Architecture style

The century-old building was one of the first batch of excellent historical buildings in Shanghai.

In 1843, Jardine Matheson opened a branch in Shanghai. The Hong Kongbased Scottish firm acquired the land on Beijing Road E. a year later and built a two-story building in the English country style.

In 1861, a brick building facing the Bund was renovated, making the old Jardine Matheson Building the largest among the complexes on the Bund at that time.

The construction of the current building, now at 27 Zhongshan Road E1, was launched in 1920 and completed in November 1922. It started as a five-story building. In the 1930s, an extra floor was added.

The six-story structure was one of the earliest reinforced concrete buildings in Chinese history.

Its architectural style was modeled after the British Renaissance, with Corinthian columns decorating the facade. The width of the building facing Huangpu River is more than 50 meters — the second-widest on the Bund — providing a splendid view from its balcony.

As one of the most representative buildings on the Bund, the Jardine Matheson Building is rich in facade, complete in layout and exquisite in material and decoration, with important historical, cultural and architectural value.

The fridge magnet featuring a work of Morandi is the shop’s best-seller, reflecting the charisma of the master to his Chinese art fans. The everyday objects under the brushstrokes of Morandi such as bottles and jars create a quiet, harmonious and elegant atmosphere. Through subtle changes in color, tone, proportion and composition, the artist engaged in a dialogue with the depicted objects to reveal the inner nature of things.

The ice cream is inspired by the century-old building where the museum is now housed.