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Museums In Hong Kong
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of museums in Hong Kong. (LCSD) indicates a museum managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (EPD) indicates a museum managed by the Environmental Protection Department * indicates government-run museums See also * Tourism in Hong Kong * History of Hong Kong * Culture of Hong Kong * List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong External links Hong Kong Immigration Museum(archive) Hobby and Toy Museum(archive) Sun MuseumTao Heung Museum of Food Culture(archive) Art Museum The Chinese University of Hong Kong {{Asia topic, List of museums in |
Museums
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leisure And Cultural Services Department
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of the tasks of the former Urban Council, and Regional Council and Home Affairs Bureau. It manages various public facilities around Hong Kong including public libraries, swimming pools, and sports centres. The well-known Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Hong Kong Space Museum are among several museums also managed by the department. It was established in 2000 and its headquarters is in Shatin, New Territories. The department was previously headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs before July 2022. List of directors for LCSD * Thomas Chow Tat-ming (2000–2009) * Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, JP (2009–2014) * Michelle Li Mei-sheung, JP (2014–2019) * Vincent LIU Ming-kwong, JP Fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Health Education Exhibition And Resource Centre
The Health Education Exhibition and Resources Centre opened on 17May 1997 in Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is under the management of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the Government of Hong Kong. History The Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre is housed in a Grade I historic building (Block S4 of the former Whitfield Barracks) in Kowloon Park. . Items #48 In September 1993, the former endorsed a proposal to use the building to house an Urban Council Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre. Floor plan The centre compris ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fo Tan
Fo Tan is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in the foothills to the west. Etymology Fo Tan is located around a river, the Fo Tan Nullah. Historically, a beach was revealed when the water receded. The area thus became known as "river beach" (). In Hakka, this was pronounced "Fo Tan". It was later mistakenly called "Fire Beach" () due to similarities in pronunciation. This has further changed into "Fire Charcoal" () which is in current use, again due to similarities in pronunciation. Location North East South West To the south is Sha Tin New Town, with the small community of Wo Che in between. To the north is Kau To and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Nearby to the east is Sha Tin Racecourse while across the Shing Mun River is City One Shatin. Artistic community Since 2001, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tao Heung Foods Of Mankind Museum
Tao Heung Foods of Mankind Museum (), formerly Foods of Mankind Museum, is the first 'foods of mankind' museum in Hong Kong. It is one of the few museums not run and funded by the government. It was housed in a two-floored building at 1 Lok Tin Street, On Lok Tsuen, Fanling, Hong Kong but closed in 2005 due to lack of funds. The museum introduced the food cultures of different countries from the past to the present. The museum was reopened on 15 October 2005. In 2008 it moved to Fo Tan, Sha Tin District. Facilities Before October 2005 The museum formerly included an activity room, exhibition rooms, a tuck shop and a souvenir shop. The Ground floor of the museum was divided into Egyptian, tea, coffee and wine sections. There were also three minor exhibition rooms: the French restaurant, the kitchen of a Chinese tribe and a room that details the early use of fire for cooking. Nearly 1,000 exhibits, including herbs, food samples, cutlery, kitchen tools, stoves and model kitchens f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotton Tree Drive
Cotton Tree Drive () is a road running from Central to Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The road is famous for the Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry, a hotspot for marriage registration inside Hong Kong Park. It used to be known as Kapok Drive. The road starts from Harcourt Road and runs with flyovers over Queensway. It then drives uphill and ends in Garden Road with a branch to Kennedy Road. The road is featured in Project Gotham Racing 2 along with Harcourt Road and many others from various locations. Major buildings *Far East Finance Centre *Lippo Centre *Flagstaff House (#10), within Hong Kong Park *Central Fire Station (#15)Hong Kong Fire Services DepartmentCentral Fire Station/ref> *Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry (#19), within Hong Kong Park *Murray Building (#22) *Hong Kong Squash Centre (#23) *Hong Kong Park Sports Centre (#29) *Peak Tram lower terminus: Garden Road stop, located on the bottom floor of St. John's Building * St. Joseph's College Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Park
The Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape. History Part of the site was known as Cantonment Hill in early colonial days in 1841. At the upper part of the former location of the Victoria Barracks, built between 1867 and 1910, the barracks were handed to the government in 1979. Glenealy Junior School occupied part of this site up until 1988. After the school vacated the site, the area was turned into the present park. Hong Kong Park was officially opened on 23 May 1991 by Sir David Wilson, the Governor of Hong Kong at that time. It covers an area of 8 hectares and is an outstanding example of modern design and facilities blending with the natural landscape. The construction of the park was a joint project by the Urban Council (dissolved in 1999) and the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flagstaff House Museum Of Tea Ware
Flagstaff House, built in 1846, is the oldest example of Western-style architecture remaining in Hong Kong.Antiquities and Monuments OfficeDeclared Monuments in Hong Kong: Flagstaff House It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central – within the Hong Kong Park. It has been a longtime residence of the Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong during colonial times. Today Flagstaff House houses the Museum of Tea Ware. History Flagstaff House had been named as Headquarter House until 1932.Eric CavalieroProud house on a hill, The Standard, 16 January 1997 The site chosen was a small bluff above the barracks and above Queen's Road, then at the waterfront. The building was designed in Greek revival style. Historians suspect it was designed either by Murdoch Bruce, a Scotsman who was inspector of buildings, or by Lieutenant Bernard Collinson of the Royal Engineers. The first occupant was Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar, General Officer Commanding from 1844 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km2, . The island had a population of about 3,000 inhabitants scattered in a dozen fishing villages when it was occupied by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom in the First Opium War (1839–1842). In 1842, the island was formally ceded in perpetuity to the UK under the Treaty of Nanking and the Victoria, Hong Kong, City of Victoria was then established on the island by the British Force in honour of Queen Victoria. The Central, Hong Kong, Central area on the island is the historical, political and economic centre of Hong Kong. The northern coast of the island forms the southern shore of the Victoria Harbour, which is largely responsible for the development of Hong Kong due to its deep waters favoured by large tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarry Bay
Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. The western portion of the area was also formerly known as Lai Chi (). Traditionally an industrial and residential area, the number of commercial buildings in this district has increased since the 1990s. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho to the east, Mount Parker to the south, North Point to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north. Administratively, it is part of Eastern District. Quarry Bay is considered as an area surrounded by to the east, Hong Shing Street and to the south, junction of King's Road and Healthy Street West to the west, and History The 1819 edition of the '' Gazetteer of Sun On County'' () did not mention today's Quarry Bay. Historians such as Anthony Kwok Kin Siu suggested Quarry Bay was a remote area before British colonial time. During Colonial Hong Kong times, the Hakka stonemasons settled in the area after the British arrival. This a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarry Bay Park
Quarry Bay Park () is an urban park located in the Quarry Bay area of Hong Kong Island's Eastern District. It lies between the waterfront and the Tai Koo Shing housing estate, and covers around . The park is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. History Quarry Bay Park was planned by the former Urban Council in the 1980s on newly reclaimed land, in concert with major infrastructure development in the area, including the Island Eastern Corridor and the portal of the Eastern Harbour Crossing. The park is divided by this infrastructure into several disparate sites. The total planned extent of the park was around 15 hectares and certain sites have yet to be developed. Phase One of the park, which opened to the public on 17June 1994, covers around . In 2009 four workers at Quarry Bay Park were fined for conspiracy to defraud. A senior amenities assistant and three of his subordinates had lodged numerous funding requests with the Arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery
The ''Alexander Grantham'' was a fireboat of Hong Kong's Fire Services Department. The fireboat was named after former Governor Sir Alexander Grantham. The boat has since retired from service and been replaced by other vessels. On 10 March 2006, the fireboat was successfully hoisted into its new permanent home in the Central Concourse of Quarry Bay Park, Hong Kong, where it has been converted into the Fireboat ''Alexander Grantham'' Exhibition Gallery and was opened to the public as a museum in 2007, managed by LCSD. In addition to the fireboat itself, the gallery houses a number of multimedia exhibits on the vessel's history and on firefighting in Hong Kong. 3D Laser Scanning Technology in digital recording of structures was applied to capture the 3D images of the structure. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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