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China Art Museum, Shanghai
In the 2010 Expo’s China Pavilion
Modern Chinese art in the crimson “oriental crown” of the 2010 Expo’s China Pavilion.
Photo Credit
In the area: The Jiangnan Gallery at the Shanghai Museum East. Image courtesy of © N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout China Art Museum, Shanghai
The China Art Museum began as the Shanghai Art Museum in 1956 and moved in October 2012 into the China Pavilion of the 2010 World Expo, 63 metres of crimson “oriental crown” built of layered dougong brackets. Its permanent galleries trace modern Chinese art and the history of Shanghai, with a multimedia Along the River During the Qingming Festival. It opens 10am–6pm (last entry 5pm), Tuesday to Sunday; Metro Line 8 stops at China Art Museum station.
Our take
- The China Pavilion
- Modern Chinese art
- Closed Mondays
- Address
- No 205 Shangnan Road, Pudong, Shanghai
Expo, Pudong, Shanghai - Phone
- 400 921 9021
- Website
- artmuseumonline.org
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with China Art Museum, Shanghai before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
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