Shanghai Museum Of Natural History

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  • Address
    260 East Yan'an Rd, The Bund
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  • Phone
    6321 3548
  • Transport
    underground rail: East Nanjing Rd

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Lonely Planet review

Located in the former Cotton Exchange Building (built in 1923), the exhibits at this dusty and gloomy museum are based on the former collection of the British Royal Asiatic Society. The most intriguing exhibits are the Ming dynasty mummies excavated from Dapuqiao and Xietu Rds. A traipse through the museum turns up numerous original features, including its tiled floor, cornices, ironwork and the occasional glint of stained glass.

The museum's former chairman, the gangster Du Yuesheng, built the dramatic red-brick building across Yan'an Donglu as the Chung Wai Bank (with a private bullet-proof elevator).