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The Shanghai Museum ( of ancient Chinese Art , situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai , People's Republic Of China .


HISTORY

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  • 1959 : Museum moved into the former Zhonghui Building at 16 S. Henan Road.

  • 1992 : Museum allocated a piece of land on People's Square by the Shanghai municipal government, as its new site.



CURRENT BUILDING

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Construction of the current building started in August 1993 . It was inaugurated in October 12 , 1996 . It is 29.5 meters high with five floors, covering a total area of 39,200 sqm.

Designed by a local architect, the new museum building is designed in the shape of an ancient, bronze, tripod cooking vessel called a '' Ding ''. It is said that the inspiration for the design was specifically provided by the Da Ke Ding , now on exhibit in the museum. The building has round top and a square base, symbolising the ancient Chinese perception of the world as "round sky, square earth".


COLLECTIONS


The museum has a collection of over 120,000 pieces, including bronze, Ceramic s, Calligraphy , furniture, Jade s, numismatics, paintings, Seals , sculptures, minority art and foreign art. It has eleven galleries and three special temporary exhibition halls. Its main galleries are:



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