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Shanghai Natural History Museum

A world-class natural history museum famous for its dinosaur skeletons and dramatic spiral 'green snail' architecture.

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Why go

About Shanghai Natural History Museum

The new Shanghai Natural History Museum opened in 2015 inside Jing'an Sculpture Park. Its collection of about 290,000 specimens covers paleontology, zoology, botany, and anthropology, with highlights including a 26-meter-long Mamenchisaurus skeleton and a complete Yellow River elephant fossil. The spiral building, nicknamed the 'green snail', is an architectural landmark in itself.

The museum closes on Tuesdays rather than Mondays.

Make time for

Practical ideas, not a checklist

  1. 01Marvel at the 26-meter Mamenchisaurus skeleton in the main hall
  2. 02See the complete Yellow River elephant fossil
  3. 03Walk through the galleries on paleontology
  4. 04evolution
  5. 05and biodiversity
  6. 06Photograph the spiral 'green snail' facade of the building
  7. 07Explore special exhibitions on birds
  8. 08marine life
  9. 09and human origins

Good to know

Opened
2015 (new building)
Collection
About 290,000 specimens
Closed
Tuesdays, except public holidays
Ticket Notes
adults ¥30, students ¥12; advance online reservation required

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