Power Station of Art (PSA)

上海当代艺术博物馆

A power plant with a 165 m chimney, now home of the Shanghai Biennale

⚠ Closed Mondays; most shows paid

Hours

Tue–Sun 11am–7pm (last entry 6pm); closed Mondays except public holidays

Tickets

Varies by show: some free, major ones paid (past major shows around ¥60). Buy at the 1F desk or on the official WeChat account

Address

678 Miaojiang Road, Huangpu (also given as 200 Huayuangang Road)

A 165-metre concrete chimney stands on the south Huangpu riverbank. The power plant's main building went up in 1985, served as the Pavilion of the Future at Expo 2010, and in 2012 became China's first state-run contemporary art museum. Inside, white gallery boxes sit within a turbine hall the size of a cathedral, its steel trusses and crane rails left in place. There's no permanent display, just big rotating shows and the Shanghai Biennale. Finish on the rooftop terrace in the river breeze.