Art of the City

Nanjing Road, then and now (blog)
"Shanghai Baby," the World Expo mascot (blog)
Cartoons: The Influence of Punch (blog)
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Shanghai Returns
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An Introduction to Shanghai Cuisine
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Sounds
Full Moon, Blooming Flowers
Listening to the Chinese Jazz Age
Literature & Performing Arts

Exhibition Information

Sections in the Exhibition
Preview select artworks
The catalogue cover (blog)
The catalogue interior (blog)

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Tours

Shanghai Guided Tours
Offered daily, February 12 through September 5, except on the first Sunday of each month
FREE with paid Shanghai admission
Tour schedules subject to change

Join a guided tour of the exhibition led by the museum’s highly trained docents. All tours assemble in the Shanghai exhibition galleries on the ground floor.

10:15 am Sneak Peek at Special Exhibition: Shanghai (through Sunday, September 5, 2010, 15 minutes)
10:30 am Great Works from the Museum's Collection, (45–60 minutes)
10:45 am Sneak Peek at Special Exhibition: Shanghai (through Sunday, September 5, 2010, 15 minutes)
11:00 am China: 5,000 Years of Tradition and Innovation (45 minutes)
11:30 am Korea: Treasures Past and Present (Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays, through December 31, 2010, 30 minutes)

Southeast Asia: Kingdoms and Cultures (Wednesdays, Fridays, & Sundays, through December 31, 2010, 30 minutes)
12:00 pm Special Exhibition: Shanghai (through Sunday, September 5, 2010, EXCEPT Target Sundays & July 17 Target Arts & Wonder Day, 45 minutes)

Architecture (Target Sundays & July 17 Target Arts & Wonder Day only, 45 minutes)
1:00 pm India and its Neighbors: Beliefs Made Visible (45 minutes)
1:30 pm Japan: Land of Contrasts (Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays, through December 31, 2010, 30 minutes)

Himalayas: The Roof of the World (Wednesdays, Fridays, & Sundays, through
December 31, 2010, 30 minutes
2:00 pm Special Exhibition: Shanghai (through Sunday, September 5, 2010, EXCEPT Target Sundays & July 17 Target Arts & Wonder Day, 45 minutes)

Architecture (Target Sundays & July 17 Target Arts & Wonder Day only, 45 minutes)
3:00 pm Special Thematic Tour: Ceramics – Earth to Fire (Fridays & Saturdays through September 4, 2010, 45 minutes)

 

Walkthrough of the Shanghai Exhibition Galleries
Tuesday, February 23
9:00 am
$15 SAA members, $25 non-members, advance reservations required: saa@asianart.org or (415) 581-3701

Assistant Curator Dany Chan will accompany visitors through the Shanghai exhibition, presented by the Society of Asian Art.