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Guangdong Provincial Museum: It's... Complicated. 🫠

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    Dr. Mandy Walter-Reichert
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    Does anyone know a museum that actually explains Guangzhou's history well? I'm planning a visit at the end of the month.

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      Arnold Predovic
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      The overall quality of museums in Guangdong isn't great. For one, the exhibits are pretty ordinary, and secondly, the curation and layout are subpar. This applies to the Provincial Museum, Shenzhen Museum, and the Nanyue King Museum.

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        Anita Wiza
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        I visited a museum, and honestly, most of the exhibits just looked like a pile of scrap metal. You'd be lucky to find one or two truly exquisite pieces, sometimes not even that. It made me realize the Hubei Museum, which I used to underestimate, is actually much better.

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          Hannah Rogahn
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          In my opinion, the Guangdong Provincial Museum is the worst one I've ever visited.

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            Sonja Schroeder
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            It was historically a place of exile, so what do you expect?

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              Sammy Schiller
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              It's the lamest museum I've ever been to. With hardly any decent exhibits, they might as well just close it down.

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                Beatrice Thiel
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                I actually think the Shisan Hang Museum (Thirteen Factories Museum) is pretty good, even though it's not very large.

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                  Wayne Marvin
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                  I just went yesterday and couldn't agree more. Getting through the ticket check is a detour, the layout inside is confusing with all sorts of stairs and mezzanines, there are way too many souvenir shops, the restaurant food is terrible, and the exhibits aren't much to look at – often just one or two items displayed awkwardly behind frames or up several flights of stairs. Plus, many halls were under construction when I was there.

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                    Dr. Danny Bayer
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                    I went today and found it really lacking in substance. It definitely doesn't live up to the reputation of a major provincial museum for Guangdong.

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                      Kay Oberbrunner
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                      Out of the hundred-plus museums I've visited, the Guangdong Provincial Museum is genuinely the worst...

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                        Velma Thompson
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                        Can you recommend some good ones? I haven't been to many, but I thought the Nanjing Museum (Nanbo) and the Hong Kong Palace Museum were pretty decent.

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                          Zachary Hayes
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                          Probably the most boring provincial museum in the entire country. I was in and out in less than 20 minutes.

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                            Theresa Sporer
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                            If you're interested in historical artifacts and the like, you might want to check out the Shisan Hang Museum or the Nanyue King Mausoleum Museum.

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