The Curated Guide To The Best Art Exhibitions

2026-10-13

Goldfish Theatre - Millennium Oriental Goldfish immersive Art Exhibition

Goldfish Theatre is an immersive art exhibition at BFC that brings together Chinese goldfish culture, live goldfish, digital projections and immersive installations. Across 10 themed spaces,...

Daily @ BFC

From ¥ 49

Ongoing

Museum of Art Pudong General Ticket

The Museum of Art Pudong is one of the finest museums in Shanghai developed by the Luijiazui Group: the exhibition area occupies more than 10,000 square meters with 13 halls. It’s a minimalist,...

Daily @ MAP

From ¥ 130

Foto Live Wednesday Jazz & Cocktails

Every Wednesday, Fotografska Shanghai hosts Wednesday Jazz & Cocktails Night, featuring avant-garde jazz performances on the 4F lounge stage. Enjoy an evening of live music, expertly crafted...

Wednesdays @ Fotografiska

From ¥ 50

Reinventing Landscape: Highlights of the Centre Pompidou Collection vol. IV

West Bund Museum kicks off a new five-year collaboration with the Centre Pompidou with Reinventing Landscapes, a major exhibition featuring nearly 70 works from the Pompidou’s world-class...

Daily except Mon @ West Bund Museum

Beijing Silvermine: Archive Anthology

Beijing Silvermine: Archive Anthology explores more than fifteen years of artist and archivist Thomas Sauvin's Beijing Silvermine project. Featuring over 1,500 photographs, books, and...

Daily until Oct 18 @ Fotografiska

From ¥ 50

Glasstress: The Flowing Carnival of Venice

This group exhibition brings together 52 artists from 19 countries, using glass to explore identity, cultural symbols and personal expression through the imagery of the Venice Carnival. The...

Daily until Oct 18 @ Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum

Visible Folds: Portrait Photography & Interactive Art by Wu Shenjie

Photographer Wu Shenjie presents a series of large-format portraits and interactive installations exploring faces, perception, and the boundary between what can be seen and what remains unseen. The...

Daily until Oct 19 @ Fuji X Space

Skate of the Art

Art of the Skate explores skateboarding as both a sport and a global visual culture. Through photography, video, and multimedia installations, the exhibition traces skateboarding's journey from...

Daily until Oct 25 @ Fotografiska

From ¥ 50

Lina Bo Bardi: The Poetics of Survival

Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi’s work is being presented in Shanghai for the first major solo exhibition of her practice in mainland China. Known for her human-centered approach to architecture,...

Daily except Mon until Oct 25 @ Power Station of Art

Giorgio Morandi: Solo

The largest Morandi exhibition of the century opens at MAP on June 17, showcasing over 120 works from 39 international institutions and collectors, many appearing in China for the first time....

Daily @ MAP

From ¥ 130

Bvlgari Kaleidos: Colors, Cultures and Crafts

This exhibition looks at BVLGARI’s use of color through jewelry, archival pieces, and contemporary art. The show moves through three themes — color combinations, the different meanings of color...

Daily except Mon until Oct 31 @ Power Station of Art

Robert Zhao Renhui: Trying to Remember a Tree

Fotografiska Shanghai presents Trying to Remember a Tree, a solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Robert Zhao Renhui. Through photography, moving image, surveillance footage, and installation, the...

Daily until Nov 6 @ Fotografiska

From ¥ 50

Splendors in Flowing Light: Special Exhibition of Qianlong Period Artifacts from the Palace Museum Collection

After seven years, the Palace Museum’s treasures are back at the Fengxian Museum, this time showcasing Qianlong, the “Artistic Emperor” and legendary collector. The exhibition presents 121 imperial...

Daily except Mon until Nov 18 @ Fengxian Museum

Huang Jingyao: La Dénivelée

Fotografiska Shanghai presents emerging artist Huang Jingyao’s solo exhibition La Dénivelée, exploring the relationship between memory, the city and photography through distortion and...

Daily until Dec 6 @ Fotografiska

From ¥ 50

Johnny Depp: Figures of the Fringe

Johnny Depp’s “Figures of the Fringe” exhibition is coming to Shanghai, offering a look at the actor’s lesser-known side as a visual artist. Known worldwide for his iconic film roles, Depp has also...

Daily except Mon until Dec 13 @ MAMSH

Tan Yingjie: Nocturnal Reflections

Fotografiska Shanghai presents Chinese artist Tan Yingjie’s first major institutional solo exhibition in Shanghai, bringing together sculpture, installation and moving image to explore how images...

Daily until Jan 10 @ Fotografiska

From ¥ 50

Computer Worlds!

The West Bund Museum and Centre Pompidou bring together nearly 180 works and archival materials tracing the history of digital art from the 1950s to today. Spanning new media, design and...

Daily except Mon until Feb 14 @ Centre Pompidou

Foto Live: Vivaldi and The Madness - The lneffable Beauty of Baroque Music

Nova Trio presents an evening of Baroque music centred on Vivaldi, featuring La Follia, selections from The Four Seasons, and works by Bach, Handel, Rameau and Albinoni, performed on violin, viola...

Daily until Sep 27 @ Fotografiska

From ¥ 200

On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas

Shanghai Museum presents a major exhibition featuring nearly 3,000 artifacts from Mexico, Peru, and China, offering a rare look into the ancient civilizations of the Americas, including the Olmec,...

Daily except Mon until Nov 14 @ Shanghai Museum

Carolina Caycedo: Salute of the Whales

MAP's Central Hall has been transformed into an immersive ocean, featuring two life-size humpback whales, “Batman” and “Aria,” whose bodies show decades of scars, toxins, and memories of life in...

Daily @ MAP

From ¥ 100

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