Shenyang's museums offer free admission to medical workers

To express their deep respect and gratitude to the nation's medical personnel, a total of 13 museums in Shenyang -- capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province – is offering them free admission for a year once they reopen after the novel coronavirus epidemic.

That's according to information released by the Shenyang Palace Museum on Feb 16, whose officials said that the offer is open to medical workers with valid credentials.

The 13 museums are: the Shenyang Palace Museum, Marshal Zhang's Mansion Museum, the 9.18 Historical Museum, the Shenyang Financial Museum, Shenyang Exhibition Hall of the Former Site of WWII Allied Prisoner-of-war Camp, Shenyang Exhibition Hall of the Former Site of the Tribunal for the Trial of Japanese War Criminals, Shenyang Xinle Ancient Ruins Museum, the Shenyang Khan Palace Relics Exhibition Hall, the Memorial Hall of the Former Site of CPC’s Manchuria Provincial Committee, the Exhibition Hall of the Former Site of Northeast Army Lecture Hall, the Shengjing Beilin Exhibition Hall, Zhengjiawazi Bronze Short Sword Tomb Exhibition Hall and the Shenyang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.

Of the 13 institutions, the Shenyang Palace Museum and the 9.18 Historical Museum are national first-grade museums, while Marshal Zhang's Mansion Museum and Shenyang Xinle Ancient Ruins Museum are national second-grade museums -- all containing Shenyang's history and unique culture.