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Hong Kong Museum of History

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Established
  
1975

Website
  
Official website

Function
  
Museum

Type
  
History museum

Phone
  
+852 2724 9042

Hong Kong Museum of History

Location
  
100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Address
  
Science Museum Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–7PMTuesday10AM–7PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–7PMSunday10AM–7PMMonday10AM–6PM

Public transit access
  
Tsim Sha Tsui Station, East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Hung Hom Station

Similar
  
Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Space Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal D, Hong Kong Museum of Art

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The Hong Kong Museum of History (Chinese: 香港歷史博物館; pinyin: Xiānggǎng Lìshǐ Bówùguǎn; Jyutping: Hoeng1 Gong2 Lik6 Si2 Bok3 Mat6 Gun2) is a museum which preserves Hong Kong's historical and cultural heritage. It is located next to the Hong Kong Science Museum, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong].

Contents

The collections of the museum encompass natural history, archaeology, ethnography and local history.

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History

The museum was established by the Urban Council, Hong Kong|Urban Council in July 1975 when the City Museum and Art Gallery was split into the Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Museum of Art; some of the Museum of History's collections were on display at the City Museum and Art Gallery's original 1962 location at the City Hall.

From 1975 to 1983, the Hong Kong Museum of History was housed in a 700 m2 rented space within Star House. In 1983, the Museum was moved to a temporary location (which now houses Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre) in Kowloon Park. It was moved to its present premises near Hong Kong Science Museum on Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui in 1998. It is currently managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Government.

Branch museums

The museum runs five branch museums: Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence at Shau Kei Wan, Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum at Sham Shui Po, and Law Uk Folk Museum at Chai Wan, Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery inside the Quarry Bay Park and Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum at Mid-levels in Central.

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance West from Hung Hom Station of MTR.

References

Hong Kong Museum of History Wikipedia