It was quite a crazy metro ride from Pudong to Tonghe Xincun, via Line 1.
Then a bus ride to the museum, via Bus 726. 6 bus stops and we were there!
Shangahi Glass Museum
上海玻璃博物馆 Shànghǎi bōlí bówùguǎn
Located in the middle of an industrial area in the Baoshan district. These buildings were originally an old glassware factory. It was renovated and redesigned to become Shanghai's first museum of glass.
Entrance into the Main Hall.
Here, you get to learn about the history of glass and process of glass-making, as well as enjoy ancient glass artifacts.
The Structure of Glass
What is Glass?
"If you think glass as a living organism, you might think of the goal of this unit as describing the process from conception to birth and the natural characteristics of glass. From the microscopic structure of a glass icon, to it remarkable optical properties, to the formation of its color, we reveal every detail to you one bye one."
Chemical compounds that produced each of these colored glass objects
Neodymium Oxide: Rare Earth Glass
Timelines between Ancient Greece compared to Ancient China
"Ancient Greece was one of the first places to see the appearance of the craft of glassmaking. The craft began to develop from the start of the New Kingdom in the 16th Century BC. Early on, the primary glass products included glass beads and by the 16th Century BC, single colored beads were already available. By the 10th Century BC, dragonfly eyes became popular."
Ancient Rome: The Magnificence of The Roman Empire
Saint David Antique Stained-Glass Window
"Artist Mr. Chen Weide painted this imitation antique piece of stained glass art 'Saint David'. The original is found in the Cathedral of the Ancient City of Augsburg, Germany, and is one of the oldest stained glass windows in the world."
Vase with handle, Tang Dynasty ( 618 - 907 )
Silver Lined Jubilee Liqueur Bottle ( 1912 - 1949 )
"This glass bottle was made for England. The body of the bottle is decorated with silver bamboo leaves and the auspicious symbol of the 'jubilee'. The silver lining was carved out and placed on the bottle such that the transparent glass beneath it might be visible. This is typical of the types of goods available for export during the Chinese Republican period.
The Sui and the Tang Dynasties
Hair accessories
Ring
Abacus
History Gallery
Glass studio
Broken Bottle Skulls
Mexican artist Andres Basurto is known for his work with glass and oil painting.
Prodigal Scarecrow by Artist Max Jacquard
Stained glass windows
Toilet!
The world's largest Glass-blown Castle by Spanish glassblower Miguel Arribas.
It took Arribas 500 hours to complete the castle using 500,000 glass loops.
"My Mind" by Radek Stehlik.
It was created after his own experiments and studies of glassmaking techniques that follow the long history of Czech glass. This sculpture represents the freedom of thinking.
Art creations by local and foreign artists
Artist: Wang Jianzhong
Artist: Toots Zinsky
Artist: Yoichi Ohira
Artist: Amy Rueffert
Artist: Steven Weinberg
Artist: Davide Salvadore
Artist: Stuart Garfoot
"Glass Microbiology" by Artist: Luke Jerram
"Confucian Scholar"
"Tourbillion Vase" by Artists: Aki and Armaud Cooren
"Minarets" by Kacper Hamilton Studio, United Kingdom
Bottleware for Coca-Cola by Nendo, Japan
Glass Muse for Ride by Artist: Nimanis, Latvia
Glass Mountain of 1453 botles
Ceiling 'lamp'
Souvenir shop
Murano Cafetaria
Taiwanese Pork Rice
Pork Belly Rice
This above exhibition in BRKN is named 'Unbreakable'.
What do you think about it?
BRKN Exhibition
Mounted by curator and museum designer, German architect, Tilman Thurmer. This exhibition will last until the end of this year. BKRN shows how glass shatters and cracks; a metaphor for heartbreaks, bad lucks and hope. I guess one would come up with your own metaphor for life when seeing an exhibition here and having an imagination.
This exhibition is named 'Fragile'
Imagine walking through that pool of broken glass.
Rock music
Rainbow Chapel
Kids' Workshop on the ground floor
Kids' Museum on the first floor
A break from walking with Ice Latte
About to enter The Glass Maze!
Crazy challenging glass maze. Had to collect 8 stamps. Only the stamp corner is lit up with the matching symbol on your card. The rest of the maze was dark!!!
We made it!
Ended our visit with an interesting presentation of Glass-blowing!
Bus 726 leaves at 5:12 PM
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