Bund One Art Museum was initially supposed to host the exhibition of Monet and other impressionist masters in March 2020, but the event was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the epidemic came under control in China, Xie learned that the iconic painting, Impression Sunrise, was available for international exhibition for a short period of time－from mid-September to the end of the year.

Knowing that this opportunity was too good to be missed, Tix-Media joined hands with Xinhua Distribution Group to bring the painting to Shanghai.

The old building at No 1 on the Bund was built in 1916. Originally named the McBain Building, the seven-story structure was later known as the Asiatic Petroleum Co Building. The building was taken over by the East China Petroleum Co after 1949 and underwent a major restoration in 2009. Today, it is an important heritage site under State protection.

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If you go

10 am-6 pm (last entry before 5:30 pm), Sept 17-Jan 3, 2021. Bund One Art Museum, 3F, Jiushi Art Center. No 1 Zhongshan No 1 Road East, Huangpu district, Shanghai.