First established in 1951, the Yunnan Provincial Museum is a comprehensive museum displaying many cultural relics.
Kunming City (Municipal) Museum is a simple museum with the Sutra Pillar as its main attraction. The Sutra Pillar, created in the period of Dali Kingdom, and taken from an old temple (now destroyed).
The Yuan Nationalities Museum is situated in the Dian Lake National Tourist Holiday Resort and adjacent to Yunnan Nationalities Village.