上海外滩美术馆

Rockbund Art Museum occupies the former Royal Asiatic Society building at 20 Huqiu Road in Huangpu District, in the Bund area of Shanghai. The 1932 Art Deco building, designed by Palmer and Turner, combines Chinese and Western details and once housed one of China's earliest public museums, the Shanghai Museum. David Chipperfield Architects restored and adapted it, and the museum opened as a non-profit contemporary art institution in 2010. The building has six levels: the ground floor holds the entrance and reception, floors two to five are galleries with about 834 square metres of display space, and the sixth floor has a café and terrace looking over the roofs where Suzhou Creek meets the Huangpu River. The museum is known for experimental curating and for what it calls archipelago thinking, connecting art networks across Asia and beyond through research, commissions, performance and public programmes. Exhibitions often take a whole floor, which suits video, installation, sound and live art. From 2 May 2025 all exhibitions became free to enter, alongside Nula Economy, an experimental project by artist Irena Haiduk that treats visitors' time and participation as a form of exchange. Set in the Bund historic district and within walking distance of East Nanjing Road station, the museum suits exhibitions, seminars, brand receptions and small launches. It opens Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00, last entry at 17:30, with Tuesday reserved for members; telephone 021-33109985.