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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — The northern branch of the Palace Museum (Former Imperial Palace Museum) is expected to open by the end of 2026, a Beijing Youth Daily correspondent learned from the Haidian branch of the Beijing Municipal Planning and Resources Commission on Wednesday.
According to a statement, the main structure of the Palace Museum's northern branch project has already been completed. Interior finishing work has officially begun. This branch is located in northeastern Beijing, in the Haidian district. This district is also home to the former imperial parks of Yiheyuan and Yuanmingyuan.
The branch's total area is 102,000 square meters and will include 12 high-tech exhibition halls, including a department for the protection and restoration of cultural relics, an exhibition hall, a palace gardening center, a hall of intangible cultural heritage, and more. The northern branch will annually display between 20,000 and 30,000 exhibits, which is approximately two to three times more than the Palace Museum itself, which is located in the heart of the Chinese capital.
Currently, due to a lack of exhibition space, many historical relics at the Palace Museum, including massive furniture, carpets, and paintings, are gathering dust in warehouses, and many exhibits cannot be restored in a timely manner.
The design for the northern branch of the Palace Museum is based on cutting-edge technologies and green building concepts. Once completed, it will be a modern space for preserving cultural relics. The new branch will free up, restore, and protect the existing interior space of the Palace Museum, while effectively addressing the challenges of preserving valuable historical artifacts.
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