Wenzhou Museum (simplified Chinese: 温州博物馆; traditional Chinese: 溫州博物館; pinyin: Wēnzhōu Bówùguǎn) is a museum run by the city of Wenzhou, located on Shifu Road, Lucheng District.
[1] In early October 2003, Wenzhou Museum opened a new location on the west side of Shiji Plaza on a trial basis.
The entrance is decorated with banyan tree sculptures, and on the granite walls of the lobby are nine hanging copper sculptures depicting Chinese myths: Pangu separating heaven and earth, Nüwa mending the sky, Kuafu chasing the sun, Jingwei filling the sea, Hou Yi shooting at the suns, Chang'e flying to the moon, Shennong and Fuxi, Suiren making fire, and Yu the Great taming the floods.
[4] The history section was remodeled starting in 2015, and was reopened on a trial basis on 21 January 2017, then officially opened on International Museum Day, 18 May 2017.
[5] The museum has a collection of more than 30,000 artifacts in 20 categories, including bronzeware, pottery, painted sculptures, lacquerware, brick carving [zh], and painting and calligraphy.