Shanghai Astronomy Museum
2024-03-18 /
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上海天文馆
The Shanghai Astronomy Museum is located on the shores of Dishui Lake in Lingang, with an exhibition hall area of 38,000 square meters. The main building, with its graceful spiral form, imitates the orbits of celestial bodies. The round skylight, inverted dome, and spherical cinema together form the iconic "Three Bodies" structure, which jointly interprets the laws of celestial motion. The museum, with the vision of "shaping a complete cosmology," is divided into three main exhibition areas: "Home," "Universe," and "Journey," designed to inspire curiosity and encourage people to feel the starry sky and understand the universe.
The establishment and opening of the Shanghai Astronomy Museum mark a new stage in the development of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, integrating the Science Museum, Natural History Museum, and Astronomy Museum into a large-scale comprehensive science and technology museum complex. It further highlights Shanghai's urban soft power, promotes the high-quality development of the museum industry in the new era, and better meets the growing spiritual and cultural needs of the people.
Home (Located on 1F)
In the boundless universe, we live on a small blue marble, building a warm home. As our horizons expand, we realize that the solar system and the Milky Way are also our homes, nurturing us. Visitors to the "Home" exhibition follow ancient myths to embark on a journey of inquiry, standing under realistic stars and walking among the planets. Faced with the diverse planets of the solar system, we can't help but wonder: Are there waters on other planets? Lasers? Volcanoes? Did meteorites bring life? Who are the sun's neighbors? Where exactly are we in the universe?
Universe (Located on 2F)
The word "universe" always evokes infinite reverie: endless voids, romantic star rivers, mysterious black holes, as if gazing into it is an eternity. The "Universe" exhibition consists of five thematic areas: "Time and Space," "Gravity," "Light," "Elements," and "Life," showcasing the laws of the universe from different perspectives and delving into the core concepts of modern astronomy. Here, you will face to face with masters, embrace the brilliant wisdom in the history of human astronomy, and explore the mysteries of astronomy deep in the stars from multiple angles and disciplines.
Journey (Located on 2F)
The "Journey" exhibition, as its name suggests, panoramically presents the long journey of human exploration of the mysteries of the universe, from ancient thoughts to the modern astronomical revolution, astronomical observatories and research projects around the world, various astronomical satellites, and our own Chinese Chang'e lunar exploration, space laboratory, and Mars exploration plans. This exhibition relies more on scientific stories and future imagination to inspire visitors' understanding of scientific exploration methods and spirit, as well as deeper cultural reflections.
Chinese Astronomy (Located on 1F)
Chinese astronomy, after thousands of years of diligent observation, has produced a vast record of celestial phenomena. The unique Eastern thinking has created a unique astronomical system that closely links celestial phenomena with the fate of the empire, as well as a complex calendar system that is orderly inherited and continuously improved. With the impact of Western learning, the continuously introduced scientific knowledge eventually changed the form and function of traditional astronomy and made Shanghai the starting point of modern Chinese astronomy.
Voyage to Mars (Located on 1F)
Please note that the spaceship has received a red command from the command center. There is a serious failure inside the No. 03 base on Mars. We are one of the nearest spaceships. All unnecessary crew members have been temporarily organized into a special rescue team to go to Mars for a rescue mission. Please crew members wear your identity bracelets and go to the spaceship dock to listen to the mission briefing.
Curious Planet (Located on B1)
Aiven and UU, two happy little friends, will accompany children to take a rocket and enter two mysterious planets—Flower King Star and Ice Mars. The flowers there are so huge, the plants are so strange, and the volcanoes even spit out ice blocks! What are you waiting for? Come in and explore now, you might even encounter aliens!
Operating Hours
Monday: Closed all day;
Tuesday-Sunday: 09:30-16:00 (open)
Preferential Policies
Children: Children under 1.3 meters (inclusive) or under 6 years old (inclusive) must be accompanied by a ticket-purchasing guardian to enter the museum for free.
Elderly: Elderly people aged 70 (inclusive) and above are free.
Retired officials: Retired officials are free.
Military personnel: Active duty military personnel are free.
Dependants: Dependants of martyrs, military personnel who died in the line of duty, and those who died of illness are free.
Disabled: Disabled people are free.
Firefighters: Active, retired, and disabled fire and rescue personnel (including government professional firefighters) and fire and rescue academy students, as well as national comprehensive rescue personnel, are free.
Additional notes: All visitors (including free visitors) must book tickets in advance through the official platform (i.e., free visitors are not exempt from tickets). Valid identification documents must be presented at the ticket check. Movie tickets are one person per ticket, and there is no free group.
Service Facilities
Parking: [Astronomy Museum Social Parking Lot] Reference price: 30 yuan/vehicle/time (tentative); Address: Astronomy Museum Social Parking Lot; Spaces: 169 (including accessible parking spaces and regular parking spaces); [Starry Sky Park Parking Lot] Reference price: Free; Address: Starry Sky Park Parking Lot; Spaces: About 110; Distance from Shanghai Astronomy Museum: 1km, about 10 minutes walk; [Shanghai High School Parking Lot] Reference price: Free; Address: Shanghai High School Parking Lot; Spaces: About 130; Distance from Shanghai Astronomy Museum: 1km, about 10 minutes walk; [Xue Rong Hua Parking Lot] Reference price: Free; Address: Xue Rong Hua Parking Lot; Spaces: About 1000; Distance from Shanghai Astronomy Museum: 2km, about 15 minutes walk; [Xia Yue Road Temporary Parking Lot] Reference price: Free; Address: Xia Yue Road Temporary Parking Lot; Spaces: About 600; Distance from Shanghai Astronomy Museum: 2.5km, about 20 minutes walk; [Lingang Avenue] Reference price: Free; Address: Lingang Avenue; Spaces: About 500; Distance from Shanghai Astronomy Museum: 3km, about 30 minutes walk.
Luggage Storage:
Stroller Rental: Reference price: Free; Address: Visitor Center
Wheelchair Rental: Address: Visitor Service Center
Must-See Tips
On the day of the visit, visitors who need to enter and exit the venue multiple times, please record your facial information in advance when purchasing tickets as the only proof for re-entry.
The Shanghai Astronomy Museum has a maximum daily capacity of 7,000 people, with an instantaneous maximum capacity of 3,000 people. If the total number of online reservations (including free reservations) reaches the load limit, the museum will take restrictive measures. Once the single-day maximum capacity is reached, the museum will close the ticketing channel.
The museum has a green ticket check channel, providing fast entry services for elderly people aged 70 (inclusive) and above, disabled people, pregnant women, and military personnel.
Children and visitors without self-care ability must be accompanied by a ticket-purchasing guardian to enter the museum. Elderly people and those with mobility difficulties are advised to visit with accompanying friends who have purchased tickets. One adult can accompany two children.
Food and drinks are not allowed in the cinema. Movie tickets must be collected in advance from the ticket machines inside the museum (only tickets for the same day's movies can be collected), and entry is by ticket.
During the visit, please be civilized and do not run, play, or make loud noises in the museum to create a quiet visiting environment. In case of emergencies, please follow the arrangements of the on-site staff.
No eating or drinking is allowed in the exhibition halls; visitors dining in designated areas outside the exhibition halls, please help us maintain the cleanliness of the venue and do proper garbage sorting.
According to the "Shanghai Municipal Public Place Smoking Control Regulations," smoking (including tobacco, electronic cigarettes, or other products that produce smoke) is prohibited in the venue.
Address
No. 380 Lingang Avenue, Nanhui Xincheng Town, Pudong New District, Shanghai
Official Phone
021-50685563
