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The Grand Prix Museum (; pt, Museu do Grande Prémio) is a
motor racing Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of tw ...
museum in ,
Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a p ...
, China.


History

The museum was inaugurated at the 40th
Macau Grand Prix The Macau Grand Prix ( pt, Grande Prémio de Macau; ) is a motorsport road race for automobiles and motorcycles held annually in Macau. It is the only street circuit racing event in which both cars and motorcycles participate, and one of onl ...
on 18 November 1993. The museum underwent renovation for the 50th celebration of the Macau Grand Prix. The museum closed on 1 July 2017 for refurbishment. The refurbishment project was presented by the government in 2016 and had its public tender launched at the beginning of 2017. At the time, the government had an estimated budget of MOP380 million, dedicated to renovation and reorganization of the internal sewage network. The latest budget for the works had been increased to MOP830 million, the revised budget will also include the additional costs of purchasing all necessary equipment for the new museum to operate. The museum re-opened on 1 June 2021.


Entry fees

Prior to the 2017 renovations, entry into the Grand Prix Museum was free. Following the museum's 2021 re-opening, visitors aged between 12 and 65 year are charged 80 patacas, Macau residents receive 50% off the standard fee, paying only 40 patacas, and local children, senior citizens and other disadvantaged parties can enter for free. On specific holidays, the museum will provide discounted rates to visitors.


See also

*
Macau Grand Prix The Macau Grand Prix ( pt, Grande Prémio de Macau; ) is a motorsport road race for automobiles and motorcycles held annually in Macau. It is the only street circuit racing event in which both cars and motorcycles participate, and one of onl ...
* Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, United Kingdom *
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References

Museums established in 1993 Museums in Macau Auto racing museums and halls of fame Macau Grand Prix Transport in Macau 1993 establishments in Macau {{macau-museum-stub