TRAVEL: shanghai natural history museum

 

 

 shanghai natural history museum 

Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 - 17:15 

  https://www.snhm.org.cn/eg/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/shanghai-natural-museum 

 

new dinosaur exhibition highlights (2025) 

the original duck face

 

feather dinosaur fossils 

ART: mural wall art in shanghai. Chinese idiom tales

 

 

 

画蛇添足

drawing feet on a snake  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgB85JVVjbE 

 

                                                 刻舟求剑  Marking the boat to find the sword

                                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVCH5jFTcdM 

                            铁杵磨成针 grinding and iron pestle into a needle (hard work pays off)

                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGInsrmWdc0 

拔苗助长 pull up the shoots to help the grow  (to spoil through impatience or over enthusiasm) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5TIGdaC5JY 

 叶公好龙。 Mr Ye “loves” dragons  (someone loves a certain thing outwardly, but not sincerely - all for show)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhjyNe1Nv8c

 

 

 

掩耳盗铃 cover your ears and steal the bell （lying to oneself to fool others) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka1cpzbmQr8 

盲人摸象 blind men touching the elephant (unable to see the full picture) 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzWClJXmcdM

愚公移山 The foolish old man who moved mountains  (fierce determination can accomplish anything)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN59YrIm-ws

闻鸡起舞 Practice sword at the rooster's crow (diligent and hardworking) 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWWB_HhCJ-A

 

守株待兔 to guard a tree stump waiting for the rabbit (to idly wait for luck or chance rather than to work hard)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux6RpgxT6c8

 

亡羊补牢 mend the fold after the sheep have been lost （better late than never) 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-2ARlRsQHw

 

 

beautiful murals around huangpu district in shanghai near yu gardens. old lane houses boarded up awaiting renovation  

 

ART: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli in Shanghai

 

 on loan from the national museum of naples italy to shanghai china. ancient roman, greek and italian antiques and artworks 

 

 https://naplespompeii.com/archaeological-museum.html

 https://www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/en/

 https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-archaeological-museum-of-naples

 

 

 

  

GLADIATOR HELMETS

 

 

  

venus 

 

roman frescos from Pompeii and Herculaneum 

 

  

 

 

   

MARBLE STATUES 

Greek and Roman sculptures form the foundation of classical art. While they share materials like marble and bronze, they differ in purpose: Greeks focused on idealizing gods, heroes, and athletic perfection, while Romans adapted this style for political propaganda, realistic portrait busts, and public identity

https://www.theartnewbie.com/blog/greece/roman-sculpture-vs-greek-sculpture

 

 

 

BRONZE AND CERAMICS

 

 

 

FRESCOS OF ANCIENT ROME 

Roman frescos are ancient murals created by applying pigment directly to wet lime plaster, allowing the colors to bind permanently with the wall. Preserved spectacularly by volcanic ash in sites like Pompeii, these vivid artworks reveal details of Roman mythology, daily life, and the elite’s imagination.