Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Performing arts center in Pudong district, Shanghai, China

Shanghai Oriental Art Center stands at 425 Dingxiang Road in Pudong, a 40,000-square-metre complex designed by French architect Paul Andreu with the Huadong Architectural Design & Research Institute. Its five interconnected hemispherical halls, called petals, hold the Entrance Hall, Concert Hall, Opera Hall, Performance Hall and Exhibition Hall. Facades of laminated glass with perforated metal sheets, dark granite floors and coloured pebbles hung in each petal mark the halls apart.

Construction began on 26 March 2002, funded jointly by the Shanghai municipal government and the Pudong New Area government with a budget of 1.1 billion RMB. A New Year's Eve concert on 31 December 2004 marked completion and the start of trial operation; the center officially opened on 1 July 2005. The Poly Culture and Arts Company won operating rights in September 2003 and set up the management company with the Wenhui-Xinmin United Press Group.

The center's "Chinese Traditional Opera Series" brings the China National Opera, Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company, Shanghai Kunqu Company and Shanghai Yueju Opera Troupe to its stages. Its Saturday Brunch Concerts draw audiences of over 100,000 each year, and free admission days are held every month.

The center is located in Pudong's modern financial district and is easily accessible by public transportation. Check the performance schedule in advance since the program changes regularly throughout the year.

The concert hall houses a specially crafted pipe organ built by Austrian organ maker Rieger, which significantly enhances orchestral performances. This instrument is a rare feature in Asian performance venues.