Forbidden no longer: Historic riches revealed

The Palace Museum, with most of its 1.8 million relics in storage, is opening new displays and loaning more artifacts

Few of the 15 million visitors who pass through the world's most visited museum have any idea about the true size of its massive collection.

The great bulk of the 1.8 million treasures under the care of the Palace Museum in Beijing is hidden from public view because the museum has only enough space to display about 10,000 items a year.