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• 2016 Spring Festival Holiday Hours

  Please refer to the following information concerning hours and service during the 2016 Spring Festival holiday (7 to 13 February 2016): 1. Open on 7 February

  Updated: 2016-02-01

• New Daily Limit of 80,000 Visitors and Online Ticketing

  Beginning on June 13, 2015, the Palace Museum will be limiting the daily number of visitors to 80,000. This measure will improve visitors' experience and ensure the proper maintenance and security of the Forbidden City. 

  Updated: 2015-06-12

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  The Night Revels of Han Xizai App

  The Night Revels of Han Xizai App was released online on January 8, 2015. The Chinese version was listed in the Editor’s Choice category on the very first day

  Updated: 2015-01-13

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  Joint Exhibition on the Grand Canal at the Yangzhou Museum

  The exhibition “The Forbidden City, Yangzhou, and the Grand Canal: Selected Pieces from the Palace Museum and the Yangzhou Museum” is a new exhibition at the Yangzhou Museum. 

  Updated: 2014-08-27

• Recruiting: ICOM Int'l Training Center for Museum Studies

  After two successful training workshops held in the Palace Museum, Beijing, China, ICOM-ITC is announcing its next training programme that will be held from 27 October to 4 November, 2014 in Beijing.

  Updated: 2014-08-18

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  Media Praise for the Palace Museum’s iPad Apps

  On July 4, regional public relations staff from Apple Inc. led a group of reporters from major Chinese media oulets, including Sina, Tencent, China Daily, and Beijing Youth Daily, on a visit to the Palace Museum.

  Updated: 2014-07-24

• Timetable for Access to the Hall of Imperial Supremacy (Huangji dian)

  The Palace Museum opened the Hall of Imperial Supremacy (Huangji dian) as a period hall in late April. The hall will be open on these public holidays including New Year's Day, the Qingming Festival, the May Day holiday, and the Dragon Boat Festival. 

  Updated: 2014-06-08

• Call for Papers

  The Palace Museum Institute of Gugong Studies organizes this international seminar and calls for original papers describing the academic history of the Palace Museum. 

  Updated: 2014-02-24

• 2014 Spring Festival Holiday Hours

  Please refer to the following information concerning hours and service during the 2014 Spring Festival holiday. Effective: 31 January to 7 February 1.

  Updated: 2014-01-26

• Palace Museum to be Closed on Mondays Starting 1 Jan. 2014

  From 1 January 2014 onward, the Museum will be closed on Mondays, except during national holidays and the summer vacation period (1 July to 31 August).

  Updated: 2013-11-19