Shanghai Museum
What to do in Shanghai when the weather is terrible and you can’t see anything for the thick haze, check out the much talked about museum. It’s free, so why not!
It turns out the museum is huge, housed in a funky looking building of several levels is several varying exhibitions of ancient Chinese culture and artifacts.
Entry to the museum
Exhibitions vary but on this day they included a gallery of ancient bronze works, ancient sculptures, ancient ceramics, gallery of calligraphy, seals and paintings, Chinese currencies, ancient jade and furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Ancient Chinese currency
Many of the displays don’t allow photographing including anything that’s on paper (their concern is that the constant use of flash may further deteriorate the fragile works) but here’s a few shots from the some of the exhibitions that did:
Table and chairs with carved floral design and red lacquer made a long time ago (i cant remember!)
Period dress from many of the different ancient chinese cultures
One of the many Tibetan Masks on display
Turns out the museum is well worth visiting, and if your a history buff or fascinated with Chinese culture you’ll probably want to spend a long time here. Come early to beat the cues, and definately get there before the tour buses!
Shanghai Museum Map location
