Yuz Museum Shanghai
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| Established | 2014 |
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| Location | 35 Fenggu Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Public transit access | Exit 7, Yunjin Road, line 11 |
| Website | www |
The Yuz Museum Shanghai (Chinese: 余德耀美术馆) is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of the Yuz Foundation. It is located in the West Bund in Xuhui District, Shanghai.[1] Yuz is reconstructed from the hangar of the original Longhua Airport and designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto.[2]
Among the buildings with a total area of more than 9000 square meters, the main gallery alone accounts for more than 3000 square meters. Its enormous and unique structure perfectly complement the installations of YUZ collection. Since its establishment and opening on May 17, 2014, Yuz museum has become a new landmark of Shanghai.
Yuz Museum will be open to the public from 10am to 6pm from Tuesday to Sunday (closed on Monday).[1]
No parking space available.
About the founder
The Yuz Museum was founded by Budi Tek, a Chinese-Indonesian entrepreneur, art philanthropist and collector. Budi Tek starts art collection about ten years ago. He found the unique charm of art and became a serious collector. Budi Tek's collection began with Chinese contemporary oil paintings, especially works created from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Now, he has established a considerable collection system of Chinese contemporary art.[1]
About the curator
Wu Hung is currently chair of the Academic Committee of Yuz Museum. He is also the founder and director of the Center for the Art of East Asia at the University of Chicago, the Consulting Curator at the Smart Museum, and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]
