West Bund Museum Belt Pilgrimage

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'Asia's premier museum district,' where world-class contemporary art museums line up along the west bank of the Huangpu. From the concrete-vault Long Museum to an art park remodeled from aviation-fuel tanks, an art marathon walking (or cycling) the riverside.

Full day6 stopsEst. budget 60,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Long Museum West Bund龙美术馆西岸馆
Xuhui Riverside · Art museum · Architecture · 90 min stay
The concrete vault (arch) architecture preserving a former coal-loading wharf structure is itself a work of art. The Liu Yiqian couple's large collection makes it the symbol of the West Bund art belt.
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Walk 10 min
2
West Bund Museum西岸美术馆
Xuhui Riverside · Art museum · 70 min stay
A museum run in a five-year collaboration with the Centre Pompidou in Paris. A rare chance to meet European modern and contemporary masterpieces by the river.
Walk 12 min
3
Tank Shanghai油罐艺术中心
Xuhui Riverside · Art museum · Park · 80 min stay
An art park remodeling five former airfield aviation-fuel tanks into galleries and a lawn plaza. Installation art inside the giant cylindrical spaces and the outdoor lawn are stunning.
Walk 8 min
4
Yuz Museum余德耀美术馆
Xuhui Riverside · Art museum · 60 min stay
A large exhibition hall remodeled from a former aircraft hangar. Famous for large-scale installation exhibitions, it's a favorite of photographers.
Walk 10 min
5
Start Museum星美术馆
Xuhui Riverside · Art museum · Architecture · 50 min stay
A museum remodeled from a former railway freight station (Rihuigang freight yard). A relatively new member of the West Bund belt where industrial heritage meets contemporary art.
Walk 5 min
6
West Bund Riverside Promenade西岸滨江
Xuhui Riverside · Riverside · 40 min stay
A riverside walking and cycling path linking the museums. With lawns, reeds and river breeze, moving between museums becomes a healing course itself.
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