Tianhe agri-museum wins national honor

en.thnet.gov.cn Updated: September 2, 2024

The South China Agricultural Museum, located in Tianhe district of Guangzhou, was recently rated as a "national third-grade museum", the third highest classification for museums in China, as published by the China Museums Association.

The museum was opened to the public in September 2020. It covers a combined floor area of about 5,284 square meters and now boasts eight thematic exhibition halls like for traditional farm tools and plants, with a total of 4,621 pieces (sets) of collections.

Since its opening, it has received nearly 346,000 visitors.

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The plant specimen was showcased at the Plant World Exhibition Hall of the museum. [Photo/WeChat account: tianhefabu]

The museum can be visited by prior arrangement.

Social individuals are able to schedule appointments to visit the museum by using the official WeChat account (ID: scauxmt) of South China Agricultural University. Visits are available for booking on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Non-profit social groups, with up to 50 people are eligible to secure a reservation at the museum through the completion and submission of the Social Group Visit Reservation Form. This form necessitates an official seal before being sent to the mailbox (nybwg@scau.edu.cn).

Reservations must be made within three to seven workdays in advance. Visits are scheduled to take place from Tuesdays to Sundays.