The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is located on Century Avenue in Pudong, and is one of the largest science education centers in Shanghai. Visitors can gain a comprehensive understanding of natural sciences through various modern equipment and interactive displays. The museum also features a science cinema with impressive audio-visual effects. If you are visiting Shanghai with children, this is a must-visit place that combines education with entertainment.
The museum boasts a rich collection of exhibits, including hundreds of exquisite specimens of wild animals and geological samples, performances by robots with various functions, models of electronic information and space equipment, as well as displays of various technological inventions. The strong interactivity is one of the reasons why it is popular among young visitors. Visitors can learn about the principles and laws of various disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry through interactive devices.
The museum also houses a science cinema composed of four high-tech special theaters: IMAX 3D giant screen, dome screen, 4D, and space digital theaters. Parents can bring their children to experience dynamic and realistic sci-fi scenes, feeling the charm of high technology. The screening schedule of the science cinema can be referred to on the official website.
Opening hours are from Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00-17:00 all year round; closed all day on Mondays; and during New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day, the opening hours are 08:30-17:30.
Service facilities Parking lot: [Shanghai Science and Technology Museum – Parking Lot]. Reference price: Parking for less than 0.5 hours: free. 0.5 hours to 1.5 hours: 5 yuan. 1.5 hours to 4 hours: 10 yuan. From 4 hours to 8 hours, it is charged at 5 yuan per hour, with an upper limit of 20 yuan. There is no repeated charging within 24 hours. Address: 2000 Century Avenue. Number of parking spaces: 500. To avoid long waiting times, it is recommended to travel by subway. Mobile phone charging: Free mobile phone charging is provided. Luggage storage: Address: Tourist Service Center. Please carefully read the prompts on the item storage cabinet and pick up your stored items before 17:00. Scenic area interpretation: As a national 5A-level tourist attraction, the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum provides a full-process guided tour service for the audience, introducing the exhibition concept, basic information of exhibition halls and exhibits of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. This service is a charged item, providing a guided tour service of 1.5 to 2 hours. Service time: 9:00 – 15:30. Audience restrictions: Teams must have a leader, and children must be accompanied by parents. Interpreter rental: Reference price: Rent is 20 yuan, deposit is 200 yuan. Address: Tourist Service Center at Gate 2. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum currently provides self-service audio guide interpretation services in Chinese, English, and French to domestic and foreign audiences. Stroller rental: Reference price: free. An ID card is required and a deposit of 100 yuan is paid. Address: Tourist Center. Wheelchair rental: Reference price: free. Toilets: There are restrooms on each floor of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, which is very convenient. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask the staff for help. What if you come to the museum with family members of different genders and your family members are unable to take care of themselves? Don’t worry. We provide a ‘third restroom’ to solve the problem of inconvenient toilet use for some special groups of people (daughter assisting elderly father, son assisting elderly mother, mother assisting little boy, father assisting little girl, etc.). Mother and baby room: Address: Next to the ‘Earth’s Crust Exploration’ exhibition area on the first floor and opposite the tourist restaurant on the basement level. Disabled access: Wheelchair rental services are provided at each tourist service center. There are also special barrier-free passages in the museum, and the restrooms are equipped with barrier-free facilities for the disabled for tourists in need. ATM: Located near the Pudong Development Bank entrance at Gate 6 on the basement level. Catering: First floor: The tea restaurant has a comfortable environment and mainly serves Western fast food. It advocates the concepts of health, speed, safety, and deliciousness, providing Western meals, various coffees, exquisite iced drinks and other fast food services. The meal varieties are diverse, colorful, and delicious. The tourist restaurant on the basement level of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum has a beautiful environment and considerate service, providing various Chinese fast food and exquisite Western fast food, which can meet the needs of tourists at different levels.
There is also a dessert station in the restaurant, providing various exquisite desserts and iced drinks, allowing tourists to have a relaxed meal after enjoying the visit. Souvenir store: The souvenir store on the second floor of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum’s ‘Biodiversity Gallery’ actively creates the concepts of DIY culture and maker education. It mainly sells products such as intelligent robots, educational building block toys, and experiment kits. At the same time, it also sells star cultural and creative products of the Science and Technology Museum and the Natural History Museum.
