Do you know the origin of eyeglasses or how many shortsighted people there are in the world? Why do babies often fail to grasp things right in front of them? All these questions can be answered at the Shanghai Eyeglasses Museum. Located on the second and third floors of Baoshan Community Culture Center on Baochang Rd., the museum is a cool place to learn some interesting things and also have some fun. Now open your eyes wide and take a good look around.

Official website:http://www.bsljd.cn/glass museum/
Address: No. 533 Baochang Rd., Zhabei District
Telephone: 5697-7528
Transport: Bus No. 46, 66, 108, 65, 47, 862, 953, 829 or 823. You can also take Metro Line No. 1 and get off at Zhongshan Rd N. Station or take Metro Line No. 3 or No. 4 and get off at Baoshan Rd Station.

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A magnifying glass made in East part of China during the Han Dynasty. It is the oldest exhibit in the museum.

A quaint eyeglasses workshop exhibiting the optometrical instruments of the 1970s.

A large model of an eyeball. Touch it and the lights on it will twinkle showing you the structure and function of different parts.

1.4-meter long model of a pair of glasses made of hawks-bill.

A corridor showing glorious moments in the history of the eyeglass-making industry.

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