The oldest museum in western China, founded in 1914 by a Yale-trained American missionary at the old West China Union University, reopened in 2023 in a new building beside Sichuan University's east gate on Wangjiang Road. Its four floors run from Sichuan's birds and mammals through the university's own archaeology (the Han-dynasty and Tibetan-borderland digs of the 1930s-40s) to Chengdu street life of the 1900s and a top-floor hall of textiles, porcelain and snuff bottles under a 12-metre timber roof. ¥30 since April 2025, real-name booking on WeChat or the museum's site, passports exchanged for a ticket at the desk; Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00.
AdmissionTicketed¥30; half ¥15 (6-18, students); group ¥27; under 6 free with a paying adultVerified · 2025-04Source ↗
HoursTue-Sun 9:00-17:00, last entry 16:30Verified · 2026-07Source ↗
ClosedMondays except public holidaysVerified · 2026-07Source ↗
ReservationRequired
IDReal-name entry; passport holders use the staffed window.Verified · 2026-09Details ↓Source ↗
Address19 Wangjiang Road, Wuhou District — the building next to Sichuan University's east gate, on the south bank of the Jinjiang opposite Wangjianglou ParkVerified · 2026-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceMetro Line 13 Jiuyanqiao station exit E, 300 m; Line 6 Shunjiang Road exit A, 1.2 km; buses 19 / 256 / community bus 1107 to 'Sichuan University'
Last verified 2026-09-11Source: platforms and press
How to book
Real-name booking on the 'Sichuan University Museum' WeChat official account / mini-program or the museum website (leleu.cn system), up to 7 days ahead; groups of 15+ buy at the ticket centre without bookingVerified · 2026-07Source ↗
ID details
Real-name entry; passport holders use the staffed window. Real-name. Holders of a foreign passport (no Chinese ID card) exchange for a paper ticket at the ticket centre with the passport; Chinese ID cards swipe the gate
Beat the crowds
Weekday mornings are near-empty; the Han 'ascending to immortality' show (Jan 2026) and school-holiday weeks fill the ground floor. Do the top-floor art hall first and come down — most visitors do the opposite.
Language
Bilingual gallery panels and object labels; no English audio guide published; paid guided tours in Chinese.