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Museum of Art Pudong General Ticket

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
Fotografiska General Entrance Ticket

Fotografiska General Entrance Ticket

This is a universal entrance ticket for Fotografiska which allows you to enjoy all exhibitions for the day. Tickets are for a single admission only. Fotografiska changes exhibitions periodically,...
Daily @ Fotografiska
From ¥ 50
Foto Live Wednesday Jazz & Cocktails

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
Traditional Thangka Art Exhibition

Traditional Thangka Art Exhibition

Step into the world of traditional Thangka art, where centuries of Tibetan heritage meet contemporary appreciation. Intricate paintings, delicate embroidery, and expressive calligraphy, alongside...
Daily except Mon until Jun 21 @ Shanghai History Museum
Techno Worlds

Techno Worlds

PSA hosts the Shanghai stop for this traveling exhibition about techno music and culture, technology, and futurism. “TECHNO WORLDS” is a five-year international touring project initiated in 2021...
Daily except Mon until Jun 28 @ Power Station of Art
Rolex Oyster Story

Rolex Oyster Story

The Rolex Oyster Story exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the Oyster watch. This free, reservation-only exhibition traces the evolution of Rolex’s iconic waterproof timepiece from its 1926...
Daily until Jun 28 @ West Bund Dome Art Center
Emptiness as Art: The Wisdom of Eastern Aesthetics

Emptiness as Art: The Wisdom of Eastern Aesthetics

A collection of Chinese paintings, calligraphy, and decorative objects highlights the art of “negative space” in Eastern aesthetics, showing how artists and craftsmen use composition, emptiness,...
Daily except Mon until Jul 2 @ Long Museum (West Bund)
Golden Glimpses of Dunhuang: The Kirikane Art of Dou Wei

Golden Glimpses of Dunhuang: The Kirikane Art of Dou Wei

The ancient art of Dunhuang gilding takes center stage in Shanghai as Dou Wei’s work brings centuries-old techniques into a contemporary setting. From the intricate spread of gold along the Silk...
Daily until Jul 5 @ chi K11 Art Museum
(Un)masked: Sino-Italian Contemporary Photography Exhibition

(Un)masked: Sino-Italian Contemporary Photography Exhibition

Exploring the stories behind faces, contemporary artists from China and Italy come together through photography and video to bridge cultural and linguistic boundaries, capturing individuals amid...
Daily except Mon until Jul 12 @ Duolun Museum of Modern Art
Writers Revealed: Treasures from British Collections and the National Portrait Gallery, London

Writers Revealed: Treasures from British Collections and the National Portrait Gallery, London

Portraits, manuscripts, and rare first editions come together in this exhibition at Shanghai Museum East Branch, tracing five centuries of British literary history through the faces and handwriting...
Daily except Tue until Jul 13 @ Shanghai Museum East Branch
Blue-and-White+ Art Exhibition

Blue-and-White+ Art Exhibition

Taking blue-and-white porcelain as both a cultural symbol and an open-ended starting point, this contemporary art presentation gathers nearly 100 works that reimagine one of China’s most enduring...
Daily except Mon until Jul 16 @ Liu Haisu Art Museum
Vivian Maier: Unseen Work

Vivian Maier: Unseen Work

This exhibition introduces the work of American street photographer Vivian Maier, who spent most of her life working as a nanny while quietly taking over 150,000 photographs. The show traces her...
Daily until Jul 19 @ Fotografiska
From ¥ 50
Crack in the Curtain by Huang Peishan

Crack in the Curtain by Huang Peishan

This exhibition is the first institutional solo show by multimedia artist Huang Peishan. Starting from photography, her works mix digital editing, AI generation, and sculptural techniques to turn...
Daily until Jul 19 @ Fotografiska
From ¥ 50
Material Matters: Sheila Hicks & Shi Hui

Material Matters: Sheila Hicks & Shi Hui

This exhibition brings together two pioneers of fiber art at West Bund Museum from April 17 to August 2, marking the first China solo presentation for Sheila Hicks alongside a comprehensive survey...
Daily except Mon until Aug 2 @ West Bund Museum
Clear Waters, Like the Tears of Childhood

Clear Waters, Like the Tears of Childhood

SIGMA presents a solo exhibition in Shanghai by French staged photography pioneer Bernard Faucon, which brings together key works from his decades-long practice of carefully constructed...
Daily until Aug 2 @ Columbia Circle
Li Chenchi: Man With Good Taste

Li Chenchi: Man With Good Taste

Contemporary artist Li Chenchi's latest solo exhibition arrives at Fotografiska Shanghai as part of the museum's Emerging Artist Program. Through works that combine painting, photography, and...
Daily until Aug 9 @ Fotografiska
From ¥ 50
Sky Fragments: The City that Connects

Sky Fragments: The City that Connects

A new group exhibition at Mingyuan Museum brings together 37 artists from across China, including graduates from major art academies and Shanghai-based creatives, exploring how fragments of memory...
Daily except Mon until Aug 16 @ Mingyuan Museum
Dawn of the First Empire: The Qin's Unification in Archaeological Treasures

Dawn of the First Empire: The Qin's Unification in Archaeological Treasures

This large-scale archaeological presentation brings together over 500 artifacts from Gansu, Shaanxi, and Shanghai, reconstructing the Qin’s long transformation from a frontier group in western...
Daily except Tue until Sep 7 @ Shanghai Museum East Branch
Tony Oursler ‘mAcHiNe CrYsTaL’

