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Shanghai · CITY CULTURE

How old objects are cared for

Follow the steps from finding damage to repairing and protecting an object.

Shanghai Museum East building photographed in October 2024
Alexey Yakovlev · CC0 · Original
Museum exterior, October 2024; not the conservation workspace.

A few things to notice

01 · Find the damage

Notice how the displays explain the risks facing different materials.

02 · Follow a repair

Look at cases showing examination, treatment and preventive care.

03 · Watch when scheduled

Conservation teams take turns in the open display area; check that day's arrangements.

Want to visit?

Head to the fourth-floor conservation gallery. The museum describes both open conservation displays and case-based exhibits. Live work and visitor activities follow its schedule; this is not an object-authentication service.

Shanghai Museum East · Conservation Gallery, 4F
上海博物馆东馆 · 文物保护修复体验馆(4层)
上海市浦东新区世纪大道1952号

1952 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai