The new accommodation, designed by Ieoh Ming Pei
The Suzhou Museum (Chinese: 蘇州 博物館; Pinyin: Sūzhōu Bówùguǎn) is a museum in the Chinese city of Suzhou. The museum covers an area of 2,200 m². The collection consists of more than 15,000 pieces. These are mostly paintings and calligraphic works from the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties.
The Suzhou Museum was opened in 1960 in the former residence of Li Xiucheng, leader of the Taiping uprising. On October 6, 2006 the new museum was opened. It was designed by the Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei, winner of the Pritzker Prize.
The museum is designed in a modern Chinese style. The windows overlook bamboo, which gives a filtered light. The courtyard garden has a modern rock garden. Mr. Pei personally selected the trees for the surrounding walled garden.
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