The Shanghai Museum has a collection of bronze artifacts from various periods since the Xia Dynasty. Many of them are national treasures with a long history of transmission and numerous records, forming a collection that features a complete system, a wide range of categories, and many fine products.

The "Ancient Chinese Bronze Museum" in the East Hall is the sixth exhibition reconstruction in 50 years. It will present the most complete exhibition of ancient Chinese bronzes at home and abroad. The current exhibition features more than 500 exhibits, reflecting the occurrence, development and evolution of ancient Chinese bronzes over a period of 3,600 years from the late Xia Dynasty in the 18th century BC to the mid-Qing Dynasty in the mid-19th century AD.

The exhibition hall is based on the development history of Chinese bronze craftsmanship and is divided into seven sections: the embryonic period, the nurturing period, the heyday, the transformation period, the renewal period, the integration period, and the retro period. The exhibits fully demonstrate the characteristics of bronze craftsmanship in different periods and jointly show the splendid splendor of Chinese bronze art. There is also a bronze production technology section, which vividly shows how the ancient working people created the splendid Chinese bronze culture with their amazing wisdom and dexterous hands.

Compared with the People's Square building, the bronze exhibition hall in the East Hall has been adjusted and upgraded in terms of section structure, section content, unit description, instrument description, and exhibits.