The Rockbund Art Museum is the first museum in China that is fully devoted to supporting contemporary art production and creativity. It is dedicated to being an influential, innovative, sustainable organization devoted to the promotion of projects within the field of international contemporary art. There are no permanent collections, so it's always a new experience.

At 50 Moganshan Road, this art scene was started in 2000 by local artist Xue Song who was initially attracted by the cheap rent of the unused industrial space. Other artists including Ding Yi, Qu Fengguo, and Wang Xingwei, soon followed. Today the quarter?s former factories and warehouses have been converted into art galleries, artists? studios and design agencies.

Aurora Museum is designed by Mr. Tadao Ando, a world-renowned architect. The architecture of the museum is inspired by the jewelry box, which uses the glass curtain to build a concise and clear geometric appearance. In the Huangpu night scenery, the museum is like a deep, quiet and reserved blue jewelry box. The museum houses a special collection of historic Chinese Jade, porcelain and sculptures. The museum itself is art.

Also called the China Art Palace, this museum is housed in the former China Pavilion of Expo 2010. It is one of the largest art museums in Asia and has a collection of about 14,000 artworks, mainly of Chinese modern art.

This private museum was founded by Mr. Liu Yiqian and his wife, Ms. Wang Wei and focuses on the study of art, Western and Eastern, ancient and contemporary and presents the diversity of visual art from a global perspective.

Museum displays traditional crafts of ivory, jade and wood carvings, textiles, painted snuff bottles and a variety of folk crafts. There are some studios where you can watch artisans at work, as well as a gift shop of high-quality goods (and prices).