The historian Fu Sinian and anthropologist and archaeologist Li Ji were once preparatory presidents, and the archaeologist and museologist Zeng Zhaoyu was the first female president and also a founder of Nanjing Museum.
Sejarawan Fu Sinian dan ahli antropologi dan arkeologi Li Ji pernah menjadi presiden persiapan, dan ahli arkeologi dan museologi Zeng Zhaoyu (曾昭燏) merupakan presiden perempuan pertama dan juga seorang pendiri Museum Nanjing.