Shanghai holds a Snoopy Exhibition celebrating Snoopy’s 70th birthday

“Peanuts,” a daily comic strip written and illustrated by creator Charles M. Schulz since October 1950 has gained much love by people all over the world. 2020 is the 70th birthday of “Peanuts”. To celebrate this, Shanghai is holding an exhibition in honor of Snoopy, an important character from “Peanuts.” The theme of this exhibition, “What a Wonderful Day!” is to create a paradise to forget about time and troubles. The highlight of this exhibition is that it contains the aspects of Chinese culture within the story of Snoopy. Wen-na (文那), a young Chinese artist who is skillful at traditional Chinese mythical paintings, has made great contributions to this exhibition. Her works show the Chinese culture being incorporated into this theme. Many artists from the 1950s until the 1970s including Liu Jinhua (刘建华) and Michael Lau (刘建文) have also contributed to this exhibition, with each of their paintings showing each generation’s childhood.

Photo from the part of the exhibition Courtsey of Shanghai MoKa official Weibo

Apart from the artwork shown here, this exhibition also offers a snoopy-themed restaurant that contains a variety of desserts with Snoopy designs! Not only would there be food, but the exhibition also sells souvenirs including stationery, household products, and clothing which are produced and designed by the clothing brand Jiangnan(江南).

This exhibition which is located at People’s Park. 231 West Nanjing road (上海市南京西路231号人民公园内上海当代艺术馆) is open until 4 January 2021. It is open from Mondays to Sundays from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM. However, the parking lot is closed at 5:00 PM all days of the week. The exhibition is also open during official holidays including the upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the new year holiday of 2021.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many students are not able to go abroad for the upcoming Chinese national holiday(国庆节). For anyone staying in shanghai, visiting this exhibition would be a wonderful choice over the seven-day holiday, whether it be going alone, with a friend, or with family members!

Featured Image — the Enterence of the Snoopy Exhibition Photo Courtsy of Shanghai MoKa offcial Weibo

By Jessica Jeong