Shanghai Natural History Museum

Shanghai Natural History Museum
上海自然博物馆
The museum's exterior in 2015
Shanghai Natural History Museum is located in Shanghai
Shanghai Natural History Museum
Location within Shanghai
Established1956 (1956)
CollectionsBiological specimen
Collection size>28,000
Websitewww.snhm.org.cn

The Shanghai Natural History Museum (Chinese: 上海自然博物馆; pinyin: Shànghǎi Zìrán Bówùguǎn; Shanghainese: Zånhae Zyzoe Pohvehguoe) is a museum dedicated to natural history in the city of Shanghai.[1] It is one of the largest museums of natural sciences in China.[2] Formerly housed in the Shanghai Cotton Exchange Building, the museum was moved to a purpose-built site in the Jing'an Sculpture Park in 2015.

  1. ^ "Shanghai Natural History Museum". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ 上海自然博物馆"被闭馆" 市民争相重拾童年记忆中的恐龙. Xinmin Wanbao (in Chinese). 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2013-02-14.