As of 2018, Nanjing Museum has various collections 432768 pieces (sets), precious cultural relics 371032 pieces (sets), the number of precious cultural relics ranks second in China, second only to the Palace Museum. The collection of cultural relics from the Paleolithic era to the contemporary era; both national and regional; There are both court-legal products, archaeological excavations, and some of them come from social collection and donation, all of which are treasures of the past dynasties and treasures that have attracted attention from domestic and foreign academic circles. Bronze, jade, ceramics, gold and silver utensils, bamboo and wood corners, lacquerware, silk embroidery, calligraphy and painting, inscription, inscription and statues and other all kinds of articles are available, each variety has its own historical series, is the most direct witness to the development of Chinese civilization in thousands of years.