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Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 142 attractions in Shanghai
Traveler 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: Museum, Art museum, History museum
Address: 201 Ren Min Da Dao Shanghai
China
Tel: 021-6372-3500

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3 of 5 stars
bcheong   70 contributions
Singapore
Apr 5, 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   60 contributions
Lichfield, United Kingdom
Jan 27, 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   91 contributions
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Oct 9, 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   42 contributions
Pacific Grove, California
Dec 12, 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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3 of 5 stars
cairu   7 contributions
Nara, Japan
Dec 22, 2009

昔の競馬場の跡地、人民広場の中心に建つ博物館。 ツアーのコースに入ってたので、何となく入りました。『入場無料』だからか... more

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4 of 5 stars
Mr.UCCHANG   124 contributions
Osaka
Dec 18, 2009

今年2回目の上海博物館に行きました。今年から入場無料になった影響なのか、4年前に来た時よりも来館者が多い様に思いました。... more

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4 of 5 stars
ラッシ   20 contributions
中国
Dec 4, 2009

以前はいくらか入場料が必要だったのですが、今は無料で入れるようになりました。 博物館にはあまり興味のない方でも入ってみ... more

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4 of 5 stars
けんけんだっだーxyz   20 contributions
茨城県
Dec 4, 2009

2009年10月に上海博物館に行きました。人民広場を一通り散歩し終えた後、時間もあるし、入場料が無料(特別展示室は有料)... more

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3 of 5 stars
フォレストガンブ   18 contributions
猪名川町
Nov 23, 2009

南京路を西へずっと行くと、人民広場の地下鉄駅の向こうに大きな丸い建物が見えてきます。この建物は高速道路からもよく見えます... more

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3 of 5 stars
mandegan   32 contributions
Tokyo, Japan
Nov 5, 2009
3
people found this review helpful

陶磁器や青銅器は意匠も細工も見事なものが多く、博物館より美術館のレベルで鑑賞に堪える。2000年前とか青銅器とか言えば、... more

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Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan) Address

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