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Shanghai Astronomy Museum
Space, celestial observation and striking architecture make the astronomy museum a reason to travel out to Lingang.
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Powerlong Museum
Changing art exhibitions give this Caobao Road museum a reason to anchor a visit to Minhang.
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Museum of Art Pudong
Large exhibitions meet the riverside skyline at this Pudong museum opposite the Bund.
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Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
Science exhibitions and screen-based experiences make this Century Avenue museum a substantial indoor outing.
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Shanghai Auto Museum
Classic cars, design and mechanical history make Anting’s automobile museum a focused day-trip destination.
Free entry
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Shanghai Children’s Museum
Interactive displays make science approachable for young visitors at this free Changning museum.
Free entry
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Shanghai Museum East
A museum day in Pudong, shaped around Chinese art. Choose a gallery and leave yourself time to look properly.
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Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
Personal histories and surviving streets give a Hongkou museum visit its depth.
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Long Museum West Bund
Art and industrial-scale architecture shape a riverside museum visit.
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Shanghai Museum of Glass
Glass becomes a medium for art, design and a museum visit in Baoshan.
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Shanghai Railway Museum
Locomotives and railway history give this museum a very specific sense of place.
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Qian Xuesen Library and Museum
A scientist's life and work give this university museum its focus.
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World Expo Museum
The history of international exhibitions gets a dedicated museum setting.
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C. Y. Tung Maritime Museum
Shipping history offers a focused museum visit within the university campus.
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Shanghai Yangtze Estuary Science and Technology Museum
The river mouth becomes the subject of a dedicated Baoshan museum visit.
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Duolun Museum of Modern Art
Contemporary exhibitions add a present-day art stop to Duolun Road’s literary and cultural setting.
Free entry
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Tushanwan Museum
Woodcarving, painting and stained glass reveal the cultural history of the former Tushanwan orphanage and workshops.
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West Bund Museum
Art first, river air afterwards. An exhibition-led stop on the Xuhui waterfront, with a programme connected to the Centre Pompidou.
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Shanghai Telecom Museum
Telegraph history adds a technology-focused stop inside a historic building near the Bund.
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China Maritime Museum
Ships, navigation and maritime history give a Lingang day trip a different focus from the city’s art museums.
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Shanghai Film Museum
Shanghai’s screen history comes into focus through filmmakers, production stories and objects from a century of cinema.
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Shanghai Museum of Arts and Crafts
Carving, embroidery and traditional craft fill a white villa on Fenyang Road.
Free entry
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Rockbund Art Museum
Contemporary art near the Bund, with free exhibition admission. Check what is on before building a day around it.
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Shanghai Postal Museum
Postal objects and a landmark building add detail to a Suzhou Creek walk.