Located in Zhihua Temple, the Beijing Museum of Cultural Exchanges is a comprehensive museum with cultural exchanges as its central focus. Built in 1443, Zhihua Temple was the family shrine of Wang Zhen, a eunuch of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The current name was bestowed by Emperor Ying Zong of the Ming Dynasty. After China's Liberation, the temple was renovated by the government several times. In 1961, the State Council listed it as one of the first group of key national cultural heritage protection sites.

The Zhihua Temple is the most intact wooden architectural complex of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing. The roof is covered by black glazed tiles, which was a unique style among Beijing temples. There is a huge fresco in the temple representing the best of the elaborate Ming frescos. The ¡°Revolving-Wheel-Sutras¡± in the hall is the oldest one preserved in Beijing. The music played in the temple, with a long history of 559 years, is one of the four types of ancient music in China, passed down for 27 generations. It is regarded as the ¡°living fossil¡± of music. Four free concerts are held in the temple every day for the pleasure of folk and Buddhist music.
 Beijing Museum of Cultural Exchanges has held various exhibitions such as the ¡°Exhibition of the Historical Evolution of Zhihua Temple¡± and the ¡°Exhibition of Folk Collections.¡± It has provided support to thousands of collectors with its different kinds of collections.