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!!!Shanghai Museum of Ancient Art 

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The Shanghai Museum of Ancient Art was founded in 1952 in the club house of the former Shanghai Racecourse. 

A new building - constructed in the form of an ancient bronze cooking vessel called a ding - was opened in 1996 on Peoples Square. 

It houses some 120,000 items including bronzes, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, furniture, jades, ancient coins, seals, and sculptures.