The Aurora Museum is a cultural endeavor by Chen Yongtai, the founder of the Aurora Group, as a way to give back to society. Located by the Huangpu River in the Lujiazui Financial District of Shanghai, the museum officially opened in October 2013. The museum spans six floors with a total area of 6,316 square meters.
The Aurora Museum integrates collection, research, exhibition, operation, and promotion, adhering to the concept of ‘protection, inheritance, and dedication’ towards Chinese culture. It collaborates with the School of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University to promote the study of ancient artifacts. The museum’s collection mainly features Buddhist statues, jade, pottery, blue-and-white porcelain, and pictorial stones, and has a dedicated research center for ancient artifacts. It analyzes and studies cultural relics from the perspective of ancient artifactology, revealing the rich connotations of historical artifacts from multiple angles and aspects to the audience.
The Aurora Museum carries on the pulse of history, providing a new venue for art appreciation, educational promotion, and leisure for the public, and stands as a cultural landmark for Shanghai facing the world. Designed by the international architect Tadao Ando, the museum uses glass curtain walls to construct a minimalist and clear geometric form. At night, it appears as a deep, quiet, and restrained blue jewelry box, standing out in the brilliant night view of Shanghai’s Huangpu River.
Opening hours: Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday-Sunday, 10:00-17:00; Friday, 10:00-21:00; Monday, closed; February 27th to December 31st, closed on Mondays; February 8th to February 26th, closed; Qingming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day, 10:00-17:00.
Preferential policies: Children under 1.3 meters (inclusive) or under 6 years old (inclusive), free; active-duty military personnel and their families with valid identification, discount; police with valid identification, discount; firefighters with valid identification, discount; seniors over 70 years old (inclusive) with valid identification, free; seniors between 60 and 70 years old (not inclusive) with valid identification, discount; martyrs’ families with valid identification, free; families of military personnel who died in service with valid identification, free; disabled persons with valid identification, free.
Aurora Museum
The Aurora Museum is a cultural endeavor by Chen Yongtai, the founder of the Aurora Group, as a way to […]
