The Ordos Museum (Chinese: 鄂尔多斯博物馆) is a museum in Kangbashi, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.

Ordos Museum
鄂尔多斯博物馆
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LocationKangbashi, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
TypeMuseum

The museum, which houses collections relating to the local history of Ordos and the surrounding area, was designed by Chinese design company MAD at the request of the local government and built by Huhehaote Construction.[1] It is a large, open-plan space of around 41,000 square feet; the design was influenced by both the Gobi desert and the work of Buckminster Fuller.[2][3] The museum has six levels of exhibition space.[4]

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  1. ^ "Ordos Art & City Museum / MAD Architects". Arch Daily. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ^ Bianncini, Riccardo. "China: Ordos Museum by MAD Architects". InExhibit. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Ordos Museum". ArcSpace. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. ^ Borgobello, Bridget. "MAD's Ordos Museum is finally complete". New Atlas. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

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