Haiyan County Museum, Zhejiang

Haiyan County's new museum opened to the public in 2012. It covers an area of 17,000 square meters and has a building area of 15,293 square meters. The main building has three floors, which are used as exhibition spaces. The museum's main floor plan is a regular hexagon, which ensures the museum's building area while forming a hexagonal atrium that connects the exhibition halls. The building is four stories high and 20.40 meters tall. The overall design reflects the grasp of traditional Chinese space and the facade design of white walls and black tiles. It focuses on the contrast between the virtual and the real and the interspersing of building forms, and uses components to strengthen the connection between buildings. The collections of Haiyan County Museum come from collections, archaeological excavations, donations, and transfers after confiscation by law enforcement agencies. Collection categories: stoneware, jade, pottery, porcelain, bronzes, stone carvings, seals, inkstones, wood carvings, calligraphy and paintings, etc. As of the end of 2019, Haiyan County Museum had 5,220 pieces/sets, including 865 pieces/sets of precious cultural relics. The visit takes about an hour and a half.