The Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History
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Current Exhibitions
"Polyhedrons of Hong Kong" Exhibition Series
From 2024.11.27
The exhibition uses thematic content to conduct in-depth discussions on topics such as local community development, foreign ethnic groups and overseas Chinese connections, in order to provide a more comprehensive introduction to Hong Kong's unique urban development context and the factors that underlie its success. This exhibition series is the first phase of the Hong Kong Museum of History's renewal of its permanent exhibitions. The three new exhibitions include "Yau Tsim Mong, Mong Yau Tsim - Emotions of an Urban Glitz Place", "Portuguese Traces in Hong Kong - Stories of Portuguese in Hong Kong" and "A Journey to the West - Life in Hong Kong and in California"
About the Museum
The Hong Kong Museum of History originated in the City Hall Art Gallery and Museum. It was founded in 1962 and was renamed the City Museum and Art Gallery in 1969. In 1975, it was split into the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Hong Kong Museum of History. The latter was initially housed in rented premises in Star House, Tsim Sha Tsui. In 1983, it was relocated to a temporary site in Kowloon Park, and in 1998, it was moved to its present premises on Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui.
The permanent home of the Hong Kong Museum of History, with a gross floor area of 17,500 m2, is housed in a new building constructed at a cost of HK$390M and funded by the Hong Kong SAR Government. It is a comprehensive state-of-the-art museum designed by the P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd., based on the architectural concept of Mr E. Verner Johnson. The new Museum and the neighbouring Science Museum together form a museum complex of a harmonious appearance and colour scheme.
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