The Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located at No. 132 Northwest Road, Urumqi City, is a provincial comprehensive geographic museum. It is an institution of cultural relics and specimens collection, protection, scientific research and propaganda education in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was officially established in 1959. The original design of the Museum was an agricultural exhibition hall. It was a mountain-shaped bungalow building. In 1962, it moved to the present site and was converted into a museum and opened to the outside world. The name of the Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was inscribed by Chairman Zhu De, an old revolutionary, during his inspection work in Xinjiang since 1959. In 2005, the new museum was built with a construction area of 17288 square meters, one floor underground and two floors above ground. The main body is 18.5 meters high. The scientific research work of the museum focuses on the collection of cultural relics. The Museum closes every Monday and opens from 10:00 to 6:00 p.m. every Tuesday to Sunday in summer. Winter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and is limited to 2,000 people per day. Free tickets must be collected with valid documents.