Hong Kong Museum of History on Postcard

"Encountering Hong Kong's Past The best way to know a city is through its history. Hong Kong’s many well-curated museums tell the stories of its heritage by allowing visitors to literally walk through it. For a journey through time, the Hong Kong Museum of History uses impressive, life-size replicas to take you through 400 million years of the city’s development. Start with a tour of its terrain, wander through recreated streets of Old Hong Kong and end with a film on that pivotal moment in 1997 when it acquired its Special Administered Region status. The kids will love exploring the different Hong Kong eras and identities, too."

A Perfect Day in Hong Kong

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"Encountering Hong Kong's Past The best way to know a city is through its history. Hong Kong’s many well-curated museums tell the stories of its heritage by allowing visitors to literally walk through it. For a journey through time, the Hong Kong Museum of History uses impressive, life-size replicas to take you through 400 million years of the city’s development. Start with a tour of its terrain, wander through recreated streets of Old Hong Kong and end with a film on that pivotal moment in 1997 when it acquired its Special Administered Region status. The kids will love exploring the different Hong Kong eras and identities, too."

Discovering Art and Culture in Hong Kong

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Martin McNulty

Google

Do not waste your time visiting this museum. The Chinese Communist party has taken things in hand and closed the old (interesting) exhibitions they are now just showing Chinese propaganda. At the moment there are 2 exhibitions: "Glorious Voyage" about the 75 years of progress of the Chinese nation under communist rule and "National Security exhibition gallery" about how to quash democracy. Absolutely surreal experience. Totalitarianism at its most repugnant. Instead of going to the museum, use your time wisely and read 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell: “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” IMO Google should close this page for 2 reasons: 1. It is not a museum anymore (just a propaganda machine) 2. It is not about the history of Hong Kong.

PL Lau

Google

Hong Kong Museum of History - A Disappointing Visit We visited the Hong Kong Museum of History expecting to learn about the city's rich history and culture. However, our experience was disappointing. The main exhibition was closed for renovation, which left us with only two smaller exhibitions to explore. "Glorious Voyage" celebrated 75 years of communist rule in China, while "National Security exhibition gallery" focused on suppressing democracy. We found these exhibitions to be biased and uninformative. The museum itself is large and well-maintained, but the exhibits were not engaging or interesting. We left feeling that we had wasted our time and efforts.

Calvin Brice

Google

Smaller exhibit than expected, but it was free so not complaining too much. There is a large selection of bronze items and good English descriptions next to them.

Jacob N

Google

The whole museum is closed other than the brand new National Security exhibit as of September 5 2024. However it is free to visit. As an American it was fascinating to see the differences in the American media portrayals and Chinese point of views on national security, the British colonial history, and the paths going forward. It is so one sided backed home and I love being able to get both sides of the story. A lot of the exhibit is in Chinese where you need to scan a QR code to get the details in English, but it’s well worth the extra time spent to open your eyes up to a more accurate world view of geo politics. I’d highly reccomend coming even if it is just this one exhibit. You should be good with a 1-2 hour visit.

Jerome Bautista

Google

A well curated museum to explore natural history. Exhibits can be very interactive, so a great place to bring your kids to learn about ecology, biology, and sustainable efforts of HK.

Haru Haru

Google

I really like this place. The exhibition is very good. You can learn about Hong Kong from the beginning to the present. I spent several hours here. It was great. If you are in Hong Kong, I recommend you to come here.

Barry

Google

Chanced upon this place just before lunch 🙂 It was supposedly a quick visit but WOW, I have now learnt that China’s history is crazy LONG 🤣 The FREE exhibit was about the Xia, Shang, Zhou ancient civilisations that predates even the Qin dynasty and the Three Kingdoms! 😱 It was interesting to view their primitive cooking, hunting, ceremony and survival tools, which made me appreciate how far we have progressed as a human race altogether! 🌏

Nicole C.

Google

Unfortunately the museum’s permanent exhibition is under renovation, not sure when it will be finished. On the ground floor the museum is currently hosting “The Ancient Civilisation of the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties in Henan Province” exhibition. Though it was disappointing to not be able to see what I came for, I still really enjoyed reading about China’s early history. Very informative. They had tons of ancient artifacts on displays, along with interactive screens.

Martin McNulty

Google

Do not waste your time visiting this museum. The Chinese Communist party has taken things in hand and closed the old (interesting) exhibitions they are now just showing Chinese propaganda. At the moment there are 2 exhibitions: "Glorious Voyage" about the 75 years of progress of the Chinese nation under communist rule and "National Security exhibition gallery" about how to quash democracy. Absolutely surreal experience. Totalitarianism at its most repugnant. Instead of going to the museum, use your time wisely and read 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell: “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” IMO Google should close this page for 2 reasons: 1. It is not a museum anymore (just a propaganda machine) 2. It is not about the history of Hong Kong.

PL Lau

Google

Hong Kong Museum of History - A Disappointing Visit We visited the Hong Kong Museum of History expecting to learn about the city's rich history and culture. However, our experience was disappointing. The main exhibition was closed for renovation, which left us with only two smaller exhibitions to explore. "Glorious Voyage" celebrated 75 years of communist rule in China, while "National Security exhibition gallery" focused on suppressing democracy. We found these exhibitions to be biased and uninformative. The museum itself is large and well-maintained, but the exhibits were not engaging or interesting. We left feeling that we had wasted our time and efforts.

Calvin Brice

Google

Smaller exhibit than expected, but it was free so not complaining too much. There is a large selection of bronze items and good English descriptions next to them.

Jacob N

Google

The whole museum is closed other than the brand new National Security exhibit as of September 5 2024. However it is free to visit. As an American it was fascinating to see the differences in the American media portrayals and Chinese point of views on national security, the British colonial history, and the paths going forward. It is so one sided backed home and I love being able to get both sides of the story. A lot of the exhibit is in Chinese where you need to scan a QR code to get the details in English, but it’s well worth the extra time spent to open your eyes up to a more accurate world view of geo politics. I’d highly reccomend coming even if it is just this one exhibit. You should be good with a 1-2 hour visit.

Jerome Bautista

Google

A well curated museum to explore natural history. Exhibits can be very interactive, so a great place to bring your kids to learn about ecology, biology, and sustainable efforts of HK.

Haru Haru

Google

I really like this place. The exhibition is very good. You can learn about Hong Kong from the beginning to the present. I spent several hours here. It was great. If you are in Hong Kong, I recommend you to come here.

Barry

Google

Chanced upon this place just before lunch 🙂 It was supposedly a quick visit but WOW, I have now learnt that China’s history is crazy LONG 🤣 The FREE exhibit was about the Xia, Shang, Zhou ancient civilisations that predates even the Qin dynasty and the Three Kingdoms! 😱 It was interesting to view their primitive cooking, hunting, ceremony and survival tools, which made me appreciate how far we have progressed as a human race altogether! 🌏

Nicole C.

Google

Unfortunately the museum’s permanent exhibition is under renovation, not sure when it will be finished. On the ground floor the museum is currently hosting “The Ancient Civilisation of the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties in Henan Province” exhibition. Though it was disappointing to not be able to see what I came for, I still really enjoyed reading about China’s early history. Very informative. They had tons of ancient artifacts on displays, along with interactive screens.

Hong Kong Museum of History

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