Introduction

Shanghai Art Collection Museum (SACM), which is located in the picturesque Tianshan Park, is a member of International Council of Museums and Chinese Museums Association. It is honored as a 5A social organization and listed in the statistical samples of National Cultural Heritage Administration.

Since the establishment, SACM has successfully organized a series of international exhibitions and events with great social impact, accumulating rich international art resources and a wide range of international cultural exchange channels. The International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts held for 14 sessions successively have become brand exhibitions with international effect. The International (Shanghai) Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Forum held for 12 sessions has become a significant event for cultural heritage protection around the globe. This serial activity has been recognized as an example of Chinese government conducting the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. SACM has also organized series of activities including 9 sessions of the International Children's Creative Art Exhibition, Tour Exhibition of Chinese Traditional Fine Arts (Alexandria, Istanbul, Bratislava and Jakarta Stations), 7 sessions of the International Children's Art & Science Exhibition, the Iranian Miniature Exhibition, the Exhibition Commemorating the 460th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Birth and many other influential exhibitions.

SACM has collected lots of characteristic art works. Among them, the Literary Selections personally annotated by Chengzhe Prince of Qing Dynasty, Duanxi Ink Stone sample (the other sample was given by President Hu Jintao of China to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan as a national gift), Liang Qichao's calligraphy masterpiece Imitating the Inscription of Zhangqian's Monument, the original design manuscript of national emblem of the People's Republic of China made by Lin Huiyin, the original manuscript of History of Chinese Sculpture wrote by Liang Sicheng, Peacock Dress of Chinese top dancer Yang Liping, etc. are all rare treasures with only one piece in China. In addition, SACM collected representative works of many distinguished artists from various countries all over the world including Japan, South Korea, United States, United Kingdom, Croatia, Turkiye, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lithuania, etc.

Shanghai Art Collection Museum is an explorer actively engaged in international cultural exchanges cooperating with important museums and related cultural institutions of over 70 countries, such as the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia, Oxford University, etc.

The museum has won dozens of honors at all levels and published many books.