After the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party decided to build a museum to fully display the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A total of seven design units received the design task, three were shortlisted, and the final winner was the scheme of Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd.. The construction project started on September 10, 2018, and was completed on May 5, 2021. More than 200 units and nearly 50,000 people participated.