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S HANGHAI MUSEUM OF GL A S S For something a little bit more niche, you’ll need to venture into the industrial zone to the site of a former glassware factory. Renovated and reopened in 2011, the Shanghai Museum of Glass is a quirky, edgy and beautiful ode to the art of glass making. You’ll be given an introduction to the history of glass making, be dazzled by creative, avant-garde pieces, and get lost in the dark, reflective maze of glass. There are also ten DIY courses, from flame working to glass blowing and painting (booking in advance is required). Open Tue-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat and Sun
until 6pm; tickets RMB60 (US$8.8); 685 West Chang Jiang Road, Baoshan District;
shmog.org
S HANGHAI AUTO MUSEUM If you appreciate the beauty of a classic automobile, this is the museum for you. China’s first professional car museum, it opened in 2007 and boasts a collection of nearly 100 iconic motors from history. Highlights include the “first automobile” – an 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen – and an American Auburn 851 Speedster from 1935. There are also interactive elements, with driving simulation, parts identification puzzles and a racing game. Open Tue-Sun 9.30am to 4pm; tickets
RMB60 (US$8.8); 7565 Shanghai Anting Bo Road;
old-en.shautomuseum.gov.cn
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: The Shanghai Museum of Glass exhibit and entrance; Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum; and Shanghai Auto Museum
SHANGHAI JEWIS H REFUGEE MUSEUM A testament to Shanghai’s lesser-known role as an asylum for Jewish refugees during World War II can be found at the Jewish Refugee Museum, built on the site of the former Ohel Moshe Synagogue in Hongkou district. Japanese-occupied Shanghai wasn’t a particularly pleasant experience – refugees lived in the squalid area surrounding the mosque known as the “Shanghai Ghetto” – but it was certainly an escape compared to the tragedies taking place in Europe. The museum charts the life of the Shanghai Jews, with plaques dedicated to notable individuals such as Ho Feng Shan, the “Chinese Schindler”, who heroically used his position as the Consul General in Vienna to issue thousands of visas to Jews escaping Nazi-occupied Austria. Open daily 9am to 5pm; tickets RMB20
(US$3); 62 Changyang Road, Hongkou; tel +86 21 6512 6669
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