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, Shanghai Museum.]] 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
CURRENT BUILDING 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 m&2. 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, ancient Coin s, Painting s, Seals , Sculpture s, minority art and foreign art. It has eleven galleries and three special temporary exhibition halls. The permanent galleries are:
The Shanghai Museum houses several items of national importance, including one of three extant specimens of a "transparent" bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty . |
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