Construction on the main structures for the World Tourism Museum in Hangzhou’s Xiaoshan District is expected to be completed next month and 85% of the construction has been completed now.

Beijing's Palace Museum has signed a framework agreement to join the World Tourism Alliance (WTA) in building the World Tourism Museum last November. According to the agreement, the Palace Museum will carry out in-depth cooperation with the WTA in developing products and holding exhibitions in the tourism museum that is scheduled to open by December 2020 in the scenic city.

Headquartered in Hangzhou, the WTA is a China-initiated non-governmental and non-profit organization formed by 89 founding members in 2017.

The WTA's World Tourism Museum Project started construction in March 2019. The museum is composed of a permanent underground interactive exhibition area, a tourism culture and art exhibition hall, an outdoor exhibition courtyard, a WTA international art garden, an international tourism sculpture park and a cruise ship hall.

The museum is located at the Yawushan Island(压乌山岛) of Xianghu Lake. According to the design project, the island is an open, public service scenic spot.