Address:NietaiRoad,Luolongdistrict,Luoyang,HenanprovinceWebsite:www.lymuseum.com(Cn)Hours:9:00-17:00ClosedMondaysTel:(+86379)69901020Generaladmission:Free(passportrequiredforentry)
Locatedinamorethan4000year-oldcitythatwasthecapitalof13pastdynastiesandkingdomsit’snowonderthattheLuoyangMuseumisatreasuretroveofChinesecivilization.Itwasestablishedin1958atadifferentlocation,andrebuiltonitscurrentsitein2011.TheoverwhelmingrectangularstructureresemblesanancientChineseritualobject-thedingpod,aparagonofthelegitimateimperialpower-symbolizingthecrowninggloryofthecityinChinesehistory.
Eversincethefoundingofthemuseuminthe1950sitssignaturepermanentexhibitionhasbeenon“He-luoCulture”,whichwasnurturedinthejunctionareasoftheYellowRiveranditstributary,theLuoRiver.Luoyangisnestledinthatjunction.Stonetools,jade,potteries,metalwares,ceramicsandboneandtusksculpturesaredisplayedinchronologicalorderfromprehistorytothe13thcentury.Theexhibitionfeaturessignificantincidents,andhistoricalheritagesaswellasimportantfigures,inventionsandtechnologies.
OtherpermanentexhibitionsfocusonartifactsrepresentingeveryartisticcategoryofChineseculture,includingtraditionalpaintingsandcalligraphy,bronzewares,religioussculptures,potteryfigures,andfurniture.TheGalleryoftri-colorfigurinesdisplayssome200potteryfigurines,usedforburials,whichdatefromthelate7thcenturytothefirsthalfofthe8thcentury:atestimonytotheChinesetraditionofthelivingservingtheneedsofthedead.