It is located in Liangzhu, in the northwestern outskirts of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, China.

[4] The Museum is stone-clad[5] with Iranian travertine stone[6] and is surrounded on three sides by a man-made lake.

[5] It is built around an abstract geometrical design,[4] comprising four blocks, all 18 m wide but different heights, and lengths.

[5] Visitors enter the building via a bridge across the lake, echoing the aquaculture and irrigation systems of the Liangzhu people.

A courtyard at the back gives access across a second bridge to a small island on which outdoor exhibitions can be displayed.