National Art Museum of China
中国美术馆 | |
Logo of the Museum | |
Facade of the museum in 2025 | |
| Established | 1958 |
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| Location | 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China |
| Coordinates | 39°55′25″N 116°24′10″E / 39.92361°N 116.40278°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collections | Ancient and contemporary Chinese art; some Western art |
| Collection size | 100,000+ |
| Visitors | 1.05 million (2016) |
| Founder | Mao Zedong |
| Director | Fan Di'an |
| Architect | Dai Nianci |
| Owner | Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China |
| Public transit access | 8 National Art Museum station 5 6 Dongsi station |
| Nearest parking | On site |
| Website | namoc.org namoc.org/en |
The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC; 中国美术馆; 'China Art Museum') is the national art museum of China and one of the largest art museums in the nation. Located in Beijing and opened since 1963, it is a level-1 public welfare institution funded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China.
The construction of the museum started in 1958, and concluded in 1962. It has a total land area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft). The museum was renovated between May 2004 and January 2005, and has been given an additional area of 5,375 square metres (57,860 sq ft).