COLLECTION OF THE MONTH: Qian Xuesen Library and Museum, Shanghai

Image courtesy Qian Xuesen Library and Museum, Shanghai Jiao Tong Unversity China.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Qian Xuesen Library and Museum 

Qian Xuesen Library and Museum is dedicated to the life and work of scientist Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), founder of the air and space industry in China. The Museum houses a collection of nearly 70,000  artifacts related to Qian Xuesen, including documents, manuscripts, photographs and realia.

Qian Xuesen Library and Museum is also a UMAC institutional member and UMAC partner in the University Museum Training Week Shanghai (UMTWS).

Qian Xuesen Library and Museum, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, in the UMAC World Database


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This article is part of the series ‘UMAC Collection of the Month’. 
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