Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall vs Rockbund Art Museum
Both Rockbund Art Museum and Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall is preferred by most professionals compared to Rockbund Art Museum. Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall comes in at 95 with accolades from 9 reviewers such as Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Michelin Guide.
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
Show All Reviews
No.100 Renmin Main Street, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200003
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"To understand the true scale of Shanghai and its ongoing building boom, visit the Master Plan Hall of this museum."
Full review
Concierge
"More interesting than it sounds, this dramatic five-story glass building showcases the city's future urban development through detailed models and multimedia displays."
Frommer's
"If you want to see what a city of the future is really going to look like, take yourself over to this museum on the eastern end of People's Square."
Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Some cities romanticise their past, others promise good times in the present, but only in China are you expected to visit places that haven’t even been built yet."
Full review
Travel + Leisure
"On the third floor of the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center there's a room-size scale model of the city in 2020."
Full review
Rockbund Art Museum
Show All Reviews
No.20 Huqiu Road, Shanghai
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"The detailing on this 1932 Art Deco building is as enticing as the artwork inside. Rockbund has no permanent collection, which keeps things exciting."
Full review
Frommer's
"This contemporary art museum is currently the anchor of the Waitanyuan development project, and aims to be a big player in promoting contemporary visual art in Shanghai."
Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Housed in the former Royal Asiatic Society building (1933), this private museum behind the Bund focuses on contemporary Chinese art, with rotating exhibits year-round."
Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The Bund’s only contemporary art gallery has become one of the city’s most noteworthy institutions."
Full review
Time Out
"This Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) regularly exhibits innovative works from some of China’s biggest contemporary artists including Zheng Fanzi and Cai Guo Ciang."
Full review