Shanghai Museum

• 5 out of 5 stars by jj87 from New York, New York
• January 19, 2010

Quote: Even though we had to wait in line outside, Shanghai Museum was well worth the visit! It was even better than I expected after reading about it on Urbanatomy -... Read the full Shanghai Museum review

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Shanghai Museum

• 5 out of 5 stars by cheese_cake from London, United Kingdom
• October 2, 2006

Quote: If you visit only one museum in China, make it this one. Although its collection cannot rival that of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, it is nonetheless very impressive—it has the largest collection of ancient Chinese bronze artifacts, for... Read the full Shanghai Museum review

From journal Sexy Shanghai

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Shanghai Museum

• 5 out of 5 stars by kwasiak from Tucson, Arizona
• January 23, 2005

Quote: The Shanghai Museum is built to resemble an ancient bronze ding, which is a three-legged food vessel used for cooking and serving. The exhibits include Ancient Chinese Bronze, Ancient Chinese Jade, Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, and Ming and Qing... Read the full Shanghai Museum review

From journal Shanghai: Paris of the East

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To Recall the Ancient China

• 5 out of 5 stars by shammiyap from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• October 7, 2004

Quote: Established in 1952, the Shanghai Museum covers 38,000 square metres and is 29.5m in height with five floors on the ground and two floors underground. It houses 120,000 pieces of works of arts in collection. The building itself is a stunning... Read the full Shanghai Museum review

From journal The Old and New Shanghai

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Shanghai History Museum

• 5 out of 5 stars by nyc_camy from kaohsiung
• June 14, 2004

Quote: I was surprised by the extent of the museum. On the ground floor, it seemed like only a display of cars/transportations. I thought it may be a waste of money. However, there were about 4 different areas of this museum. The first one was the cars.... Read the full Shanghai Museum review

From journal Shanghai

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Shanghai Museum

• 4 out of 5 stars by Jenn966 from Hamilton Square, New Jersey
• October 28, 2002

Quote: The Shanghai Museum has a bit of everything that is China. In galleries ranging over four floors, you will find a wide variety of items depicting life in China over the centuries.As is my habit, I decided to see the museum from the top down. The... Read the full Shanghai Museum review

From journal First Impressions of Shanghai

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Shanghai Museum

• 3 out of 5 stars by Nosefish from Urbana, Illinois
• August 1, 2002

Quote: Both full and beautiful. There are vast exhibits on calligraphy, traditional Chinese art, jade, etc. You can spend hours wandering around looking at artifacts from a culture & civilization so much older than America's.

From journal Study in China

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Shanghai Museum

• 4 out of 5 stars by LenR from Townsville, Queensland, Australia
• August 30, 2001

Quote: Telephone: (21) 6327 0276 Hours: 9am – 5pm Shanghai Museum is a large-scale art museum worthy of anyone’s time. Its 120,000-piece collection of cultural relics focuses particularly on bronze and porcelain works, books and paintings. The... Read the full Shanghai Museum review

From journal Seeing China's Future

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Shanghai Museum

• 4 out of 5 stars by Kathryn from Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• January 25, 2001

Quote: The new Shanghai Museum is located near Renmin Square (the Peoples Square) and holds an amazing collection of historical and artistic objects. The museum is relatively new, opening to the public at the end of 1995. It was probably the most modern... Read the full Shanghai Museum review

From journal Bumbling Through Shanghai

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