柳州博物馆始建于1959年,位于广西柳州市人民广场东侧,交通便利,是一座拥有先进设施与现代化功能的综合性国家级重点博物馆,柳州市标志性建筑之一。历经50年的建设,柳州博物馆已发展成为区域性中心城市最具实力的博物馆之一。2007-2008年,国家文物局先后授予柳州博物馆“郑振铎—王冶秋文物保护奖”先进个人和先进集体,2009年,柳州博物馆“生命之旅”主题陈列展览获全国博物馆十大陈列展览精品最佳制作奖。
柳州博物馆国家AAAA级文物旅游景区占地面积39亩,建筑面积16600平方米,展示区面积8000平方米,辖柳侯祠文物景区(面积32000㎡,全国重点文物保护单位)、东门城楼文物景区(面积5700㎡,广西壮族自治区重点文物保护单位)。
博物馆建筑主体采用花岗岩风暴石砌筑,为古城阙样式,典雅厚重,外廊21面浮雕,寓意21世纪的柳州和2100年的厚重历史,反映柳州史前文明、民族民俗文化、现代文化等内容。馆藏文物丰富,许多馆藏文物颇具地方特色,因其精美罕见而成为国之瑰宝。常设陈列有《历史馆》、《民族馆》、《青铜馆》、《扇面书画馆》、《古生物化石馆》、《碑刻馆》等,通过布景方式和不同历史时期的文物实体,生动而详实地再现柳州历史风貌,以经典的亮相展示古城风采,以经典的力量呼唤文化传承,以经典的链环绵延古城文明。
Liuzhou Museum was first built in 1959, it is a national key comprehensive museum with advanced facilities and modern functions and one of the landmark buildings in Liuzhou City. It occupies an area of 39 mu with 16,600 square meters of building areas. It has developed into the center of preservation, display and research of cultural relics in the middle areas of Guangxi after 50 years’ construction. In 2009, the exhibition “ the Travel of Life ” won the “ Best Producing Award ” of the eighth “ National Top Ten Exhibitions” .
The building is styled in ancient city watchtowers and built with granite tempestite, it’s elegant and dignified, its outer verandas are decorated with 21 relief sculptures which imply Liuzhou in the 21st century and 2100 years’ long-lasting history and reflects prehistoric civilization, historical culture, nationality culture and modern culture of Liuzhou etc.
Total cultural relics stocked in the museum ranks the first in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, many collections have considerable local characteristics and become national treasures for its exquisiteness and rareness. Paleontology Fossil,Liuzhou Historical Culture, Liuzhou Minority Customs, Ancient Bronze Arts and Ancient Fan Painting & Calligraphy etc. are basically displayed in museum, cultural relics objects vividly andthoroughly reproduce Liuzhou’s historical style and features in different historical stages by the way of composition, represent elegant demeanor of the ancient city with classical appearance, call cultural pass and inheritance with classical strength and succeed ancient civilization with classical chain link.
综合性国家级重点博物馆
National Key Comprehensive Museum
国家AAAA级旅游景区
National“AAAA”Class Cultural Relics Tourism Scenic Area
全国重点文物保护单位——柳侯祠
National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit——Liuhou Shrine
全国博物馆十大陈列展览精品最佳制作奖
The Winner of the Eighth National Top Ten Exhibitions Award--The Best Producing Award