It comprised three major parts: the museum, the relic of the First National Congress [zh] of the Kuomintang and Lu Xun Memorial House.

The next section on the ground floor was an exhibition of modern ceramic figures sculpted in the traditional Shiwan (Foshan) style.

Guangzhou was always a center of trade with foreign nations and many of the objects from the semi-colonial years come from England (postcards, pictures and other documents).

Thus, the spatial arrangement of the museum is designed to follow the ivory-layered composition of traditional Cantonese crafted artwork with multiple transparent concentric layers expanding from the atrium towards the periphery spaces.

Separated by transparent glass and iron curtain, the corridors on each floor lead visitors from outside into the four-story atrium to gain an overall view of the interior space.

Temporary exhibitions are updated frequently for the public, offering the citizens a chance to look at foreign art works and exotic treasures.