With the continuous development of urban tourism, the tourism function of museums has become increasingly prominent, becoming an important part of cultural resources, and also an important way to show the charm of urban history and culture and improve the attraction of urban tourism. At present, the research on the spatial distribution of urban museums in China is still at a relatively primary stage. Therefore, how to explore the distribution characteristics of urban museum types and space from a global perspective has become the key to optimize the structure and spatial distribution of urban museum types and promote the sustainable development of urban cultural tourism activities. In this paper, literature analysis, qualitative analysis and ArcGIS spatial analysis software were used to quantitatively sort out the development stage and type evolution of museums in Fujian Province, and the following distribution characteristics of museums in Fujian Province were found :(1) The spatial distribution type of museums in Fujian Province is aggregative; (2) The only aggregation site was located in Fuzhou City, and the density of distribution in other areas was low. (3) The distribution equilibrium tends to be centralized, but to a lesser extent. This paper discusses and summarizes the four factors that influence the spatial distribution of museums in Fujian Province, namely resource base, social economy, policy orientation and historical characteristics, points out the existing problems in the spatial distribution of museums in Fujian Province, and puts forward relevant development countermeasures and suggestions on the premise of drawing on the spatial layout of foreign developed museum cities.