Yuz Museum

Yuz Museum Shanghai, officially opened in May 2014, is a contemporary art museum founded by Mr. Budi Tek, a Chinese-Indonesian entrepreneur, philanthropist and collector. The museum is located in the core area of West Bund Shanghai, and plays an important role in "West Bund Culture Corridor". Yuz Museum is committed to drawing the world's attention... to Shanghai, advancing the development of contemporary Chinese art, actively in the field of art education, and promoting cultural dialogues between the East and the West. As a non-profit institution, Yuz Museum aims to establish itself as a new landmark for exhibiting contemporary Chinese art and to be a preeminent contemporary art museum in the world. Designed by acclaimed Japanese Architect, Sou Fujimoto, the museum was renovated from an old aircraft hangar site of the former Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Factory. The museum has a total area of 9,000 square meters, among which the hangar-converted great hall alone covers over 3,000 square meters, complementing the numerous large-scale art installations, while the other galleries offer more than 1,000 square meters for paintings, sculptures and photography of contemporary art.Read More