Shanghai Art Exhibitions: The Curated Guide for International Audiences in Shanghai | SmartShanghai

2025-10-09

Sebastião Salgado Retrospective Exhibition

Fotografiska Shanghai is hosting the first major retrospective of legendary Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado,...

Daily except Mon until Nov 19 @ Fotografiska

2025-10-10

Chen Yifei: A Retrospective on Art and Legacy

Marking what would have been the 80th birthday of one of China’s most celebrated visual artists, Chen Yifei: A Retrospective on...

Daily until Oct 12 @ MAP

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2025-10-11

Lawrence Lek 'Nøtel'

Fotografiska Shanghai is turning into a futuristic real estate showroom this July 18th with Lawrence Lek's "Nøtel" - a trippy...

Daily except Mon until Nov 19 @ Fotografiska

2025-10-12

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Fotografiska General Entrance Ticket

This is a universal entrance ticket for Fotografiska which allows you to enjoy all exhibitions for the day. Tickets are for a...

Daily except Mon @ Fotografiska

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David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

Experience the world of David Hockney like never before in this large-scale digital exhibition, making its China debut in...

Daily except Mon until Nov 30 @ West Bund Museum
Diptyque, Un Air de Paris

Diptyque’s Un Air de Paris roaming space opens in Shanghai’s Zhang Yuan, inviting visitors on a poetic journey through scent,...

Daily until Oct 8 @ Zhang Yuan
Miss Dior Exhibition: Stories of a Miss

The House of Dior brings Miss Dior – Stories of a Miss to Fosun Foundation Shanghai from September 13 to October 8, an...

Daily except Mon until Oct 8 @ Fosun Foundation
Balada Del Ouroboros: Arte y Coleccionismo en Femenino

The fifth installment of the 2025 Spanish Art Season, Balada Del Ouroboros: Arte y Coleccionismo en Femenino, opens with over...

Daily until Oct 22 @ Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum
Maijishan Grottoes

Maijishan Grottoes opens at Shanghai Powerlong Museum, presenting the most comprehensive showcase of Maijishan grotto culture...

Daily except Mon until Oct 26 @ Powerlong Museum
Fluxus, by chance

West Bund Museum teams up with Centre Pompidou for Fluxus, by chance, the first major exhibition in China to systematically...

Daily except Mon until Feb 22 @ West Bund Museum
Splendor to Nature: Gaudí with His Era

In honor of the 99th anniversary of Antoni Gaudí’s passing, this exhibition presents a rare look into the legendary architect’s...

Daily until Oct 8 @ Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum
'Photographic Geomancy: Image, Fieldwork, and the Poetics of Geography'

Fotografiska Shanghai presents "Geomancy: Images, Fieldwork, and the Poetics of Geography", a group exhibition exploring how 20...

Daily except Mon until Oct 8 @ Fotografiska
Paths to Modernity: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Blockbuster alert. MAP is hosting a major exhibition featuring over 100 original works by Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin,...

Daily until Oct 12 @ MAP

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Art Masters - Multi-Sensory VR Experience

Step into a VR reimagining of Madrid’s Prado Museum, where masterpieces like Las Meninas and The Garden of Earthly Delights...

Daily until Oct 12 @ Jiushi International Art Center

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Reinventing Landscape: Highlights of the Centre Pompidou Collection vol. IV

West Bund Museum kicks off a new five-year collaboration with the Centre Pompidou with Reinventing Landscapes, a major...

Daily except Mon @ West Bund Museum
Sony Pictures Roadshow

Step into the world of Hollywood magic with the Sony Pictures Roadshow, showcasing the legacy of Sony Pictures and Columbia...

Daily until Mar 3 @ Super Brand Mall

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Irena Haiduk: Nula

Starting May 2, 2025, all exhibitions at the Rockbund Art Museum will be free to the public (previously 100rmb). Visitors can...

Daily except Mon & Tue until Feb 8 @ Rockbund Art Museum
Andrea Galvani - The Void Migrates to the Surface

Italian artist Andrea Galvani brings his first solo show in Asia to Fotografiska Shanghai with The Void Migrates to the...

Daily except Mon until Jan 12 @ Fotografiska
Foto Live Wednesday Jazz & Cocktails

Every Wednesday, Fotografska Shanghai hosts Wednesday Jazz & Cocktails Night, featuring avant-garde jazz performances on the 4F...

Wednesdays @ Fotografiska

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Paradox Museum

The Paradox Museum is headquartered in Greece, with a research center and creative team in Croatia.It has already established...

Daily @ Paradox Museum

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Carry Home Within Vol.2 - Pulse by Maja Zorić

Maja Zorić presents her new solo exhibition, Pulse, opening on September 27 at 1156 Kangding Rd. The artist describes the show...

Daily until Oct 22 @ La Cava De Laoma (Kangding Lu)
Rodin: Figure Charnière vers la Modernité

The Centre d’Art Rodin (Shanghai) has launched its opening exhibition, providing a comprehensive look at Auguste Rodin’s...

Daily except Mon @ Centre d'Art Rodin
Welcome to the World of Mafalda: 60th Anniversary

Mafalda, created by Argentine cartoonist Quino in 1964, quickly grew from a local comic strip character into an icon across the...

Daily until Oct 31 @ Miguel de Cervantes Library
Museum of Art Pudong

The Museum of Art Pudong is one of the finest museums in Shanghai developed by the Luijiazui Group: the exhibition area...

Daily @ MAP

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Tech·Wit: The 18th Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition

The 18th edition of the Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition has taken over Liu Haisu Art Museum and, for the first time, expanded...

Daily except Mon until Nov 23 @ Liu Haisu Art Museum
Italy Today: Italian Contemporary Art Invitational Exhibition

This exhibition features over 100 outstanding works by 20 Italian artists, showcasing the diversity and profound depth of...

Daily except Mon until Dec 15 @ Hai Museum of Art
A Walk on the Wild Side: Artworks from the Collection de l'Art Brut and Elsewhere

This exhibition brings together 259 works by 52 artists, making it the largest exhibition of Art Brut ever shown in China....

Daily except Mon until Oct 12 @ Power Station of Art
The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander The Great

World Expo Museum is hosting a major exhibition featuring 270 artifacts spanning over 6,000 years of ancient Greek history....

Daily except Mon until Oct 26 @ World Expo Museum
Lin Tianmiao: There's No Fun In It!

Power Station of Art is staging the largest-ever survey of Lin Tianmiao, one of the most influential female artists in Chinese...

Daily except Mon until Jan 4 @ Power Station of Art

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