Shanghai Museum
上海博物馆 | |
Location within Shanghai | |
| Established | 1952 |
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| Location | 201 Renmin Avenue, People's Square, Shanghai, 200003 |
| Coordinates | 31°13′49″N 121°28′14″E / 31.230278°N 121.470556°E |
| Visitors | 2,109,200 (2017) |
| Director | Ma Chengyuan (1985–1999) |
| Public transit access | People's Square Station on Lines 1, 2, and 8 (Shanghai Metro) |
| Website | shanghaimuseum.net |
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海博物馆 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海博物館 | ||||||||||
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The Shanghai Museum is a municipal public museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. It is funded by the Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.
Rebuilt at its current location in 1996, it is famous for its large collection of rare cultural pieces.