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Maritime Museum (Macau)

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Type
  
Museum

Opened
  
1987

Phone
  
+853 2859 5481

Floor count
  
800 m

Province
  
Guangdong Province

Maritime Museum (Macau)

Location
  
São Lourenço, Macau, China

Opening
  
1987 (old building) 24 June 1990 (current building)

Address
  
1 Largo do Pagode da Barra, Macau

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–6PMMonday10AM–6PMTuesdayClosedWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PM

Similar
  
A‑Ma Temple, Grand Prix Museum, Museum of Macau, Macau Wine Museum, Moorish Barracks

The Maritime Museum (Chinese: 海事博物館; Portuguese: Museu Marítimo) is a museum in São Lourenço, Macau, China.

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History

The construction of the museum was proposed in 1986. The museum was finally opened in 1987. Because of space constraint, new museum building was constructed and opened on 24 June 1990.

Architecture

The museum building spans over 800 m2 of area and was built on the site where the first Portuguese explorers landed on Macau in 1553.

Exhibitions

  • Maritime Ethnology Exhibition
  • Maritime History Exhibition
  • Maritime Technology Exhibition
  • Aquarium Gallery
  • References

    Maritime Museum (Macau) Wikipedia