故宫博物院开始在北京西北部建设分馆

为了将更多的文物展示给公众，故宫博物院开始在北京海淀区新建一个分馆。新博物馆位于西玉河村，占地62公顷，总建筑面积10.2万平方米。展区、文物修复空间、库房面积分别为3.5万平方米、2万平方米和2.3万平方米。它还拥有9500平方米的数字大众通信空间和2500平方米的游客服务区。故宫博物院院长单霁翔表示，新场馆将举行一系列主题鲜明的展览，能让游客直观了解文物修复工作。

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.