Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum

Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum was established by the China Minsheng Bank for the purpose of promoting contemporary art and culture. Building a world-class museum is part of the corporate responsibility platform of the China Minsheng Bank in a mission of "bringing art to the public, bringing people into the realm of art".

OUR MISSION

“Minsheng bringing art to the public ,Minsheng bringing people into the realm of art .”

The museum is committed to a model which includes international exchange, and a broad range of public education activities to open up a viable space for art. In the interest of fostering an understanding of art within the general public and creating a pluralistic landscape of art and culture,the museum is creating a dialogue between pure art and applied art; traditional art and the avant-garde art, to break down the barriers and close the gap between art and the general public. The future collections of the museum, our exhibitions, our research and publishing and our critical sensibility will impact the creation of contemporary culture and express the cultural landscape of a new era.

OUR HISTORY

“Better City Better Life ”

The museum is located in the former French pavilion of the 2010 World Expo. The building is a perfect manifestation of the Expo theme of "Better City, Better Life" and the humanistic spirit of the World's Fair. In 2010, after the closing of the Expo, the French government, Shanghai Municipal Government and the Shanghai World Expo Development Group with the support of the former China Minsheng Bank Chairman Dong Wenbiao organized the repurposing of the building to be a comprehensive museum—a platform for creativity, the arts, humanities, and contemporary art exchanges, servicing the local population of Shanghai and visitors from abroad.