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KORA Guides · Shanghai · Updated August 2026

Chanel's la Galerie du 19M Comes to Shanghai This September

Opens Sept 25, 2026English tickets available

Visitors at a hands-on embroidery workshop inside la Galerie du 19M
Inside la Galerie du 19M · © le19M x Nicolas Melemis

This autumn, Chanel effectively airlifts a piece of Paris to the Huangpu riverfront. La Galerie du 19M — the exhibition arm of Chanel's métiers d'art campus, home to the ateliers that embroider, feather, and sculpt haute couture — takes over the entire third floor of the Museum of Art Pudong from September 25 to November 15, 2026. If you're in Shanghai while it's on, this is the fashion event of the season.


The essentials

What"la Galerie du 19M Shanghai" — Chanel's métiers d'art exhibition, including "Lesage: 100 Years of Fashion and Decoration" and the group show "A Sense of Touch" (触碰)
WhereMuseum of Art Pudong (浦东美术馆), floor 3 — 2777 Binjiang Avenue, Pudong, next to the Oriental Pearl Tower
MetroLujiazui 陆家嘴 (Line 2, Exit 2; also Line 14), ~10 min walk
HoursMuseum daily 10:00–21:00, last entry 20:00
DatesSeptember 25 – November 15, 2026
PriceMuseum one-ticket-all-shows system: from ¥100 (dated weekday) / ¥150 (dated weekend); cheaper night tickets. Chanel-specific ticketing not yet announced
BookingMuseum sells tickets to overseas visitors through its official English site and international partners — no WeChat required

What Le 19M actually is

In 2021 Chanel opened le19M in Paris: one building housing eleven maisons d'art and a community of nearly 700 artisans. The full roster reads like haute couture's back-of-house credits — Lesage (embroidery and tweed, founded 1924) and Atelier Montex (needle, Lunéville hook and Cornely machine embroidery); Lemarié (feathers, flowers and pleats, home of les Ateliers Lognon); Maison Michel (hats); Massaro (the world's last bespoke women's shoemaker, author of Chanel's two-tone shoe); Goossens (goldsmithing and jewellery); Desrues (buttons and costume jewellery, the first maison Chanel brought in, back in 1985); ERES (swim and lingerie); Paloma (flou dressmaking); plus Lesage Intérieurs and Studio MTX, which take embroidery into interiors and architecture. These are the hands behind haute couture's most impossible details. La Galerie du 19M is how Chanel shows that craft to the public — and Shanghai is its third international chapter.

The Shanghai edition pairs the ateliers' savoir-faire with newly commissioned works by Chinese artists — Ding Yi, Yin Xiuzhen, Shen Yuan, Wu Jian'an among them — in "A Sense of Touch," a group show curated by an editorial committee of GONG Yan, LIN Tianmiao, ZHANG Lei and Christelle Kocher. Across textiles, embroidery, ceramics, woodcarving, lacquer and bamboo weaving, it treats touch as a way of knowing, creating and connecting — craft as a living practice, not a heritage display.

Running alongside it: "Lesage: 100 Years of Fashion and Decoration," a centenary retrospective of the embroidery house that keeps the world's largest collection of embroidery samples. A cultural programme of workshops, talks and guided tours wraps around both shows — le19M says details will be revealed in September 2026, so ask closer to your dates.

Tickets: easier than you'd think

The Museum of Art Pudong runs one ticket for everything in the building, and it's one of the most foreigner-friendly ticket systems in Shanghai — its official English website routes overseas visitors to an English-language checkout, no Chinese app or phone number needed. Standard dated tickets run ¥100 (weekday) / ¥150 (weekend), with evening tickets cheaper — and the museum's other floors ride on the same ticket.

Chanel may announce separate booking details closer to opening (its own channels point to a mini-program). We'll keep this page updated — or just ask KORA closer to your dates and get the current answer without the homework.

Planning tips

Where KORA comes in

Between now and September, details will move — exact ticketing for the Chanel floor, timed-entry rules, workshop sign-ups. Ask KORA when you land and you'll get the live version: current ticket price, the English purchase link, and whether the dates you have in mind are already crowded. If any part of the booking ends up gated behind a Chinese app, KORA's concierge handles it for you.

FAQ

When does it open?
September 25, 2026, running to November 15 — about seven weeks.

Do I need WeChat to get tickets?
No. The museum sells to overseas visitors through its official English website and international ticket partners.

Is it included in the normal museum ticket?
The museum's one-ticket system covers all floors as a rule; Chanel-specific arrangements haven't been announced yet. Ask KORA closer to opening for the final word.

Is this the same as a Chanel store event?
No — it's a full museum exhibition about the craft houses behind haute couture, plus contemporary art commissions. You don't need to care about handbags to enjoy it.

Can you book me into a reservation-only exhibition in Shanghai?

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