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The Shanghai Museum
AZ Shanghai
One
of the most important museums in Shanghai is the Shanghai Museum.
Today the Shanghai Museum has an extensive collection of more that
120,000 precious works of art. Of special interest are the collections
dedicated to ancient Chinese, ceramics, paintings, bronze and calligraphy.
The museum was founded in the early 1950's and
quickly gained a reputation is an excellent museum. In the early
1990's the city government of Shanghai donated some land in the
heart of the city for a new center for the museum. The new building
is a unique architectural structure that has become a center piece
for the revitalization of Shanghai.
Presently the Shanghai Museum has 11 galleries
and another 3 that are dedicated to temporary or special exhibits.
When you combine the museum's world class exhibits,
fascinating architecture, and high tech facilities, it is easy to
see why so many come to spend a day at the Shanghai Museum.
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