故宮博物院開始在北京西北部建設分館

為了將更多的文物展示給公眾，故宮博物院開始在北京海淀區新建一個分館。新博物館位于西玉河村，占地62公頃，總建筑面積10.2萬平方米。展區、文物修復空間、庫房面積分別為3.5萬平方米、2萬平方米和2.3萬平方米。它還擁有9500平方米的數字大眾通信空間和2500平方米的游客服務區。故宮博物院院長單霽翔表示，新場館將舉行一系列主題鮮明的展覽，能讓游客直觀了解文物修復工作。

The Palace Museum has begun construction on a new museum in Beijing’s Haidian District to display more cultural relics to the public.Located in Xiyuhe Village,the new museum compound will cover 62 hectares and have facilities with a total floor area of 102,000 square meters. Exhibition areas, space for cultural relic restoration and warehouses will cover 35,000 square meters, 20,000 square meters and 23,000 square meters respectively. It will also include 9,500 square meters of space for digital mass communications and a 2,500-square-meter visitor service area.Shan Jixiang, curator of the Palace Museum, said the new venue will present a series of exhibitions with distinctive themes and offer visitors a direct view of restoration efforts.