Shanghai Art Museum, Municipal art museum on Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China

The Shanghai Art Museum, now the China Art Museum, occupies the China Pavilion of Expo 2010 at 205 Shangnan Road in Pudong. The 63-metre building, completed in 2010, was designed by a team led by He Jingtang, drawing on the dougong bracket and the bronze ding cauldron; it is called the Crown of the East.

The building was originally constructed in 1933 for a sports purpose before being transformed into an art institution in 1956. Major renovation work updated the structure in 1986, allowing the museum to display its collection in improved conditions.

The museum's name comes from its 2012 rebranding as the China Art Museum, Shanghai, with Shanghai Art Museum kept as a second name. Its core is a permanent display of about 6,000 works tracing Chinese modern art from the Shanghai School of the late Qing dynasty through the Republic and People's Republic eras, curated by Lu Fusheng.

The museum stands at 205 Shangnan Road in Pudong, beside the China Pavilion of Expo 2010. It has its own station on Metro Line 8, and Yaohua Road station on Lines 7 and 8 is also within reach, along with more than a dozen bus lines. The building covers 64,000 square metres, so allow time to cross between its levels and galleries.

The building was originally designed as a horse racing venue, a purpose reflected in certain architectural features that visitors can still observe today. This unexpected past adds an intriguing layer to the structure that housed entertainment before becoming a space for art.