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M50 Creative Park

A former textile mill turned into Shanghai's best-known hub of contemporary art galleries and studios.

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M50 Creative Park
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Why go

About M50 Creative Park

M50 began as a cotton mill in the 1930s and was converted into artist studios in the early 2000s. Today the riverside complex of factory buildings holds more than a hundred galleries and studios showing painting, sculpture, photography, and design. Visitors can wander freely through the converted workshops and watch artists at work.

The walls along Moganshan Road are famous for ever-changing street art.

Make time for

Practical ideas, not a checklist

  1. 01Browse contemporary art galleries inside the converted factory buildings
  2. 02Watch resident artists at work in open studios
  3. 03Photograph the street art murals along Moganshan Road
  4. 04Buy prints or small artworks directly from studios
  5. 05Enjoy the industrial architecture and riverside location

Good to know

History
Former cotton mill from the 1930s; artist hub since the early 2000s
Galleries
More than 100 galleries and studios
Ticket Notes
Free entry; individual galleries set their own hours and may charge for special shows

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