175 Tung Hei Road, Shau Kei Wan.
Tel: 2569 1500
5
Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Part of the Star Ferry terminal
with amazing views of Victoria
Harbour, this spacious museum tells
the maritime story of Hong Kong –
pirates included! Collections range
from ship models and paintings, to
nautical instruments and part of
a lighthouse. Children will enjoy
the many interactive displays,
from smelling the aromatic cargo
of exotic spices, to sinking pirate
ships (virtually!) and exploring the
navigation bridge. There are plenty of
areas to take a rest, plus a children’s
drawing corner. On weekend
afternoons, you may visit the KM
Koo Ship Bridge Simulator which has
the latest control deck in the country.
And if you’re feeling hungry, pop up
to Cafe 8 on the rooftop which offers
delicious food and a lovely terrace.
Central Pier Ferry No. 8, Man Kwong
Street, Central. Tel: 3317 2500
6
Fireboat Alexander Grantham
Exhibition Gallery
A museum in a fireboat? Yes, it exists!
The Alexander Grantham fireboat
was the flagship of the Hong Kong
Fire Services Department’s fireboat
team, before it was renovated into
an exhibition gallery of 1,200 square
metres. In addition to exploring
model boats, fire-fighting objects and
uniforms, kids will love roaming the
upper and lower decks of the boat.
And if they still have energy to burn,
a visit to the sprawling Quarry Bay
Park playground is a must.
Quarry Bay Park. Tel: 2367 7821
7
Flagstaff House Museum of
Tea Ware
Situated in a beautiful colonial house,
which previously belonged to the
Commander of the British Forces, this
small museum is the perfect stopover
for a day in Hong Kong Park. In
addition to exhibitions of tea ware,
the museum holds tea demonstrations,
gatherings and lectures to promote
Chinese tea drinking culture. There
is also a lovely playroom with wooden
tea sets, books, blocks and electronic
games for kids.
10 Cotton Tree Drive (Inside Hong
Kong Park), Central. Tel: 2869
0690.
Not suffering from museum fatigue
yet? Here are a few more, off the
main museum circuit, to check out:
• Hong Kong Railway Museum, Tai
Po – An open-air museum exploring
the history of Hong Kong’s railway
transportation. Exhibits include the
historic station building, coaches
and a steam locomotive.
• Hong Kong Police Museum,
Wan Chai Gap – Perfect for law
enforcement fans with two amazing
playgrounds nearby.
• Asia Society Hong Kong Center,
Admiralty – Lots to explore among
the beautiful and historical grounds
of this artistic and cultural centre.
Don’t forget to pop into AMMO, the
award-winning restaurant on site.
• University Museum and Art Gallery,
Bonham Road – At the main
entrance of The University of Hong
Kong, this museum boasts over a
thousand Chinese antiquities, such
as bronzes, ceramics and paintings.
• Hong Kong Museum of Medical
Science, Mid Levels – Learn about
traditional and Western medical
sciences in a stunning Edwardian
heritage building, a Hong Kong
monument in itself.
• Sheung Yiu Folk Museum, Sai Kung
– Explore a 19th century Hakka
village in the beautiful Sai Kung
Country Park
• Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum,
Sham Sui Po – Visitors can view this
old tomb, believed to have been built
in the Eastern Han dynasty (around
AD25 - 220).
• Sam Tung Uk Museum, Tsuen Wan
– Explore a 200-year-old walled
village and its houses, furniture and
agricultural implements used by
Hakka people.
• Madame Tussauds, The Peak –
For a dose of modern culture, kids
will love the interactive zones and
exploring the 100 incredibly lifelike
wax figures of music icons, famous
stars and historical heroes.
What’s new?
The next couple of
years will be exciting ones for the
museum scene. Currently undergoing
renovation, the Hong Kong Space
Museum is expected to reopen at the
end of this year. Fortunately for space
fans, the Stanley Ho Space Theatre
remains open and is currently
screening “Robots” in its Omnimax
Theatre, “To Space and Back” in 3D
and “Decoding Starlight”. In 2019,
the newly renovated Hong Kong
Museum of Art is expected to reopen,
as well as the much anticipated M+ in
West Kowloon, Hong Kong’s future
museum for visual culture focusing on
20th and 21st century art, design and
architecture.
