The Museum was closed and 68 boxes of key cultural relics were moved to Chongqing, the Republic of China's wartime capital in southwest China. Hundreds of boxes from the Palace Museum had also been shipped off by the Kuomintang to Chongqing for safe-keeping. Nevertheless, in 1940, the Japanese occupation government reopened the Henan Museum as “Henan Provincial Museum” with several departments such as Affair Office, Storage Department, and Investigation Department.
The Museum was shut down, and 68 containers of crucial cultural artifacts were relocated to Chongqing, China's wartime capital in southwestern China. In addition, hundreds of boxes from the Palace Museum had also been transported to Chongqing by the Kuomintang for safekeeping. However, in 1940, the Japanese occupation government reopened the Henan Museum as “Henan Provincial Museum” with departments such as Affair Office, Storage Department, and Investigation Department.