About Shanghai Museum
Founded in 1952, the Shanghai Museum moved into Xing Tonghe's circular drum-and-square base building on People's Square in 1996. The form symbolises the ancient Chinese view of heaven and earth.
Eleven specialist galleries display nearly a million objects of Chinese art across bronze, ceramic, painting, calligraphy, jade, coin, sculpture, furniture, seal, and minorities collections.
Collections & Highlights
Frequently Asked Questions
A small ask before you go
You've just explored one of humanity's greatest collections of beauty. Art has the power to move us, inspire us, and change how we see the world. But millions of people will never see beauty like this — not because the art isn't there, but because they can't see at all.
Preventable blindness, caused by conditions like cataracts and trachoma, affects people of all ages across the world's poorest communities. A small gift — for the cost of a museum ticket — can provide a simple surgery to restore someone's sight and transform their life.