2006年12月26日,湖州市博物馆新馆正式开馆。该馆总建筑面积10274平方米。分藏品库房区、陈列展览区、观众服务区、行政办公区和设备机房区五大功能区。其中展厅面积4000多平方米,序厅、休闲厅、报告厅等公众服务区面积约2000平方米。新馆以南太湖地区“人地关系”的演变为背景 December 26, 2006, Huzhou City Museum opened its new museum. The museum total construction area of ​​10274 square meters. Points possession of library area, exhibition area, the audience service area, the administrative office area and equipment room area five functional areas. One exhibition area of ​​over 4,000 square meters, the lobby, lobby, lecture hall and other public service area of ​​about 2,000 square meters. The new museum takes the evolution of “man-land relationship” in the Taihu Lake area in the south as the background