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Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 143 attractions in Shanghai
Traveller Description:
This elegant museum, opened in 1996, features eleven state-of-the-art galleries housing China’s international-standard exhibits of bronzes, paintings,...... more » This elegant museum, opened in 1996, features eleven state-of-the-art galleries housing China’s international-standard exhibits of bronzes, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jade and Ming and Qing dynasty furniture. « less
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Attraction type: Art gallery, History museum, Museum
Address: 201 Ren Min Da Dao Shanghai
China
Tel: 021-6372-3500

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3 of 5 stars
testla   351 contributions
Wimborne, United Kingdom
5 Feb 2010

As with the majority of museum visits, we started off with good intentions and spent more time than was necessary in the first exhibit room looking at every piece displayed and reading each and every description. As we trailed from room to room the length of time spent in each room reduced dramatically and by the end of the visit... more

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3 of 5 stars
bcheong   90 contributions
Singapore
5 Apr 2009
1
person found this review helpful

My colleagues and I went there on the free day (can't remember, could be a Thursday) and so there were hordes of school kids as well. It's a "small" museum, compared to the large ones in Europe and the US, with only about 4 floors and from the middle section of each floor, you can see all the gallery entrances.... more

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4 of 5 stars
willitfitinmycase   65 contributions
Lichfield, United Kingdom
27 Jan 2008
2
people found this review helpful

The Shanghai Museum is a modern, well-designed building, so there is good access for wheel-chairs etc. The exhibitions cover 4 floors and include; Ancient Chinese sculpture, bronze, ceramics and jade, Chinese (not just as "ancient") paintings, calligraphy, seals, coins and furniture. There is also a Chinese Minority Nationalities' Art Gallery and 3 additional exhibition halls for temporary exhibitions (Gu embroidery... more

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5 of 5 stars
YC-YVR   119 contributions
Vancouver, BC, Canada
9 Oct 2006
5
people found this review helpful

We only had half a day to visit this well-designed museum. It's packed with treasures, from Shang oracle bones to Qing dynasty furniture. There's a three-hour self-guided audio tour, which, unfortunately, we didn't have time to take, but definitely will next time. Even though it was a bit of a rushed experience for me, the immensity of Chinese cultural achievement... more

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5 of 5 stars
tonymoco   1,571 contributions
Pacific Grove, California
12 Dec 2004
31
people found this review helpful

In my experience, the Shanghai Museum is the most thoughfully designed, comprehensive, and treasure-filled museum I have ever been to. Basically, you have thousands of years of Chinese civilization in one relatively compact, contemporary structure. A very high percentage of the objects chosen for display are simply exquisite -- of an obvious quality and value whether you like the style... more

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5 of 5 stars
squirrel35   20 contributions
東京
18 Mar 2010

中国の文化や歴史を概観したければ、ぜひここへ。さまざまなものがあり、とても勉強になります。少数民族コーナーは中国を理解す... more

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5 of 5 stars
hamasenn41   10 contributions
横浜
12 Mar 2010

セキュリティーチェックを受けて館内に入り、ガイドさんの勧め通りに最上階より 見学しました。色々な収蔵物があり、中国語が... more

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4 of 5 stars
tabaleader   18 contributions
岐阜
23 Feb 2010

入場する時に相変わらずのセキュリーティーチェック。 それを通り過ぎると、見学出来ます。 入場料は無料でした。 ... more

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4 of 5 stars
あじっこ   13 contributions
福井
19 Feb 2010

近代的な建物ですが、中には時代ごとに分けられた芸術品、美術品、装飾など、展示されており とても見やすくなっていました。... more

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4 of 5 stars
akkyy   31 contributions
Tokyo
28 Jan 2010

上海博物館は、人民広場に建つ大きな博物館で入場は無料です。 かなり長い列で、厳しいセキュリティチェックを受ける必要... more

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Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan) Address

201 Ren Min Da Dao, Shanghai, China
Tel: 021-6372-3500