Shanghai Museum

The Shanghai Museum was established in 1952. The museum is famous for a collection of Chinese art. The building has 2 floors underground and five floors above the ground.

The museum has 10 galleries which include bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, painting, sculpture, seal, jade, furniture, coins and minority nationalities art. There are 3 special galleries for donated ceramics, three exhibition halls to hold temporary exhibitions and a multimedia studio. The works of art shown in the galleries are mainly masterpieces of Chinese cultural heritage, spanning from the Neolithic Age through Ming and Qing dynasties until modern times. Exhibitions from museums and institutions of other Chinese provinces and cities as well as foreign countries, are held now and then in the 3 exhibition halls.