Artists' Village

Travelers can join the beautiful in Shanghai by going for a walk in the artists’ quarter. It is here that the community of artists "M 50", well known in the world among artists.

A few years ago, this area was known only to locals. But in 1999, one of the local artists - Sue Sunn - drew attention to the gray and abandoned building of the closed factory. It inspired the artist and instantly an idea was born. Sue Sunn rented a room for little money, equipped a workshop and opened a studio for exhibitions. Gradually, other masters joined him. A few years later, the old buildings of the quarter became a haven for numerous artists, and the abandoned quarter started playing with new colors, became a real home for talented artists and connoisseurs of art from all over China.

Now the block just doesn't know. Here stretch in slender rows more than 120 galleries and exhibition halls, restaurants, cafes and places of rest. From all corners of the country and the world, painters seek inspiration here. There are also representative offices of several major galleries in the world, in the exhibition halls of which the works of not only famous but also beginning artists are presented.