Tony Oursler ‘mAcHiNe CrYsTaL’

Tony Oursler’s mAcHiNe CrYsTaL is a solo exhibition featuring immersive optical installations that explore the intersection of technology, nature, and perception. The exhibition uses crystal as a...
Daily until Sep 13 @ Fotografiska
From ¥ 50
André Evard: Realm of Color · Soul of Art

André Evard: Realm of Color · Soul of Art

A major survey dedicated to Swiss modernist André Evard brings together over 100 works that trace his distinctive visual language across four key areas: Art Nouveau, landscape painting, still life,...
Daily except Mon until Sep 20 @ Powerlong Museum
Youth Palace

Youth Palace

Positioned as a temporary “social school,” this summer presentation transforms the museum into a space of ongoing training, where education, performance, and artistic practice overlap through a...
Daily except Mon & Tue until Sep 20 @ Rockbund Art Museum
Reinventing Landscape: Highlights of the Centre Pompidou Collection vol. IV

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

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
Giorgio Morandi: Solo

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

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
Diagrams

Diagrams

In an era where images can be endlessly generated and manipulated, this show explores how visual representations shape our understanding of the world. Through a diverse selection of historical and...
Daily except Mon until Jun 21 @ Prada Rong Zhai
Everything is on time, only time was never ours.

Everything is on time, only time was never ours.

Liu Ren and Zhang Ruyi present a collaborative exhibition that explores the intricate relationship between individuals and the urban systems that shape their lives. Through nearly 50 works spanning...
Daily except Mon until Jun 21 @ YUZ Museum
Shen Chen: Into the Grey

Shen Chen: Into the Grey

Spanning more than three decades of artistic practice, this presentation brings together over fifty works by Shanghai-born artist Shen Chen, tracing his evolution from ink-based painting to acrylic...
Daily except Mon until Jun 21 @ Fosun Foundation
Flatform: Concert for Films and Works

Flatform: Concert for Films and Works

Flatform’s first major solo exhibition in China. The show presents nearly two decades of the Italian collective’s video art practice, exploring landscapes and portraits through long takes, fixed...
Daily except Mon until Jun 28 @ Power Station of Art
Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive

Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive

Opening on 14th June, the architecture exhibition Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive, Hong Kong’s 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale representation, arrives in Shanghai as a Roving...
Daily until Jun 29 @ Design Republic Design Commune (Jing'an)
Grace Schwindt: A Boxer's Dream

Grace Schwindt: A Boxer's Dream

TANK Shanghai presents Grace Schwindt’s first solo exhibition in Asia. Using a boxing match as a framework, Schwindt examines the delicate balance between conflict, proximity, and care, turning the...
Daily except Mon until Jul 5 @ Tank Shanghai
Interstice of Time: Kwon Soon-ik Solo Exhibition

Interstice of Time: Kwon Soon-ik Solo Exhibition

Korean contemporary artist Soonik Kwon’s practice unfolds as a sustained inquiry into time, material, and perception, brought together in this presentation through his key series “Mu-a (No Self)”...
Daily except Mon until Jul 17 @ Chun Art Museum
Photography Exhibition: Light

Photography Exhibition: Light

An exhibition titled “LIGHT” will open in Shanghai on May 16 as a group photography show featuring multiple participating artists. The opening reception will take place from 5 to 9pm at La Cava de...
Daily except Mon until Jul 18 @ La Cava De Laoma (Kangding Lu)
Sven Drühl: Hyper Landscape - Beyond the Sea of Fog

Sven Drühl: Hyper Landscape - Beyond the Sea of Fog

Sven Drühl’s work invites viewers into a “hyper landscape” where nature is less depicted than deconstructed, reimagined through silicone, lacquer, oil, and sculptural forms. Drawing on centuries of...
Daily except Mon until Jul 26 @ Bluerider ART
Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai’s 15th Anniversary Museum Is Now Open

Mercedes-Benz Arena Shanghai’s 15th Anniversary Museum Is Now Open

Mercedes-Benz Arena is marking its 15th anniversary with a large-scale exhibition looking back at the venue’s history through concerts, fan culture, backstage stories, and memorabilia. Running from...
Daily until Jul 31 @ MB Arena
Beneath The Surface Exhibition

Beneath The Surface Exhibition

Beneath the Surface is the inaugural exhibition of SAVVY’s new curatorial programme, presented at its Shanghai atelier from May 3rd 2026 and ending on August 3rd 2026. Featuring works by...
Daily except Mon, Tue & Wed until Aug 3 @ SAVVY Diamonds & Jewelry
Rodin: Figure Charnière vers la Modernité

Rodin: Figure Charnière vers la Modernité

The Centre d’Art Rodin (Shanghai) has launched its opening exhibition, providing a comprehensive look at Auguste Rodin’s artistic career. The show highlights his influence on both 19th-century...
Daily except Mon @ Centre d'Art Rodin
Culture in Focus

Culture in Focus

As the inaugural opening exhibition of Jia Art Museum Shanghai, this exhibition traces a cultural narrative spanning over 3,000 years, bringing together heritage and contemporary practice within a...
Daily except Mon until Sep 30 @ Jia Art
Carolina Caycedo: Salute of the Whales

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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