Guizhou Nationalities Museum focuses on the province's ethnic diversity, especially the material culture of Miao, Dong, Buyi, Shui, and other communities. Textiles, silverwork, festival objects, musical instruments, and household items make the museum a useful introduction before travelling deeper into Guizhou.
It is different from the broader provincial museum: come here for people, craft, clothing, and ritual rather than a general chronology of the province. If Guiyang is your base for minority villages, the museum helps you look with more informed eyes once you leave the city.