The Shanghai Power Station of Art is located on the north bank of the Huangpu River in Huangpu District. It is directly opposite to the China Art Palace on the other side of the Huangpu River. The museum mainly exhibits various contemporary artworks. There are often different thematic exhibitions. You can enjoy various abstract artworks or new concept art exhibits here, fully stimulating your aesthetic sense and imagination.
The predecessor of the museum is the Nanshi Power Plant built in 1897. Its 165-meter reinforced concrete chimney stands tall and straight. You can see this factory-like building from a long distance. The interior of the museum is spacious and bright. You can see the rough steel structure beams. The traces of the renovated factory are obvious and it also has a sense of history. The exhibition halls are mainly located on the first to fifth floors of the museum. There is a cafe on the fifth floor, and the cloud restaurant on the seventh floor can provide regular meals. The exhibits in the museum are usually not fixed. There are often different thematic exhibitions. For example, art design exhibitions, portrait exhibitions of the times, Swiss landscape design exhibitions, Cartier time art exhibitions, etc. have been held. So when you go again after a period of time, the exhibits you see may be completely different from the last time. The Shanghai Power Station of Art is also the main venue of the Shanghai Biennale. The biennale held once every two years is one of the more influential art exhibition events in Asia.Opening hours: Open from Tuesday to Sunday all year round from 11:00 to 19:00; closed all day on Monday all year round; open from 11:00 to 19:00 on New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day. Closed on Monday. Open normally on national holidays.
Preferential policies: Children: Under 12 years old (excluding), must be accompanied by an adult to enter, free. Elderly: Elderly people aged 65 years old (including) and above can enter for free with valid certificates. Students: Chinese registered college and high school students (excluding all kinds of adult education) can enjoy half-price tickets with student ID cards or ISIC international student ID cards.
