Cultural relics collected in museums in Sichuan Province were extensively affected by the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake. The damage taught valuable lessons. Three years were spent on gathering information about the various causes of damage:getting questionnaire material about damaged relics, doing field investigations and verification, and analyzing data. A statistical report is presented on the state of damage of those affected relics as well as their methods of display and the environment (both microenvironment and macroenvironment)of restoration.It is hoped to provide information related to the protection of cultural relics during earthquakes and to help conservators and curators to be aware of how relics can be damaged during an earthquake.