There are many museums in Hong Kong China and if the time of your trip is limited, it is difficult to choice which one to visit. No worry, here are our 10 recommendations of museum to give you some idea for your trip planning.
M+ Museum
The M+ Museum is a huge museum located in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong China. It exhibits 20th and 21th century’s art of design, architecture, visual art etc. The museum has some regular exhibitions and special exhibitions time after time. The museum is located next to the shore and you could enjoy beautiful view of the Hong Kong Island from outside. There is also a large field outside the museum, you and your family could enjoy a picnic there. The museum consists of many different exhibition halls and therefore you should prepare for several hours for your visit to M+ Museum.
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Hong Kong Palace Museum
The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a museum located in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong China. Its shape is like a Chinese bronze ding cauldrons and sycee ingots.
The exhibits in there are from the national Palace Museum at the Forbidden City in Beijing which you will have a chance to take a look at the amazing exhibits of the Forbidden City. The museum is near to the M+ museum and you could visit both museums within one trip.
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Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is a museum in Shau Kei Wan of Hong Kong China. It is a former coastal defense fort built in 1887, intended to defend the Victoria Harbour. The exhibits of the museum are focusing on the story of the defense of the Hong Kong coastline from Ming Dynasty to present. The special thing about this museum is that it is not only consist of a single exhibition building, it is actually an entire hill with different exhibition buildings and other structures, also you are able to see different real retired army vehicles there.
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Tai Kwun
The Tai Kwun is located in the Central of Hong Kong China. It is a compound of three declared monuments: the former Central Police Station, the Former Central Magistracy, and the Victoria Prison. In there, you could explorer the buildings of the old police station, magistracy and special the prison jail cells. A very interesting place to visit.
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Tsz Shan Monastery Buddhist Art Museum
The Tsz Shan Monastery Buddhist Art Museum is located within the Tsz Shan Monastery in Tai Po, Hong Kong China. It is under the 76 meters tall statue of Bodhisattva Guan Yin. The main exhibits in there are all related to Buddhism. You could also check out the Tsz Shan Monastery along with the museum. The entry fee is free of charge but to enter the Tsz Shan Monastery requires a reservation through their official website. The reservation of nearby days always full very quickly therefore it is advice to book the place as earlier as possible before your come to Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History is a museum located next to the Hong Kong Science Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui East of Hong Kong China. It is a museum with topic mainly focusing on natural history, archaeology, ethnography and local history. There is a special permanent exhibition which called “The Hong Kong Story” and it consists of the history and development of Hong Kong China which you are able to see many exhibits in the past history of Hong Kong China. If you are interested in the history of Hong Kong China, this museum is the one you should not miss.
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Hong Kong Heritage Museum
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is a huge museum located in Sha Tin Hong Kong China. It is mainly focusing on art, history and culture exhibitions. The museum’s building consists of 3 floors and many exhibition halls. One of the floor has an exhibition hall specialize in Bruce Lee’s exhibits, if you are a Bruce Lee’s fan, you should not miss this museum. Most of the exhibition halls are free to visit and they also have some special exhibitions time after time required an entry fee. The museum is very close to the shopping mall new town plaza where you could find many good restaurant there.
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Hong Kong Space Museum
The Hong Kong Space Museum is a museum located in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong China. The building is very easy to recognize because of its hemispherical shape. The main topic of it is mainly focusing on space. The museum is mainly consists of exhibition halls at the ground floor and a cinema plays movies related to space and science at the upper floor. If you are a space and science lover, don’t miss this museum.
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Hong Kong Maritime Museum
The Hong Kong Maritime Museum is a museum located at Central Pier 8, Hong Kong China. The museum’s topic is mainly focusing on the development of boats, ships and maritime related topic. The museum has semi-permanent and special exhibitions. There is an entry fee to enter the museum.
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Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences
The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences located at Sheung Wan of Hong Kong China. The museum was a Bacteriological Institute in 1906 and later converted in to a museum focusing on the collection and preservation of materials relating to the medical industry in Hong Kong. In there, there are many models and figures for you to see and interact, a fun museum to visit.
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Other Museums in Hong Kong China
There are other museums in Hong Kong China we have not mentioned in this post but they are also very fun and interesting to visit, you could check the following link for reference:
HKmyTravel.com – Hong Kong Museums Directory