Western China's first geology-led natural-science museum, opened for trial operation on 23 November 2022 beside the University of Technology's campus: six halls of Sichuan dinosaurs (the Hechuan Mamenchisaurus among them), minerals, earthquakes and life's origins inside a building shaped like a range of 'Shu mountains' joined by skybridges. Ticketed and real-name, closed Mondays, with a passport named as accepted for booking and at the door in the museum's 2023 rules (carried by the local listing; the December 2025 notice just says 'valid ID') — the rare Chengdu museum to have said so. Metro Line 8 to the gate.
ClosedMondays, except public holidays (museum notice, Dec 2025)Verified · 2025-12Source ↗
ReservationRequired
IDReal-name entry; passport handling is unconfirmed.Verified · 2025-12Details ↓Source ↗
Address1 Erxianqiao East 3rd Road, Chengdu University of Technology (museum website footer); visitor entrance at 88 Shilidian Road, Chenghua Avenue, on the campus's west side (platform listing)Verified · 2025-12Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceMetro Line 8 Shilidian station, Exit B, at the museum; buses 20, 86, 112, 128 and the K16 rapid line stop outside
Last verified 2026-09-11Source: platforms and press
How to book
Online: the museum's WeChat official account '成都自然博物馆（成都理工博物馆）' (ticket portal www.cdmnh.com/cdnaturalTicket); offline: the ticket service centre window with your own valid ID (museum notice, Dec 2025). Earlier rules relayed by a listing: book up to 3 days ahead, walk-up until 16:00Verified · 2025-12Source ↗
ID details
Real-name entry; passport handling is unconfirmed. Real-name: 'all visitors must present their own valid identity document' to buy and to enter (museum notice, Dec 2025); the 2023 rules as relayed by a listing name the passport among accepted documents — the 2025 notice does not spell it out
Beat the crowds
School-holiday afternoons and weekend mornings fill the dinosaur halls; the museum caps 2,000 inside at once and visitors queue at the door once it is reached. A weekday at opening is empty.
Language
Hall labels bilingual for the main exhibits (platform photos); audio guide and tours in Chinese (a paid guide service exists — details on the museum's WeChat official account). Museum phone 028-60828500 (official site footer).