Introduction
- Founded in 1952, the Shanghai Museum boasts a collection of 1,020,000 precious relics, featuring bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy, sculpture, oracle bone, seals, ancient coins, jades, furniture, embroidery, lacquer ware, and the art of minorities. Read more
Exhibitions
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Shanghai exhibition relives Marco Polo's extraordinary journey See 13th-century China and the world through the eyes of Venetian merchant Marco Polo (1254-1324) at Shanghai Museum's new exhibition. Date: Nov 23, 2024 - March 30, 2025 Read more
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Shanghai exhibit highlights traditional rubbing works The Shanghai Museum has collected many rubbings of bronze ware and calligraphy from past dynasties. Date: July 7, 2023 - Oct 8, 2023 Read more
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Donated pottery figurines on exhibit at Shanghai Museum Donated burial figurines from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) on view at Shanghai Museum! Displayed at the ground floor lobby are figurines of a guard of honor complete with insignia and horses from the museum’s collection and two other statues donated by Ms Suzanne Fratus. The donation ceremony coincided with the opening of the exhibition on Dec 14. Date: Dec 14, 2021 - Jan 14, 2022 Read more
Brilliant Collection
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The Great 'Ding' of Ke - an ancient bronze masterwork Western Zhou Dynasty (c.11th century-771 BC)
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Thousand-year-old silk tapestry highlights Chinese silk weaving technique Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)
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Donations of rhinoceros horn cups to the Shanghai Museum Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Stories
Shanghai Museum hosts celebration of Liangzhu culture
The Night of Liangzhu, a gala evening featuring dance, music, digital mapping and a fashion show, took place at the Shanghai Museum over the past weekend.
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