Rockbund Art Museum

　　The Rockbund Art Museum is a contemporary art institution and one of the most vibrant key players in the global art scene. Since its opening in 2010, it has earned high acclaim for hosting numerous exhibitions by both domestic and international renowned artists.

　　The Rockbund Art Museum is the first in China to fully support the creation of contemporary art and artistic creativity. As a key component of the Rockbund project, the museum reflects the initiative’s grand vision focused on the Bund Source area—preserving historic buildings and revitalizing the local cultural scene through art, fashion, commerce, and leisure activities. Backed by strong funding, the museum supports artists in creating entirely new original works, conceptualizing and curating short-term art exhibitions, and placing great emphasis on professionalism and content quality in its curation practices.

　　The Rockbund Art Museum actively engages with contemporary art, energizing both the Chinese and international art scenes. The artworks exhibited represent important and compelling challenges within contemporary art (such as Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vinci in 2010 and Paola Pivi’s 2012 solo exhibition Sharing, But Not Fairly), and are committed to commissioning site-specific new works (such as Model Home 2012: Lin Ming-Hong in 2012). It also invites independent curators to re-examine exhibition practices (such as Hou Hanru’s 2011 Night and Day, featuring artists Choi Jeong Hwa, Nedko Solakov, Pietro Gabriella Esposito, Sam Samore, Shazia Sikander, Du Yun, Sun Xun, Tu Weizheng, and Zhou Tiehai; and Liao Wei’s 2012 Time Travelers, featuring artists Huang Yong Ping, Yan Lei, Liu Jianhua, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu).

　　The Rockbund Art Museum provides space for artists and curators with specific visions and strong creative drive to develop art projects, envisioning, creating, and collaborating on both solo and group exhibitions. It balances representation of both international and domestic artists, embraces a wide range of innovative practices (including dance, design, architecture, etc.), and promotes highly influential leading artists as well as emerging art initiatives.

　　With a mission of “humanistic care and the promotion of art,” the Rockbund Art Museum offers audiences the best presentation and viewing environment for artworks, and is dedicated to the research, exchange, and promotion of contemporary art. The museum’s newly established research and education platform collaborates openly with various academic institutions, foundations, and educational bodies, organizing a rich variety of activities including lectures, seminars, film screenings, performances, workshops, and educational programs.

　　The Rockbund Art Museum sees itself as an open and dynamic institution that strongly supports contemporary artists and curators, boldly meets the many challenges of creative contemporary art, and actively stimulates vibrant exhibition projects and cultural events.

　　Opening Hours

　　Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00–18:00

　　Address

　　No. 20 Huqiu Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai

　　Phone and Email

　　+8621-33109985

　　info@rockbundartmuseum.org

　　Opening Hours & Ticketing

　　Tuesday–Sunday: 10:00–18:00 (Ticket sales stop at 17:30)

　　Closed on Mondays

　　Full Price: 50 RMB per person

　　Concession: 20 RMB per person

　　Students and teachers may purchase concession tickets with a valid student or teacher ID.

　　Free Admission Policy:

　　Seniors over 70, children under 7, people with disabilities, and military personnel with valid IDs can visit for free.

　　RAM members enjoy free admission.

　　Guided Tours: Every Sunday from 2:00–3:00 PM