Museum of Oriental Musical Instruments

Visitor information

Also known as

东方乐器博物馆

City

Shanghai

Opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-16:00

Ticket

Free 2

Coordinates

31.2053614, 121.4398783

About Museum of Oriental Musical Instruments

The Shanghai Oriental Musical Instrument Museum is located at No. 1189 Huaihai Middle Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai. It is affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and is the first special museum dedicated to musical instruments in a Chinese art school. It was planned to be established in 1984 and officially opened on November 27, 1987. The collection now covers about 800 pieces (sets) of musical instruments from more than 40 countries around the world and more than 40 ethnic minorities in China. The collection has a history of more than 8,000 years, including representative exhibits such as the Jiahu bone flute and the Chime Bell imitated by Zeng Houyi. Its predecessor was the "Chinese Ethnic Musical Instruments Exhibition Hall" founded in 1984. In 1992, it was renamed "Oriental Musical Instruments Exhibition Hall".

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