陝西曆史博物館位於西安大雁塔的西北側，籌建於1983年，1991年6月20日落成開放，是中國第一座大型現代化國家級博物館，它的建成標誌著中國博物館事業邁入了新的發展里程。這座館舍為“中央殿堂、四隅崇樓”的唐風建築群，主次井然有序，高低錯落有致，氣勢雄渾莊重，融民族傳統、地方特色和時代精神於一體。館區佔地 65000平方米。建築面積55600平方米，文物庫區面積8000平方米，展廳面積11000平方米。館藏文物多達370000餘件，上起遠古人類初始​​階段使用的簡單石器，下至1840年前社會生活中的各類器物，時間跨度長達一百多萬年。文物不僅數量多、種類全，而且品位高、價值廣，其中的商周青銅器精美絕倫，歷代陶俑千姿百態，漢唐金銀器獨步全國，唐墓壁畫舉世無雙。可謂琳瑯滿目、精品薈萃。

Shaanxi History Museum is located in the northwest of the Xi’an Wild Goose Pagoda. It was built in 1983 and was open on June 20, 1991. Shaanxi History Museum is China’s first large-scale modern national museum; it marks that China’s museum career has entered into a new development mileage. The Museum has the style of Tang dynasty buildings of “central palace hall with four worship houses around” with orderly, harmonious, vigorous and grave construction, melting the national tradition, local characteristics and the spirit of time into an organic whole. The Museum covers an area of 65,000 square meters. It has a building area of 55,600 square meters, the cultural relic reservoir area of 8,000 square meters, and exhibition hall area of 11,000 square meters. Its collection of cultural relics reaches 370,000, dating from the simple stone that human used at the initial stage in ancient times down to all kinds implements in social life before 1840; the time span covers more than one million years. The cultural relics are rich in number and types and have high grade and wide value, among which Shang bronze is exquisite; terracotta figurines of past dynasties are of varied types and postures; gold and silver ware of Han and Tang Dynasty is unique across the country; wall paintings of Tang tomb have no equals in this world. It is called a collection of variety of boutiques carnival.

陝西曆史博物館是一座綜合性歷史類博物館。開館以來，充分發揮文物藏品優勢，堅持“有效保護、合理利用、加強管理”的原則，把收藏保管、科學研究和宣傳教育功能有機相結合，舉辦了各種形式的陳列展覽，形成了基本陳列、專題陳列和臨時展覽互為補充、交相輝映的陳列體系，從多角度、多側面向廣大觀眾揭示歷史文物的豐富文化內涵，展現華夏民族博大精深的文明成就。同時，以開放的姿態走出國門， 將燦爛輝煌的中華文明、光彩奪目的三秦文化呈現給世界各國人民。

Shaanxi History Museum is a comprehensive history museum. Since its opening, it gives full play to the advantages of cultural relics. Adhering to the principle of “effective protections, reasonable use, strengthen management”, collection, scientific research, education and publicity are combined into an organic whole; a variety of forms of display and exhibitions are held. The basic displays, exhibition of special subject, and temporary exhibition complement each other and add radiance to each other, revealing rich cultural connotations of historical relics to a broad audience from multiple perspectives and sides and unfolding broad and profound civilization of Chinese nation. At the same time, with the opening attitude to go out of the country, the Museum will present splendid Chinese civilization and the brilliant Shaanxi culture to the people throughout the world.

作為被首批確定為中國“4A”級旅遊景點的陝西曆史博物館，以其優上的陳列、優美的環境、優質的服務、優良的秩序和獨特的魅力，吸引著眾多中外賓客紛至沓來，已成為傳播中華民族優秀文化和對外文化交流的重要窗口。在21世紀裡，這座匯集著三秦大地文物精華的文化殿堂，將會以充滿生機和活力的嶄新面貌，為人類的物質文明和精神文明建設作出更大的貢獻。

As one of the first confirmed China “4 A” class tourist attractions, Shaanxi History Museum, with its superior display, beautiful environment, high quality service, good order and unique charm, attracted numerous Chinese and foreign guests to visit it . It has become an important window for spreading Chinese excellent culture and cross-cultural communication. In the 21st century, the cultural hall with essence of Shaanxi cultural relics will be full of vitality and vigor and make more contribution to material and spiritual civilization.