BUILDING will start on Shanghai’s first “museum complex” of dozens of museums and art galleries in Jiading District by the end of the year, officials said yesterday.

The Haishang Cultural Museum Complex, to cover 67,000 square meters, will be finished by about 2020 and become a new cultural landmark in the area on the city’s outskirts, said Yao Qiang, deputy director of the district bureau of culture, radio, film and TV.

The district government has been developing a batch of cultural venues in recent years as most major museums and theaters are downtown region, requiring an inconvenient commute for residents.