Shanghai Museum

The scope, depth and quality of its collections, and the striking architecture and use of modern technology make the Shanghai Museum one of the most famous if not the most famous in China. It covers an area of 38,000 square meters, with a scale that surpasses the old museum several folds. The exterior of the museum utilizes the shape of an ancient bronze ding, specifically a Chen ding, with its rather archaic flavor. The structure and materials of the entire building, however, are an accomplishment of the most modern technology.
The Shanghai Museum is mainly a museum for ancient arts.

At present it is divided into ten sections. These are: ancient Chinese bronzes, sculpture, ceramics, jades, seals, calligraphy, coin and currency, paintings, Ming and Qing-dynasty furniture, and crafts of China's national minorities. In addition to these ten permanent exhibitions, the museum often holds small-scale exhibitions and also exhibits articles from elsewhere on a short-term basis. The
Museum also exhibits its material in museums both within China and abroad.
Among the holdings of the Museum many items are superlative works of art and are unique in the entire country. These include in particular the bronzes, calligraphy, paintings, and Ming and Qing furniture.

上海博物馆是中国南方屈指可数的大型博物馆，拥有12万余件精品馆藏。博物馆荟萃了全国各地各朝代历史文物，尤以古代青铜器、陶瓷器、书法、绘画最为特色，其中西周大克鼎、春秋子仲姜盘，以及唐朝孙位的《高逸图》、东晋王献之的《鸭头丸帖》等均为蜚声中外的国宝级馆藏。

在上海博物馆的中国古代青铜器馆，珍藏着镇馆之宝----西周大克鼎，还有春秋牺尊、子仲姜盘等珍品；古代陶瓷馆内有商原始青瓷尊、唐越窑海棠式大碗、成组的宋汝窑盘、元景德镇窑青花莲花罐等绝妙精品；古代书法馆藏有王羲之的《上虞帖》、王献之的《鸭头丸贴》、宋徽宗的瘦金《千字文》等一代杰作；而古代绘画馆中，唐孙位的《高逸图》、五代董源的《夏山图卷》、宋梁楷的《八高僧故事图卷》等都是稀世之珍。

此外，还有珍藏古代佛像雕塑艺术的雕塑馆、展示少数民族传统手工艺品的少数民族工艺馆、我国各朝代玉器精品的玉器馆、反映明清家具生活格调的明清家具馆，而历代玺印馆和历代钱币馆的馆藏规模居全国博物馆前列。上海博物馆还会经常举办特别展览（有时会酌情售票参观），展出以各种国内外文物、艺术作品、书画等为主的专题展。