There are more than100000 pieces in the museum, which are divided into three categories: ancient cultural relics handed down in China, unearthed cultural relics in Tianjin and modern cultural relics in China. Among them, there are 4,000 national first-class cultural relics, mainly handed down from ancient times. Among them, Oracle bones, porcelain, stamp products, bronzes, China coins, jade, calligraphy and painting have a large number and are relatively complete.
"Oracle bones" is a major feature of the museum's collection, and its large quantity and high grade are second to none in the museum. The most typical one is the inscription "There is food in the moon" which is the earliest record of "eclipse of the moon" in the world. And 500 yuan's Oracle Bone Inscriptions and other treasures. These nearly 1,000 pieces of Oracle Bone Inscriptions are valuable materials for studying business society.
China's currency of past dynasties is another feature of the collection. The museum also collected as many as 30,000 coins from different periods, including unique treasures such as Bangdao, Nanxiaohua, Yuyang and Yi Xi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and a very rare set of "Six Springs and Ten Fabrics" in the period of Wang Mang. Especially in the pre-Qin period, the currencies of peasant uprisings in previous dynasties and those of Song, Liao, Jin and Xixia were the most abundant, and basically formed a complete series of ancient coin specimens. Collecting money not only systematically reflects the development of China's currency, but also illustrates Tianjin's position as one of the modern mint centers in China.
In terms of stamp collection, there are rare treasures such as the first set of ordinary stamps-Customs Dalong Stamp, the first set of commemorative stamps-Wanshou Commemorative Stamp, and the first set of local stamps-Shanghai Dalong Stamp.
In the collection of bronzes, there is the only bronze ban of Kuiwen in the Western Zhou Dynasty in China, and the King Ding of Chu in the Warring States Period was once known as the crown of Chu containers in the North and South. The jade collection in past dynasties is orderly, which can systematically reflect the development process of jade crafts in China. Among them, the "Qi-moving" jade in the Warring States Period is the earliest exposition on Qigong that China has seen so far.
There are many fine works in the collection of calligraphy and painting, including retching post by Wang Xizhi, imitation copy in Tang Dynasty, running script by Yang Weizhen in Haitang City in Yuan Dynasty, running script by Liu Yong in the middle of Qing Dynasty, and Wan Yan Shu by Kang Youwei in the late Qing Dynasty. Among the paintings are Ma Gu Xiang in Yuan Dynasty, A Tour of Taiwan Province Province by Shan Demiao, and A Night Rain and Snow Mountain in Qiuzhuang painted by Zhu Min in the second year of Qianlong (1737). The official seal and private seal of the Han Dynasty are the main collections, and the official seal of Yuan Jiya in the Five Dynasties is an orphan at home.
In addition, there are a large number of original documents about Beiyang warlords in the collection. The museum now has three basic exhibitions: Tianjin ancient history exhibition, modern Tianjin folk custom exhibition, modern Tianjin statue museum and cultural relics garden Jiayuan. The museum also has a large collection of cultural relics unearthed in Tianjin, many of which are precious historical materials and artistic treasures. Due to Tianjin's special position in China's modern history, the museum has also collected and preserved a large number of historical documents, such as Twenty-one Grass approved by Yuan Shikai and the school magazine edited by Zhou Enlai of Nankai Middle School, especially the documents of Beiyang warlords. The collection of books is nearly 6.5438+0.5 million volumes, many of which are precious documents.
Tianjin History Museum is now open to the public free of charge, and it will not be closed on Sundays, but you must bring your ID card to get tickets when visiting!