Following the “opening up” of port cities with the 1842 Treaty of Nanjing, foreign settlers began claiming concessions in and around Shanghai. From merchants to missionaries, one of the early settlers were the British, who staked their claims around the bund area, then known as the British settlement, which was merely a mud ditch at that time. While many of the original buildings near the bund on Huqiu Lu have been demolished and rebuilt, a few remain intact, such as the Rockbund Art Museum, originally a two-story building to house the first public library and natural history museum in Shanghai. Join Art Historian Julie Chun as she takes you back to the mid-1800s, where our story begins to trace the historical circumstances of the formation of Shanghai’s early learned society that also connects the current contemporary exhibition by the acclaimed Chinese contemporary artist Hu Yun. Don’t miss this enlightening afternoon of Shanghai’s local history and art.

DATE:

Friday, March 29

TIME:

12:45 PM Registration, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

COST:

RMB 120 (includes ticket to the exhibition)

VENUE:

Rockbund Art Museum

20 Huqiu Lu (near Beijing Dong Lu)

(metro line 2 or 10, East Nanjing Road station, exit 6, about 15 minute walk)

虎丘路20号，近北京东路

Please complete the online registration by March 27. The event costs must be paid in cash only. SEA coordinator is Julie Chun, WeChat: juliechunshanghai

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend the event after receipt of confirmation, please notify us immediately by emailing events@seashanghai.org. If it's the day of the event, please ALSO notify the coordinator listed on the event by phone, text or WeChat.

If you need to cancel after March 27, our SEA cancellation policy applies which states you will still have to pay for your registered event. SEA will notify you to either collect or let you pay it at your next registered event.