Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Hong Kong Heritage Museum is a museum of history, art and culture in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, located beside the Shing Mun River. The museum opened on 16 December 2000. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.[1] The six permanent exhibits and the original temporary exhibits were designed by design firm Reich+Petch along with Lord Cultural Resources.

Hong Kong Heritage Museum
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Sha Tin
Established2000
Location1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin
Coordinates22.3771°N 114.1853°E / 22.3771; 114.1853
TypeHistory museum
Public transit accessChe Kung Temple Station
WebsiteOfficial Website
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Traditional Chinese香港文化博物館

The museum building is the largest in Hong Kong, and can accommodate up to 6,000 visitors.[2]

Features
Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall
New Territories Heritage Hall
Bruce Lee -Kung Fu‧Art‧Life Exhibition

The Museum has been designed to provide comprehensive exhibitions on history, art and culture. The Museum has a number of interactive exhibitions and programmes. It also houses a cafe and museum shop.

There are six permanent exhibition galleries for the display of the museum's collections and six thematic galleries for temporary exhibitions.[1] Permanent galleries include:

  • New Territories Heritage Hall (closed in June, 2016)
  • Children's Discovery Gallery
  • Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall
  • T.T.Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art, displaying artifacts from the former Tsui Museum of Art
  • Chao Shao-an Gallery
  • Jin Yong Gallery Gallery (opened on 1 March 2017)

Other than galleries, the museum has a 350-seat theatre for various performing arts and talks, including regular Cantonese opera performance. The museum possesses over 30,000 items related to Cantonese opera, which is a designated intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong and the region.[3]

  • Children's Discovery Gallery
  • Old Toy Exhibition
  • Jin Yong Gallery
  • T.T.Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art

Branch museums

The museum runs three branch museums:[4]

Transport

The museum is served by numerous bus lines. It is also within walking distance of several MTR railway stations:

  • East Rail Line: 15-minute walk from either Tai Wai or Sha Tin station
  • Tuen Ma Line: 5-minute walk across the river from Che Kung Temple station

See also

References
  1. Hong Kong Heritage Museum website: about us Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "District Highlights". Sha Tin District Council. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. "LCQ2: Intangible Cultural Heritage". Hong Kong Government. 2 December 2015.
  4. Hong Kong Heritage Museum website: branch museums Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.