Aurora Museum Description

The Aurora Museum, located on the banks of the Huang Pu River in Shanghai's Lujiazui Financial District, officially opened in October 2013, with a floor space spanning a total of 6316 square meters over six floors.

The Aurora Museum's mission combines collecting, research, exhibiting, and education, and is committed to the preservation and transmission of, and contribution to, Chinese history and culture. Aurora Museum is in conjunction with Peking University's School of Archaeology and Museology, promoting the study of antiquities.

The museum's collection consists mainly of Buddhist sculptures, jades, pottery, blue and white porcelains and carved stone reliefs. There is also a special Antiquities Research Center, in which analytical research is conducted using the principles of antiquarianism, in order to provide comprehensive and multi-faceted account of the historical objects on display to visitors.