Third time I've been in this museum, it has excellent architectural design and all exhibitions are nicely arranged and themed (split over several floors), illumination is very good; and you could easily spend 2-3 hours in an eye's blink. Recommended during weekends or low seasons. Local people use museums as "school vacation nurseries" and the place can become quite noisy,... More 

Eclectic and perhaps slightly curiously laid out, this museum contains a lot of pottery, jade and clothing. The English descriptions on many of the items are very bare bones (cup, bowl, jug, for example) but as this is a Chinese museum that doesn't seem too much of a negative. In other exhibitions the information is plentiful, and I found the... More 

The location near MRT makes it easily accessible. The building itself is an interesting design. The bubble lift gives a nice view of the expansive hall. The lift is a little small and cannot fit many people. There is only one A lot of effort is put into the displays. Lighting is perfect. The flow of human traffic can be... More 

Beautiful modern building housing really fine exhibits of Chinese porcelain, Buddhist and Hindu statues, street scenes from past periods and the history of Beijing and all for free. Very easy to get to by subway and a pleasure to learn more about the City of Beijing.

This is not usually on your common or popular itinerary. However, the Capital Museum is a great space for those who are interested in the story of Beijing and how it grew. You get to learn about Beijing as a city, it's history and development against the history of the world. There are a number of permanent exhibits that highlight... More 

Surprisingly I only saw one other 'white' person in my whole time here. The architecture of the building is grand, played hardest by the leaning tower that protrudes from the cavernous central hall into the outside facade. My focus remained on the building design throughout the visit. The artefacts and main exhibitions were pretty good but not entirely my thing... More 

If you really like history and like China this place is great! It has many Chinese arts and artifacts. It also goes through the Chinese history and dynasties through the artifacts and collections so it is a really organized and nice museum to go to.

Free museum : you just need your passport or your ID (we only had our French ID and they were OK with that !) Interesting museum : just the best for each topic...the best bouddhas, the best porcelaines.... And a very beautiful building for architecture fans like us !

This is a beautiful space. With over 80K artefacts, you won't worry that you missed somenthing about the Chinese culture, archeology and history. It is a massive building, forbidding from the outside; the interiors are extraordinarily well presented. The huge hall featuring a bronze cilinder the size of 5 story building and an archway from Ming dynasty centrally placed. We... More