Museums & Arts · Our pick in Shanghai
Shanghai Museum (People’s Square)
The city’s great museum
About Shanghai Museum (People’s Square)
The Shanghai Museum on People’s Square opens 9:00–17:00 (last entry 15:00) and is closed on Mondays except national holidays. Advance booking is required during the exhibition “On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas”, which runs to 14 November 2027.
Why it's on our list
- Closed Mondays
- Book ahead during the Americas exhibition
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Shanghai Museum (People’s Square) before you go.
What’s on
Shanghai Museum (People’s Square) publishes its programme and booking on its own website.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Shanghai Museum (People’s Square), as the crow flies.
- The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi700 m9 min walk
- The Middle House1.2 km15 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Shanghai Museum (People’s Square) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Xintiandi900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Yu Garden1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- The Bund1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Oriental Pearl TV Tower2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Jing’an Temple2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Shanghai Tower2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Wukang Mansion4.4 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Shanghai Museum East6.2 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 20 min
- West Bund Museum6.8 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 21 min