The Hong Kong Museum of History appeared in July 1975 .as a result of the separation of the City Museum with the Art Gallery at the Hong Kong History Museum and the Hong Kong Museum of Art .In 1983, .for museum exhibits was allocated a building in Kowloon Park, and in 1998 .The museum moved to a new modern building with a total area of 17 500 sq. m .m, for the construction of which from the city budget took 390 million HKD .The historical museum together with the nearby museum of science form a cultural tandem, and even the buildings are combined in an external appearance and color solution .However, for an ever-growing collection and this space was not enough, and gradually, five branches of the Historical Museum opened in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Coast Defense Museum, Tomb Museum Lei Cheng Yuk Han, Exhibition Gallery on the fire ship, Sun Yat-sen Museum and Lowe Museum of Folk Art Uk .
Museum exposition
Before the eyes of visitors to the museum is the whole history of Hong Kong, materialized in thousands of exhibits. A fascinating journey into the past of the city begins with a prehistoric hall, where there are giant dioramas dedicated to the daily life of an ancient person.
Saying goodbye to the prehistory, we get to the pottery hall with an interesting collection of pottery, then to the halls of the new history, where exhibits related to the main activities of people of that time are represented by fishing .We are waiting for acquaintance with the dwelling of wealthy Chinese, a walk to the theater of that time with penetration backstage and even a traditional tea ceremony .Having received an idea of the "affairs of bygone days", visitors climb to the second floor, dedicated to the newest history of Hong Kong .These exhibits are already a bit closer to us both in time and in spirit: the first typewriters, utensils, documents, photographs - it feels as if the contents of our attics and pantries brought here and breathed new life into it .
It is also interesting to visit a two-story tram in which visitors are shown the multimedia history of pre-war transportation of Hong Kong .The organizers did not ignore the military events .A tiny portion of rice is a typical ration during the years of the Japanese occupation, weapons, awards, photo documents .Preserved in the exhibits of the historical museum and the memory of the tragedies of modern Hong Kong .Problems with water shortages, consequences of earthquakes, landslides, waves of immigration - all these events fall into the focus of our attention, forcing people to empathize and envy their perseverance .
Helpful information
Address: Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui, Chatham Road South, 100.
Phone: (8522) 724-90-42.
Fax: (8522) 724-90-90.
E-mail: hkmh@lcsd.gov.hk.
Entrance: 10 HKD, for visitors with disabilities and students: 5 HKD, for groups of 20 people: 7 HKD.
The Museum Pass and Museum Weekly Pass Holders are free admission. On Wednesdays, admission is free for all visitors (except temporary exhibitions).
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday - Friday: 10:00 - 18:00, Saturday, Sunday: 10:00 - 19:00, Tuesday: closed. In the first two days of the Chinese New Year, the museum does not work.
How to get here
From the Tsim Sha Tsui subway station exit B2, go along the Cameron Road to Chatham Road South. From the East Tsim Sha Tsui subway station exit P2, go along Chatham Road South. From MTR Hung Hom exit D1, go over the above-ground passage to Science Museum Road, Granville Road and Chatham Road South. The pedestrian bridges lead to the museum.
Buses No. 5, 5C, 8, 8A, 13X, 26, 35A, 41A, 81C, 87D, 98D, 110, 203, 208, 215X, 219X, 224X, 260B, 260X and A12 stop next to the museum.
Bus terminal East Tsim Sha Tsui on Science Museum Road is 5 minutes walk from the museum and is served by buses No. 13X, 26, 35A, 41A, 98D, 208 and 973.
All prices are for November 2014