Related News
... And other venues too
Print Edition
A batch of new public cultural facilities in the city will start construction at the end of this month, officials said yesterday.
Among the facilities are the east branch of Shanghai Museum, the east branch of Shanghai Library, and Cheng Shifa Art Gallery.
The Shanghai Symphonic Music Museum will open to the public on October 1. The museum is the first of its kind in the country themed on symphonic music. Relics such as time-honored musical autographs, scores and instruments of celebrities will be displayed.
Construction for the new site for Shanghai Children’s Library is also expected to start by the end of this year. It will be located in Putuo District’s Changfeng area.
Covering an area of 6,000 square meters, it will be an “intelligent library” that offers children multiple options for reading and studying.
Yu Xiufen, director of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and TV, said the library is expected to open by the end of 2020.
It will target children from 4 to 16 years old. The old site, located on Nanjing Road West will be reserved for children under 3 years old.
Shanghai has made huge advances in building public cultural facilities in the past five years.
The city offers a total of 77 art galleries, 125 museums, 240 libraries, 293 cinemas and 141 theaters.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
