Jonaslundbye

2018-03-31 20:48:37

As someone who is interested in cold war history, this is brilliant! Like everyone else here is saying, it is incredibly difficult to find, took us nearly three hours ofwalking around trying to find the address and asking people where it was, which nobody knew; also don't expect to find signs, so plan as well as you can before going! The museum itself is small, only takes about 30 minutes to see, but it is very interesting to see propaganda poster presented chronologically through the cold war.

babin85

2017-12-16 19:41:36

we were told by a friend who had previously been here a year or two ago to seek it out. I'm glad we did. Lots of great posters, and my wife picked up a copy of Mao's little Red Book in an English translation from 1965. It's in the basement of what we thought were residential flats, but don't let that put you off.

507matthewb

2018-02-27 07:02:02

Having been here, I was slightly let down. Not necessarily because of the quality of the museum, but because of all of the sterling reviews. It is interesting, but isn't anything that you couldn't see thumbing through a book. Case in point: the gift shop is full of 10,000 replicas of all the stuff you have just spent an hour seeing. Photos and replicas of these things are everywhere. There isn't really much virtue in having seen the original of something so ubiquitous. If you have a lot of time, or are particularly in to propaganda posters, then go. Otherwise, just skip it. The place is hard to find anyway.

sarasi2015

2018-02-17 08:48:04

It wasn't easy to find this place - we found the gate number of the place, and then the security guard gave us a card, and pointed us in the direction of several buildings down the way. We walked over and found some minimal signage pointing to the basement of the building, where this display is. I, for one, appreciated the critical look at China's history - it's as subversive as it gets in this heavily-censored country.

CedricF155

2018-01-01 08:32:30

I visited the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre during my last stay in Shanghai. First of all I would recommend you to get there by taxi as it’s the most convenient and easiest way. Once you get there you have to find building number 4 within the apartment blocks (the security guard outside will give you a small map of the exact location) once you find building number 4 you have to go down to de basement. The Centre is a simple room where all the Propaganda posters are hanged out in order of the different years. It’s very interesting to see all the detailed posters from the past. It really shows you how Propaganda was made during the years. There are also English explanation to make it easier to understand.I can really recommend the visit here (calculate at least an hour if you are interested in reading all the explanations) entry fee is RMB 20.-. There is also a shop where you can buy some Posters and Postcards

csolan

2018-02-22 16:31:18

As stated by others, this place is quite off the beaten path (and a little sketchy?) I went with some friends who loved it, but I was not very impressed. The most interesting thing for me was that the posters were originals which has been secretly saved after propaganda was ordered to be burned. But other than that, though it was an interesting look at the Chinese propaganda machine over the last century, the museum was tiny and I'm not sure it wasn't anything you couldn't just look up through other means anyway. Didn't seem worth the entry fee to me.

Dutchguy_in_China

2018-01-20 09:41:59

We went here 2 weeks ago and I agree with most people. It is a really nice place. It gives a good insight in history. There is also a nice giftshop wher we purchaed several items,... Such as also an original old poster. The bad thing is the staff. Neither the security staff outside nor the guy inside were very friendly.

lamaroon

2018-03-31 18:32:54

hard to find as others have noted but definitely find it. Get the address and approach the guards, they will hand you a card with a visual on how to get to the right apartment building in the complex. Once in, be ready for a history lesson and to spend some time. I wish I had purchased something from the store as you could take no photos but we ran out of time. It appears that these are one of a kind items as the Chinese government did not employ any archivist or librarian! Give yourself some time to enjoy this. I do hope that the collection finds its way to a better space for its own protection but to see it here as the owner has presented the works is a treat that you will enjoy. Literally, there are tacks in the posters with some plastic over them.

ivayloi519

2018-02-26 07:31:57

This is something you dont see on your average trips.All kinds of posters, slogans, cards with communist propagada images... Highly recommended!

AZcathy2014

2018-01-07 08:30:25

You can see Chinese bronzes and porcelain at many museums in many places, but i don't think you can see this kind of history anywhere else. This museum is small, but well labeled and easy to get a sense of this period of modern Chinese history through the poster art of the times. This is a private collection worth supporting. You can get through it in 45 minutes, a good use of time in the former French Concession area of Shanghai, with lots of great restaurant options all around.