Name (English): Hong Kong Museum of Art
Name (Chinese): 香港藝術館
Category: Music, Arts & Museum
Phone Number: +852 27210116
Address (English): 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Address (Chinese): 尖沙咀梳士巴利道10號
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/vVFCk2Rd6re6vx5h9
Address longitude and latitude: 22.293639000358386, 114.16954509661291
Nearest MTR Station: East Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit L6
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/Q8VBBoM4jWy7pFxz7
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.29475016440996, 114.17076521835257
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 5-minute walk from East Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit L6
Opening Hours:
MON 10:00 – 18:00
TUE 10:00 -18:00
WED 10:00 – 18:00
THU -CLOSED-
FRI 10:00 – 18:00
SAT 10:00 – 19:00
SUN 10:00 – 19:00
Recommended Time to Visit: Anytime during opening hours
Accessibility Note: easy access
The recently renovated Hong Kong Museum of Art has made herself stand out from the waterfront. The rippling glass facade echoes the waves of Victoria Harbour. Within the building, there are floor-to-ceiling windows on every floor, which you will see Hong Kong’s most famous work of art – the skyline and the harbor.
The museum collections reflect the uniqueness of Hong Kong, being the mid-point of east and west. There are 12 exhibition spaces that feature different topics including Chinese antiquities, paintings and calligraphy, and Hong Kong contemporary art. An important collection is China trade art, which is a unique type of paintings produced during the 18th and 19th centuries when Hong Kong was coming to prominence internationally. The western traders had to go to specific artists that produced these paintings as a kind of memorabilia.
“HKMOA reads my mind. The exhibition revealed my inner thoughts to the public and I’m overwhelmed. The best thing being an artist is to have met someone who understands me” said Mr. Wu Guanchong, a contemporary Chinese painter widely recognized as a founder of modern Chinese painting, in one of the exhibitions by HKMOA in 2002. Since then Mr. Wu has seen HKMOA as his museum partner and donated most of his paintings of his later life, including his favourite, Twin Swallows, to HKMOA. One of the exhibition spaces is now dedicated to Mr. Wu permanently, which reveals how Mr. Wu’s thoughts and lives have been impacted by the cultural revolution.
To engage the public and locals, there are numerous free guided tours on different exhibitions each day, check out the official website for the schedule. Otherwise, an audio guide is also available by scanning the QR code on the exhibition panel. It gives everyone a general idea of what the curator is trying to tell.
If you’ve got a few hours in Tsim Sha Tsui, HKMOA is definitely worth a visit.
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