The China National Arts and Crafts Museum (CNACM), along with the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, share the same location within the Beijing Olympic core area. They play a significant role in exhibiting, collecting, and researching Chinese arts and crafts as well as intangible cultural heritage.

The museum features interactive experiential halls, temporary exhibition halls, intangible cultural heritage exhibition areas, and sections highlighting arts and crafts. The collection is filled with masterpieces, especially the main exhibition "Chinese Treasures: Exhibition of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage and Arts and Crafts." This exhibition gathers the essence of contemporary Chinese arts and crafts, showcasing an array of exquisite works including jade carvings, ivory sculptures, wood and stone carvings, ceramics, lacquer ware, textiles, cloisonné, gold and silver ornaments, and filigree inlay. The craftsmanship, intricate styles, and rich connotations of these works are truly breathtaking.

While wandering through the museum, the exceptional skills and elevated aesthetic standards of the Chinese people are on full display, evoking a sense of pride. It might even inspire a desire to learn a traditional craft.

The museum employs a variety of exhibition methods, such as a traditional opera art exhibit. In the center of the hall, a traditional opera stage is set up, with seats for the audience and a sheer curtain in front. Traditional opera videos are projected onto the curtain, creating a lifelike scene. In the exhibition dedicated to the art of the guqin (a traditional Chinese musical instrument), a guqin is placed for visitors to play. In the Silk Road mural exhibit, a small temple from Xinjiang is reconstructed, showcasing precious murals and restored damaged Buddha statues, providing a feast for the eyes.