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ArticleSee­ing China, See­ing the World —Inter­view with Chu Xiaobo, Dir­ector of the Shang­hai Museum

ArticleNour­ish­ing Shang­hai with Global Cul­ture

A museum is not only a city’s cul­tural hub hous­ing national treas­ures, but also a bridge con­nect­ing the past, the present, and the future. The Shang­hai Museum has remained stead­fast in its mis­sion to nour­ish the city of Shang­hai with the...

ArticlePer­sist­ent Past Beauty

Bronze The emer­gence of bronze cast­ing marked ancient Chinese soci­ety enter­ing an era of civil­iz­a­tion. As unique products of the ritual sys­tem advoc­ated by the aris­to­cratic class, bronze wares were primar­ily used in cere­mo­nial...

ArticleCover Cap­tion

Vis­it­ors swarm around a dis­play of sar­co­phagi at the Shang­hai Museum’s exhib­i­tion “On Top of the Pyr­amid: The Civil­iz­a­tion of Ancient Egypt,” May 10, 2025. (Photo from VCG)

ArticleXin Zhilei: Telling Chinese Stor­ies to the World

The year 2025 marked the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema. That year, the Chinese film The Sun Rises on Us All, dir­ec­ted by Cai Shangjun and star­ring Xin Zhilei, Zhang Song­wen, and Feng Shaofeng, was selec­ted for the 82nd Venice Inter­na­tional...

ArticleReal­ity, Sur­real­ity: Major Exhib­i­tion of Chinese Con­tem­por­ary Paint­ing

ArticleDigital Empower­ment: A New Era of Wis­dom

In recent years, the Shang­hai Museum has car­ried out in-depth exper­i­ments in exhib­i­tion digit­al­iz­a­tion. In 2024, the exhib­i­tion “On Top of the Pyr­amid: The Civil­iz­a­tion of Ancient Egypt” joined hands with a top-tier Chinese...