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Shanghai Museum of Glass

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Tickets and booking

Admission is a flat 45 yuan per person. The data pack lists no online booking platform, no concession tiers and no free-entry categories, so the 45 yuan rate is the only confirmed price point. Because the recorded opening days are contradictory (see timing-crowds), the reliable move is to call the museum first on 021-64672268-8858 — the contact line on file — to confirm it is open on your date and settle any ticket questions there.

Entrance and routes

The museum stands at 25 Taikang Road in Huangpu District, inside the Tianzifang quarter. The documented approach is by metro: take Line 9 to Dapuqiao Station and continue on foot to the Taikang Road address. The pack specifies neither the walking distance nor the station exit, so plan to navigate to 25 Taikang Road yourself once you leave the metro rather than expecting wayfinding from the platform.

Photo spots

The pack itemizes no specific exhibits, installations or designated photo points, so there are no named must-shoot works to plan around. What it does confirm is the setting: a glass-art museum embedded in Tianzifang at 25 Taikang Road, which puts the gallery interiors and the surrounding lanes within steps of each other. Treat the galleries as the primary subject and the lanes as the secondary one, and check the photography policy on site — the pack carries no rules on shooting inside.

Timing and crowds

Core hours on file are 10:00-17:00, but the day-by-day entries conflict: one shows the museum open on Mondays and closed Tuesday through Sunday, while another lists 10:00-17:00 openings on Fridays and Saturdays during the major public holidays (New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Qingming, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day). Given that contradiction, confirm the open days for your specific date on 021-64672268-8858 before setting out. The pack holds no visitor-volume or queue data, so no crowd pattern can be stated; the practical anchors are the 10:00-17:00 window and a suggested visit length of 1-3 hours.

Walking and effort

None required. This is an indoor, single-site museum visit, not a trail: the physical demand is walking the galleries and the surrounding Tianzifang lanes across a suggested 1-3 hours. The pack lists no distances, elevation figures or difficulty ratings, and none should be assumed.

Getting there

Metro is the only transport mode the pack documents: Line 9 to Dapuqiao Station serves the 25 Taikang Road address in Tianzifang. No bus routes, taxi estimates, parking information or fares are on file, so any arrival other than by Line 9 means navigating on the street address alone.

Cost breakdown

The only confirmed cost is the 45 yuan per person admission. The pack lists no concession rates, combination tickets, audio-guide or tour fees, and no transport fares, so the minimum budget is the 45 yuan ticket plus the standard Metro Line 9 fare to Dapuqiao Station. Spending beyond that — food or shopping in Tianzifang, for instance — falls outside the pack and is unpriced here.

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