National Museum of China, Beijing

Entrance area at the Tian'anmen Square. In the front the building with the inset staggered
roofs of the new building

The conversion and extension of the Chinese National Museum combines the former Chinese History Museum with the Chinese Revolutionary Museum. Completed in 1959 as one of ten important public buildings in Tian’anmen Square, in direct proximity to the Forbidden City, the museum still constitutes a milestone in history of modern Chinese architecture.

Outline schemes for the conversion and extension project were invited from ten international architectural firms, the proposal by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) together with CABR of Beijing being adjudged preferred bidder, ahead of Foster and Partners, Kohn Pedersen Fox, OMA and Herzog & de Meuron etc.

Client:

National Museum of China
16 East Chang'an Avenue
Beijing 100006 • P. R. China
Tel.: 00 86 - 10-65 11 64 00
eMail: info@chnmuseum.cn
web: www.chnmuseum.cn

Architect:

gmp Architekten - von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Elbchaussee 139 • 22763 Hamburg/Germany
Tel.: 0049 - 40 - 88 15 1-0 • Fax: 00 49 - 40 - 88 15 1-17 7
eMail: hamburg-e@gmp-architekten.de
web: www.gmp-architekten.de

Picture credits: gmp Architekten/plans and Christian Gahl/pictures