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Located in the ancient town of Sijing in Shanghai’s Songjiang District, Xianhe Art Museum is a private art museum. Its main focus is the collection and display of artworks, while also engaging in the planning of cultural and artistic events, the design and development of art-related products, and various forms of research, exchange, and public outreach. Admission is free. The museum has two floors: the first includes a gallery space, an exhibition and hands-on experience area

Shanghai Mingyuan Art Museum was established in March 2004 with investment from the Mingyuan Group. According to the 2024 Directory of Shanghai Art Museums, its current operating address is B1, Building A, 1199 Fuxing Middle Road, Xuhui District, and it follows a year-round free admission policy. When I visited today, I happened to catch the extended run of the contemporary art exhibition Sky Fragments—The City that Connects. Originally scheduled to close in August, the exhib

Long Museum in Shanghai’s Baoshan District is a nonprofit private art museum funded and operated by a company under the Dongming Home Furnishings Group. It is set within a classical Jiangnan-style garden complex, a setting that already makes a visit worthwhile before one even steps inside. The main building encompasses 12,000 square meters over four floors: the first floor houses the exhibition galleries, while the second through fourth floors form the “Wenchang Pavilion.” Bo

Located at 201 Renmin Avenue in Huangpu District, Shanghai Museum has a total exhibition area of 12,000 square meters and opened to the public in 1996. According to the museum’s official introduction, the first floor originally housed the Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronzes, the Gallery of Ancient Chinese Sculpture, and a temporary exhibition hall; the second floor featured the Gallery of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, the Zande Lou Collection of Ceramics, and another exhibition ha