Tsinghua University History Museum was built to commemorate the university's centennial celebration and opened to the public on April 22, 2011. The museum's name was inscribed by Wu Bangguo, former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a 1967 alumnus of the Department of Radio Engineering. To celebrate the 110th anniversary, Tsinghua University History Museum underwent renovations and reopened on April 22, 2021.
The museum has a total building area of 5,000 square meters, with 3,000 square meters of exhibition space on the first and second floors. It is divided into an entrance hall, preface hall, main exhibition area, biographical exhibition area, and innovation exhibition area.