This modern art museum boasts stunning architecture and a rotating lineup of impressive contemporary exhibitions and oil paintings, making it a must-visit in Shanghai.
3398 Longteng Ave, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China, 200032 Get directions
"Long Museum Wang Wei and her husband, Liu Yiqian, are voracious collectors of Chinese art, both contemporary and traditional. The first Long Museum opened on the Pudong side of the river, in the suburban neighborhood of Jinqiao; the second is located on West Bund, a mere 15 minutes’ walk from the Yuz Museum. The building, done by lauded Shanghai architects Atelier Deshaus, might just stun you, with its enormous ceilings and open rooms that flow one into the other. Most exhibitions are of Chinese artwork—past shows include a retrospective of the work of cartoonist Zhang Guangyu and a selection of Qing Dynasty paintings. But big-name Western artists also show here, among them James Turrell and Olafur Eliasson."
"The latest, Atlas of Brutalist Architecture (Phaidon, $150), is a globe-trotting tour of 878 buildings through 102 countries, with classic and contemporary examples such as Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Cemetery, in Italy, and Herzog & de Meuron’s Reading Space, in China."
Large museum with interesting architecture. There are many beautiful exhibitions The only point of improvement for me would be the museum shop, there are not that many interesting things to buy in my opinion.
Mike X
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Free on the first Tuesday of each month. Really good exhibit currently showing lots of large oil paintings. It's next to a really nice walking area along the river and kids skateboarding. Easy to get to from the metro. It's normally pricey for China standards but worth it if you like a somewhat quiet experience and some well curated exhibits.
Niki Mishuri
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Nice place with regularly contemporary art exhibitions. You can check what do they have at the moment at their official wechat account or at chienese apps like 大众点评,美团 etc. If you're not fond of contemprorary art, it would be nice visiting too, as the area around museum is nice for walking and enjoying the river view.
Samson Man
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Expensive entry fees and additional cost depending on the exhibition going on. But great space and great to see Shanghai making strides as an art capital.
Margaret
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Stunning, deep collection of contemporary art, Chinese and international. Also, very good Chinese Revolution collection.
Wonderful exhibit space. Very expensive admission fee (260 RMB)!
Pat Cold
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fantastic space, fantastic architeture, fantastic exhibition experience... must see in Shanghai for all arts and design lovers!
Taoran Zhao
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The architecture of the museum is absolutely inspiring. But the fact that they charge the admission by exhibition with 100 yuan for each feels a bit over the top to me… the exhibitions are decent but the organizations could really be better - slightly bummed out about the whole experience overall.
정민
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Its nice around several shops with art craft although the tickets are pretty expensive .