Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Hong Kong Heritage Museum

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Sha Tin
Location within Hong Kong
Established	2000
Location	1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin
Coordinates	22°22′38″N 114°11′07″E / 22.3771°N 114.1853°E / 22.3771; 114.1853
Type	History museum
Public transit access	Che Kung Temple Station
Website	Official Website

Hong Kong Heritage Museum (Chinese: 香港文化博物館) is a museum of history, art and culture in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, located beside the Shing Mun River. The museum opened on 16 December 2000. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.^[1] The six permanent exhibits and the original temporary exhibits were designed by design firm Reich+Petch along with Lord Cultural Resources.

The museum building is the largest in Hong Kong, and can accommodate up to 6,000 visitors.^[2]

Features

Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall

New Territories Heritage Hall

Bruce Lee -Kung Fu‧Art‧Life Exhibition

The Museum has been designed to provide comprehensive exhibitions on history, art and culture. The Museum has a number of interactive exhibitions and programmes. It also houses a cafe and museum shop.

There are six permanent exhibition galleries for the display of the museum's collections and six thematic galleries for temporary exhibitions.^[1] Permanent galleries include:

• New Territories Heritage Hall
• Children's Discovery Gallery
• Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall
• T.T.Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art, displaying artifacts from the former Tsui Museum of Art
• Chao Shao-an Gallery

Other than galleries, the museum has a 350-seat theatre for various performing arts and talks, including regular Cantonese opera performance. The museum possesses over 30,000 items related to Cantonese opera, which is a designated intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong and the region.^[3]

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  Children's Discovery Gallery
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  Old Toy Exhibition
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  T.T.Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art

Branch museums

The museum runs three branch museums:^[4]

• Hong Kong Railway Museum (Tai Po)
• Sam Tung Uk Museum (in a former Hakka walled village, Tsuen Wan)
• Sheung Yiu Folk Museum (in a former Hakka village, Sai Kung)

Transport

The museum is served by numerous bus lines. It is also within walking distance of several MTR railway stations:

• East Rail Line: 15-minute walk from either Tai Wai or Sha Tin station
• Ma On Shan Line: 5-minute walk across the river from Che Kung Temple station

See also

• Museums in Hong Kong
• History of Hong Kong
• Culture of Hong Kong
• Heritage conservation in Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
• Hong Kong Museum of History

References

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Art museums and galleries in Hong Kong
Art Museum (CUHK) Cattle Depot Artist Village Flagstaff House Fringe Club Hong Kong Arts Centre Hong Kong Heritage Museum Hong Kong Museum of Art JCCAC M+ Tsui Museum of Art University Museum and Art Gallery (HKU) Visual Arts Centre

Heritage conservation in Hong Kong
Government	Antiquities and Monuments Office Antiquities Advisory Board Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance Urban Renewal Authority
Lists	Declared monuments Grade I buildings Grade II buildings Grade III buildings Oldest buildings
Museums	Heritage Discovery Centre Heritage Museum Museum of History Government Records Service
Heritage Trails	Central and Western Lung Yeuk Tau Pinewood Battery Ping Shan Tai Tam Waterworks Wan Chai Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail
Schemes	Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme Old Industrial Buildings Revitalization
Notable cases	Demolished Kowloon Station (1978) Hong Kong Club Building (1980) Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier (2006) Queen's Pier (2007) Lee Tung Street (2007) Ho Tung Gardens (2013) Preserved Ohel Leah Synagogue (1987) Morrison Building (2003) Jessville (2007) King Yin Lei (2007) Relocated Murray House (2002) Blake Pier (2007) Pending Nam Koo Terrace Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen Stone House (Diamond Hill)
Adaptive reuse	Completed Blocks of Victoria Barracks Blocks of Whitfield Barracks Dairy Farm Depot District Office North Former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters Former RAF Kai Tak station buildings Former Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Kowloon British School Kowloon Fire Station Lai Chi Kok Hospital Lui Seng Chun Ma Tau Kok Animal Quarantine Depot Marine Police Headquarters Mei Ho House North Kowloon Magistracy Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate Old House, Hoi Pa Village Sheung Shui Police Station Stanley Police Station Tai O Police Station Tai Po Police Station Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital Wan Chai Post Office Western Market Yau Ma Tei Theatre Pending Blue House Bridges Street Market British Military Hospital Central Market Central Police Station Compound (Central Police Station, Central Magistracy, Victoria Prison) Chai Wan Factory Estate Engineer's Office of the Former Pumping Station Fanling Magistracy Haw Par Mansion King Yin Lei No. 27 Lugard Road Wan Chai Police Station Facadism Old Mental Hospital Wan Chai Market

Coordinates: 22°22′38″N 114°11′07″E / 22.3771°N 114.1853°E / 22.3771; 114.1853