In 2010, it became the home of the Chinese Center for Textile Identification and Conservation (founded 2000).

[1][2][3] The Museum has several permanent galleries, including “The Story of Chinese Silk”, “Sericulture and Silk Craftsmanship in China”, a “Textile Conservation Gallery”, and the “Xinyou Archive Center”.

[2] The China National Silk Museum is a research museum, and has a number of visiting professors and scholars, including Professor Claudio Zanier, Birgitte Samsøe Crawfurd, Suzanne Louise Campion Crawford, Nidaullah Sehrai, Fazal Dad Kaker, and Sanjay Garg.

Every year since 2018, the festival features a different theme based on a specific dynasty in Chinese history.

[5] In 2019, the festival won a Chinese Museum Association award for being one of the most innovative in China.