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Shanghai Museum
(上海博物馆)
Art Museum, History Museum, and Monument
Huangpu
The experts at Michelin Travel & Lifestyle and The Wall Street Journal recommend this place
"Great exhibit of ancient bronze artifacts"(8 Tips)
"Audio guides available, 300 RMB deposit cash only."(4 Tips)"... and is the best in the whole China"(2 Tips)"Chinese painting exhibits"(2 Tips)
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Simple DiscoveriesMay 12, 2016Extensive and FREE. A great way to pick up some details on Chinese history and culture. We found the bronze & pottery exhibits particularly well done. All signs are also in English.
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Mike WhiteSeptember 21, 2014Beautifully curated history museum. Capacity limited so come earlier in the day. Can't beat the (free) admission. All descriptions written in English and Chinese. Splurge ¥40 for the audio guide.Upvote10Downvote
Time Out ShanghaiAugust 16, 2012Impressive in its sheer quantity. The fourth floor's collection of traditional ethnic minority costumes offers a refreshing burst of colour when you get tired of looking at yellowed scrolls. Free. Read more
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Shiyu TengApril 25, 2019Shanghai Museum is famous for the bronze artworks. It also has a great collections of furnitures, paintings and calligraphies, but you need to arrive there early to avoid the long queue.Upvote2Downvote
Linda W.June 8, 2018Take time out from viewing artefacts and have some green tea and cake in the cafe. A great way to rest and revive when feeling overwhelmed by all the treasures in the Museum.UpvoteDownvote
ReemzJanuary 21, 2015Nice museum. Interesting stuff to learn about if you're interested in the Chinese culture and history. Specifically Chinese bronze, jade, currencies and furniture
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Nam Nắn NótNovember 3, 20165 floor with full relics,service attitude friendly,free entry ticket,interesting history story about Chinese money,painting,cerami.Many peoples come here
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JernejSeptember 6, 2014Best mainland Chinese museum I ever saw. Place is huge and there's a lot to see. Would compare it to national palace museum in Taiwan.UpvoteDownvote- It opens everyday but come here on workday mornings otherwise expect 1 hr queueing at the gate. Audio guides available, 300 RMB deposit cash only. Check out the museum shop as well.Upvote1Downvote
The ArtificialNovember 27, 2017The museum displays works of art and antique objects through the different periods of Chinese history dating as far back as 20,000 B.C...UpvoteDownvote
Nico PitneyMay 10, 2015Go early, 9am open. Free admission. Audio guide worth it. Weekends crazy (or closed). Simple cafe second floor.UpvoteDownvote
Jeff LindstromAugust 3, 2011This is a great museum and it's free! On weekends you have long queues and there are a few scam artists on the outside plaza, so be careful. There is the occasional touring show.Upvote6Downvote- Shop and cafeteria are pre-security. Once you pass the security you only have a cafe on 2F, so be prepared if you want to spend an entire day here.UpvoteDownvote
Vivian LeeDecember 14, 2018Free for the first 8000 guests. We got here at 11:00 on a weekday and still got in.
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Leonore PetitFebruary 4, 2012It is a great museum. Take the audio tour for 40 kuais, help you to understand the meaning of the old art.forecast at least 4 hours of visit.
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Michelin Travel & LifestyleOctober 11, 2013Among 6,000 years of Chinese art and design, don’t miss the landscape paintings by 14th-century master Ni Zan. – Green Guide EditorUpvoteDownvote
Rich DomMarch 23, 2013Free museum. Worth seeing the 4,000 years of Chinese money exhibit. Beware scams outside the museum -- don't fall for people wanting you to take their photo.Upvote4Downvote
Breaker PtOctober 20, 2020Kind of a museum of the whole China but not Shanghai (Zaung-hē). If you are interested in the history of Shanghai, better go to Shanghai History Museum, not here.Upvote1Downvote
- Monica CMarch 20, 2015Free museum with awesome artifacts and cultural pieces. Must go!UpvoteDownvote
Harika BiliciAugust 15, 2014Chocolate cake (28 rmb) is tasty & fruit cup is fresh. Sandwich has a bit of mayonnaise but ok if you starving (12 rmb). Carrot juice was ok not, too sweet. Cappuccino (30 rmb) is surprisingly nice!UpvoteDownvote
Luke ChuDecember 10, 2017The word free comes to mind!! Very nice great place to take a date!!UpvoteDownvote
Bart ReitterMarch 25, 2017Wonderful museum. Bronze and sculpture galleries were terrific.UpvoteDownvote
Kiki KarpusApril 21, 2015Go early in the morning on a Monday. No one was there! No line! Start from the top & work down.UpvoteDownvote
Amirah HamzahJune 12, 2012Really huge museum. You'd probably need more than three hours to view all the exhibits. & there's a teahouse at the second floorUpvote1Downvote
Ollie MartinFebruary 7, 2018If you like pots, this is the place for you. They have ALL the pots!UpvoteDownvote
Ali VaseghniaApril 5, 2015If you like history you'll need a whole day to explore this museum.UpvoteDownvote
EvelynAugust 18, 2018Be prepared for a 20-min wait in line to get in. Check the floor map before your visit.UpvoteDownvote
Kevin ShahbaziAugust 19, 2014They'll take your lighter upon entry (security check), but you can take a random lighter again upon exiting.UpvoteDownvote- One of China's best history museums. Their bronze, porcelain and Chinese painting exhibits are particularly well done and I would suggest dwelling at every single exibit for at least an hour each.Upvote1Downvote1
Lucho ZúnigaAugust 1, 2013Notice that the last entrance to thw museum is 16:00 hours and they close at 17:00.UpvoteDownvote
MichalSeptember 3, 2012Take full shoes, air condition is quite strong, and you get cold after a while.Upvote3Downvote
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"The nuseum itself is beautiful. Always has great exhibits going on. Just make sure to check their working hours. On a nice day, you can walk along the boardwalk right behind the museum as well!"
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"Wonderful free art museum. Lots of galleries. Large range of pieces. Anywhere from kids art to modern to traditional."
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"Spacious and great exhibitions.A bit far from the metro station. Best to get your tickets online in advance."
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