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Moca Shanghai 上海当代艺术馆

Shanghai Dangdai Yishuguan

MOCA Shanghai is an independent contemporary-art museum inside People’s Park.

The cube-shaped stone-and-glass building of MOCA Shanghai, with pedestrians on the tree-lined street outside
Exterior of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Shanghai, in People's Park · 上海人民公园内的上海当代艺术馆外观 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 24 November 2010. · helkonig · CC BY 3.0
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About Moca Shanghai

Its programme includes contemporary art and design, making it distinct from the larger museums elsewhere in the city.

The changing exhibitions are the central reason to visit, so choose the current programme before setting aside time for the galleries. The park setting allows an indoor exhibition to be combined with a green-space walk in central Shanghai. Do not confuse this institution with the Power Station of Art or China Art Museum, which have different buildings, collections and locations.

MOCA Shanghai was established in 2012 inside People's Park on Nanjing West Road (南京西路), with a total floor area of 4,000 square meters. It was built with funding from the Gong Mingguang Foundation (龚明光基金会) and approved by the Shanghai municipal government as a non-profit, independently run art institution.

The museum sits within the city's central administrative and cultural district, alongside the Shanghai Museum, the former Shanghai Art Museum, the Shanghai Grand Theatre, the Shanghai municipal government building and the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. Its exhibition halls occupy the first and second floors, with a combined area of nearly 1,800 square meters and temperature and humidity control systems for the artworks on display.

Public areas include a visitor service desk and a museum shop, while the third floor holds the MoCA on the Park art space and a restaurant. The museum holds a year-round programme of contemporary art and design exhibitions, and its exhibitions have included retrospectives on figures from the fashion and creative world alongside contemporary Chinese and international art.

What to look for

  • Contemporary art and design exhibitions give the museum a changing programme.
  • The building sits within People’s Park rather than on a separate monumental museum campus.

Location & getting there

Getting to Moca Shanghai

Approach 231 West Nanjing Road and enter People’s Park for MOCA Shanghai. Check the exhibition’s current visitor entrance and ticket arrangements.

General visit reminders

Choose the building, exhibition or part of the historic area you most want to see, then leave time to explore its setting. Check the venue’s current opening and reservation arrangements directly; a place appearing on the map does not mean every building or gallery is accessible on your travel date.

Combine your visit

A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.

  1. Current MOCA exhibition

    Begin with the art or design programme that prompted the visit.

  2. People’s Park人民公园

    Continue through the public green space surrounding the museum.

This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.

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Find Moca Shanghai

上海当代艺术馆 · 黄浦区

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More places nearby

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People's Park 人民公园

Less than 1 km away

People’s Park occupies the northern part of Shanghai’s former racecourse, between Nanjing Road and People’s Square. A large pond and planted paths form a green space within the central shopping and museum district.

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Shanghai History Museum 上海市历史博物馆

Less than 1 km away

Shanghai History Museum occupies the former Race Club building on West Nanjing Road. The neoclassical clubhouse and its tall tower are part of the city history the museum interprets.

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Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center 上海城市规划展示馆

Less than 1 km away

Shanghai’s Urban Planning Exhibition Center stands beside People’s Square. Its subject is the city itself: models, drawings and displays explain how the built-up area developed and how planners represent its future.

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Sources & visit information

The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “上海当代艺术馆” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 86123084.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Moca Shanghai” · CC BY-SA 4.0.

Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "上海当代艺术馆", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 86123084.

Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1358868504.

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