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April 25, 2014 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — Museum Week

Today I present my favorite images from both the Shanghai Museum and the Shanghai History Museum. Included are those two images I promised on Monday of some beautifully crafted and detailed dioramas. Click on any image to bring up today’s slide show.

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai History Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai History Museum

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai History Museum

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April 23, 2014 · 5:35 am

Museum Week — Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum

Another museum we visited exposed us to the beauties of historical Chinese Art. This would be the Shanghai Museum.

Shanghai Museum

The multistory Shanghai Museum is split into several galleries, and it would take days to see them all so you must be selective. The galleries include:

Bronze
Ethnic Chinese Minority Arts and Crafts
furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties
Calligraphy
Ceramics
Coins
Jades
Paintings
Sculpture
Seals (or Chops)

Ancient Furniture

Since time was limited and there was much to see I concentrated on the Jade, Ceramics, and Furniture Galleries.

Jade

Ceramics dating to the Qing and Ming Dynasties

Not everything of photographic interest resides in just the galleries, however. Take a look at this stunning end cap on the staircase:

Shanghai Museum

Here’s today’s gallery. Click on any image to bring up the slide show:

Shanghai Museum

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April 21, 2014 · 5:35 am

Museum Week — Shanghai History Museum

Shanghai History Museum

Inside the base of the Oriental Pearl Tower is yet another attraction. It’s a charming combination of wax figures, dioramas, classic vehicles, and historical artifacts called the Shanghai History Museum. The detail on the dioramas is stunning, and I’ve saved the best of these for Fun Photo Friday.