Location
The museum was established in 1956 in the former Shanghai Cotton Exchange Building, a classical British structure built in 1923. It is located at 260 East Yan'an Road in Huangpu District, near the intersection of South Henan Road. It was designated a Heritage Building by the Shanghai Municipal Government in 1994. However, the Yan'an Elevated Road has since been constructed within meters in front of the building.
A new 40,000 square-meter building is under construction in the Jing'an Sculpture Park. Once completed the Shanghai Natural History Museum will move to the new location.
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