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Propaganda Poster Art Centre

7/F, East Bldg, 726 Yan'an Xi Lu, near Jiangsu Lu Changning District

延安西路726号东楼7层, 近江苏路

139 0184 1246
This is the new location for this slightly secretive museum. During December 2019, it moved out of its old basement and into this old-fashioned office...
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Changning
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Sihang Warehouse Battle Memorial

21 Guangfu Lu, near Xizang Bei Lu Jing'an District

光复路21号, 近西藏北路

6380 8222
Museum commemorating a defensive action of Zhabei against the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War (precursor to World War II). Chiang Kai-shek chose...
Museums
Jing'an
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Former Residence of Mao Zedong

No. 5-9, Lane 120 Maoming Bei Lu, near Weihai Lu Jing'an District

茂名北路120弄5-9号, 近威海路

6272 3656
This traditional two-floor house was Mao's residence when he was working in Shanghai in 1924 as CPC's Central Committee’s Organization Department Minister....
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Jing'an
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Shanghai Auto Museum

7565 Boyuan Lu, Anting Town, Shanghai Jiading District

博园路7565号，嘉定区

6955 0055
Some space age-looking building in bumblefuck nowhere that looks like like it was designed by Mega Man. Surprisingly well done. Even if you don't know...
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Jiading
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The Museum of Oriental Musical Instruments

No. 2, Lane 18 Gao'an Lu, near Hengshan Lu Xuhui District

高安路18弄20号, 近衡山路

5465 1834
A small museum founded by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, located in a little garden villa off Gao'an Lu. They've collected about 500 instruments and...
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Offices
Xuhui
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Shikumen Open House Museum

Lane 181, Taicang Lu, near Madang Lu Huangpu District

太仓路181弄, 近马当路

3307 0337
This is a tiny little place in Xintiandi which aims to capture what life was like 100 years ago in a traditional Shikumen house. There are about five rooms...
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Huangpu
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Shanghai Tobacco Museum

728 Changyang Lu, near Tongbei Lu Yangpu District

长阳路728号， 近通北路

6166 5970
Yes, Shanghai has a tobacco museum, celebrating the glorious achievements of China's homegrown cancer industry. It is dark, dingy, open only three days a...
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Yangpu
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Shanghai Public Security Museum

2-4/F, 518 Ruijin Nan Lu, near Xietu Lu Xuhui District

瑞金南路518号2-4层, 近斜土路

6472 0256
This rather menacing place plots the history of that most beloved Shanghai institution, the local security machine. The focus is on the police department but...
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Tourist Attractions
Xuhui
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Lu Hanbin Typewriter Museum

7F, 719 Yan'an Xi Lu, near Jiangsu Lu Changning District

延安西路719号7楼, 近江苏路

6466 4556
Lu Hanbin typewriter museum (陆汉斌打字机博物馆) is a small, nice and quiet museum / cafe dedicated to antique typewriters. The venue is owned by Czech-based Chinese...
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Changning
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Camera Museum

3/F, 300 Anfu Lu, near Wukang Lu Xuhui District

安福路300号3楼，近武康路

5411 1152
Tucked above Anfu Lu's western edge is a little museum dedicated to the history of cameras in China, stocking camera models dating back to 1920 (and some...
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Xuhui
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Minhang Museum

1538 Xinzhen Lu, near Xinlong Lu Minhang District

新镇路1538号， 近新龙路

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The original Minhang Museum was opened in 2002 and closed in 2011. Its new location currently has one permanent display of traditional Chinese musical...
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Minhang
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Yuanwang Yihao

200 meters to Southeast of Exit 3 Huangpu Binjiang, near Jingliu Lu Huangpu District

龙华东路黄浦滨江3号口东南200米, 近经六路

158 7424 2903, 152 2105 3659
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