Top 10 must-see museums in Shanghai

Updated: 2014-05-16 08:43

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Insect Museum

The museum contains more than a million specimens of insects from around the world. The museum was founded in 1868 and was once known as the British Museum in Asia. The highlight is the electric blue Morpho Helena from South America, dubbed “the world’s most beautiful butterfly.”

Tel: (021)5492-4191

Address: 300 Fenglin Rd, Xuhui District

Opening hours: 9am-4:30pm

Admission: 15 yuan for adults, 10 yuan for children

 

Top 10 must-see museums in Shanghai

The Insect Museum, May 19, 2012.[Photo/IC]