specimen hall, mammal specimen hall, bird specimen hall, insect specimen hall, and digital specimen hall, with over 5.3 million animal specimens.

The collection of the museum almost includes all major groups and representative species distributed in China. The building design is modeled after the Natural Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, with a building area of 7,500 square meters, including a basement and two and a half floors, totaling three and a half floors. The exhibition area covers 5,500 square meters.

The exhibition hall has nine fixed exhibition halls, one mobile exhibition hall, and a 4D dynamic cinema. The nine fixed exhibition halls are the Animal Diversity and Evolution Hall, Invertebrate Hall, Endangered Animal Hall, Bird Hall, Animal and Human Hall, Insect Hall, Butterfly Hall, Fine Arts Hall, and National Biological Safety Branch.

Address: No.5 Courtyard 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Chinese Academy of Sciences ( Olympic Science and Technology Park).

China Agricultural Museum

The China Agricultural Museum and the National Agricultural Exhibition Center are two brands that belong to the same institution, a direct unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China. The China Agricultural Museum is a national professional museum established on the basis of the National Agricultural Exhibition Center following approval by the State Council in July 1983. It was officially opened to the public in September 1986 and was named as a first-class museum in 2012.

The National Agricultural Exhibition Center (China Agricultural Museum) is responsible for promoting the Party's and the state's policies on agriculture, rural areas, and farmers; displaying achievements in modern agricultural development; promoting the circulation and sales of agricultural products; popularizing agricultural knowledge; and preserving, inheriting, and promoting Chinese agricultural civilization.

The National Agricultural Exhibition Center (China Agricultural Museum) covers an area of 43 hectares, with an indoor exhibition area of 21,000 square meters and an outdoor exhibition area of about 40,000 square meters. Supporting facilities such as meeting rooms and hotels are complete, which can meet the needs of various types of exhibitions and public collective activities.

Address: No.16 North Third Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing.