Museums

Hong Kong Railway Museum

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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hk.heritage.museum

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Museums

This small, picturesque museum is dedicated to the history of Hong Kong's railway system. It's situated in the former Tai Po Market railway station, a charming 1913 building with a traditional tiled roof now declared a historical monument. The permanent exhibition includes photographs, old coaches, samples of track and a full-sized model of an electric train compartment.

address:

13 Shung Tak St., Tai Po Market

openinghours:

Wed-Mon 9am-5pm, closed Tue

phone:

2653 3455

Hong Kong Science Museum

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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hk.science.museum

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Museums

The museum is a great family day out thanks to about 500 permanent exhibits that explore all aspects of science and technology, including robotics, virtual reality and transportation. Best of all, about 70 percent are interactive, meaning you can play with them. A popular feature is the 20-meter-high energy machine. Frequently runs interesting special exhibitions.

address:

2 Science Museum Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui

openinghours:

Mon-Wed & Fri 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun & PH 10am-9pm, closed Thu

phone:

2732 3232

Hong Kong Space Museum

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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hk.space.museum

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Museums

Explore the final frontier at the Space Museum and learn all about astronomy and space technology. The museum is renowned for its Space Theatre, one of the largest planetariums in the world, which features daily Omnimax screenings and Sky shows.

address:

10 Salisbury Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui

openinghours:

Mon, Wed-Fri 1pm-9pm, Sat-Sun & PH 10am-9pm, closed Tue

phone:

2721 0226

Lei Cheng UK Han Tomb Museum

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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www.hk.history.museum

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Museums

Housing a 2,000-year-old tomb, the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is one of the city's most fascinating monuments. The site of a four-chambered Han tomb discovered in 1955, the gallery features 58 items that were excavated during the construction of the Lei Cheng Uk Resettlement Area. Research into the calligraphy and content of the inscriptions on tomb bricks has led historians to believe the tomb was built in the Eastern Han dynasty, sometime between 25 and 220 AD. The tomb was declared an official monument in 1988.

address:

41 Tonkin St., Sham Shui Po

openinghours:

Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1pm-6pm. Closed Thu.

phone:

2386 2863

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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www.madame-tussauds.com.hk

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Museums

The local branch of the world-famous Madame Tussauds wax museum encourages visitors to touch and pose with the figures. The museum is divided into seven sections: Movie World, Sports, Behind the Scenes, Celebrity Party, Hall of the Great People, Chamber of Horrors and Music Legends. Local celebrities include Jackie Chan, Andy Lau and Michelle Yeoh.

address:

Shop P101, The Peak Tower, 128 Peak Rd., The Peak

openinghours:

Daily 10am-10pm

phone:

2849 6966

Museum Of Coastal Defence

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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hk.coastaldefence.museum

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Museums

Set in a 19th-century British fort with spectacular views of the Lei Yue Mun channel, the batteries and camouflaged cannons have all been meticulously restored and made accessible to the public. The historic redoubt has been given a tented canopy, and the museum houses artifacts and costumes from Hong Kong's military past. Just north is a gentle trail leading to the sea, giving a sense of how the British patrolled for pirates and other enemies of the colony.

address:

175 Tung Hei Rd., Shau Kei Wan

openinghours:

Daily 10am-5pm, closed Thu

phone:

2569 1500

Museum Of Ethnology

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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www.taipokau.org

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Museums

Part of the Kerry Lake Egret Nature Park, this museum showcases the ways ethnic groups around the world have adapted to nature, from the stone tools they used to the development of wind power and hydropower. The museum's exhibits are divided by function rather than geography or historical eras as in most ethnology museums. It also has many interactive exhibits and live demonstrations such as textile and basket weaving, and musical performances.

address:

Kerry Lake Egret Nature Park, 2 Hung Lam Drive, Tai Po

openinghours:

Mon-Sat (groups only), Sun & PH (to the public) 1pm-6pm

phone:

2657 6657

Police Museum

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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www.info.gov.hk

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Museums

This interesting little museum has more than 600 artifacts relating to the Hong Kong Police, from the force's inception in 1844 to today. It's split into four sections including a gallery devoted to Triad Societies.

address:

27 Coombe Rd., The Peak

openinghours:

Wed-Sun 9am-5pm, Tue 2pm-5pm, closed Mon & PH

phone:

2849 7019

Sheung Yiu Folk Museum

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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hk.heritage.museum

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Museums

Located an easy 15-minute stroll from the main road through scenic Sai Kung Country Park, this folk museum was originally a fortified Hakka village. It was built in the late 19th century by the Wongs, who came from Guangdong province and made a living by selling trinkets to passing travellers and through the manufacture of lime bricks and tiles. In 1981, the village and the nearby lime kiln were declared historical monuments. Free admission.

address:

Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail, Sai Kung Country Park

openinghours:

Mon, Wed-Sun 9am-4pm

phone:

2792 6365

University Museum And Art Gallery

Submitted by root on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:09

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www.hku.hk/hkumag

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Museums

Established in 1953, UMAG is the oldest museum in Hong Kong and houses more than 1,000 Chinese antiquities mostly ceramics, bronzes and paintings dating from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty. It includes the world's largest collection of Yuan dynasty bronze Nestorian crosses. The art gallery is located in the T.T. Tsui Building, but the museum is in the Fung Ping Shan Building, once the home of the university's Chinese book collection, much of which came from donor Fung Ping-shan. Free admission.

address:

The University of Hong Kong, 94 Bonham Rd., Pokfulam

openinghours:

Mon-Sat 9:30am-6pm, Sun 1:30pm-5:30pm. Closed on university holidays & PH

phone:

2241 5500