The Palace Museum, founded in 1925, is a national museum housed inside the Forbidden City, the imperial palace of the Ming (1368-1683) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasties and a World Heritage site since 1987.
CHINA NATIONAL FILM MUSEUM (CNFM) is to date the world's largest professional museum. Founded in 2005 in celebration of 100 years of Chinese cinema, CNFM is designed to showcase the history of Chinese cinema, to host film technology expos, and many academic exchanges and research in order to advance cinema culture both in China and worldwide.
The Museum of Chinese Women and Children is the country's first state-level museum focusing on women and children. It is hence a main source of data on the history of Chinese women and children and China's achievements in undertakings to further their development. The museum is also a medium for expanding cultural communication among women and children in the international community.