Shanghai Riverside Art Museums: 2-Day Weekend

Visit the West Bund, the Power Station of Art, the Pudong Museum of Art and the East Museum along both banks of the Huangpu River, and enjoy a night cruise.

Two days focused on the museums along the Huangpu River. On day one, explore from the West Bund in Xuhui to the Power Station of Art, then in the evening take a sightseeing boat from Shiliupu to see the lights on both banks. On day two, visit the Pudong Museum of Art in the morning and the East Museum of the Shanghai Museum in the afternoon, then take Metro Line 2 directly to Hongqiao. Stay in North Bund, within walking distance of the Bund. Avoid Mondays and Tuesdays. Suited to repeat visitors to Shanghai and weekend tourists who enjoy exhibitions.

In November there are often art fairs and biennales. Most museums close on Mondays, and the East Museum closes on Tuesdays.

Day by day

Day 1 · West Bund Museums and River Night Cruise

Shanghai（West Bund、Power Station of Art、Huangpu River Cruise）

Take the metro about 40 minutes from Hongqiao Railway Station to the West Bund. Ride a bike or take a taxi along the riverside to the Power Station of Art, then board a boat at Shiliupu Pier in the evening.

The West Bund art museums and the Power Station of Art are closed on Mondays.

Stay: North Bund · Hongkou

Day 2 · Pudong Museum of Art and the East Museum

Shanghai（Museum of Art Pudong、Shanghai Museum East）

Take the metro to Lujiazui to see the Pudong Museum of Art. Then take Line 2 to Science Museum station for the East Museum, and Line 2 again for about 1 hour to Hongqiao Railway Station.

The East Museum requires real-name reservations. Its galleries are large, so allow at least 3 hours.

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