By Georgina Straits
Hong Kong museums represent a wide piece of HK life and culture that begins about 400 million years ago. The city's museums are dedicated to many topics, with history a thread that stitchs them all together. All major museums in HK are operated by the city's Leisure and Cultural Services Dept.
Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History, one of the premier museums in Hong Kong, permits visitors to study 400 million years of history in just one or two hours. The museum's permanent exhibit, the Hong Kong Story, spreads eight exhibits from the Devonian period to the 1997 hand-over from Britain to China, over two floors. This piece de resistance includes 4,000 items on view, 53 multi-media programs and more than 750 panels, all with special effects. Museum staff say this exhibit can be seen in 2 hours for those pushed for time, but recommend visitors permit at least 4 hours for the "meal deal" as well as temporary items.
Hong Kong Science Museum
Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History, one of the premier museums in Hong Kong, permits visitors to study 400 million years of history in just one or two hours. The museum's permanent exhibit, the Hong Kong Story, spreads eight exhibits from the Devonian period to the 1997 hand-over from Britain to China, over two floors. This piece de resistance includes 4,000 items on view, 53 multi-media programs and more than 750 panels, all with special effects. Museum staff say this exhibit can be seen in 2 hours for those pushed for time, but recommend visitors permit at least 4 hours for the "meal deal" as well as temporary items.
Hong Kong Science Museum
Another one of the top museums in HK, the Hong Kong Science Museum is superb fun for families. The museum has more than 500 science-related exhibitions, of which nearly 70 p.c are interactive, providing an enjoyable way for youngsters of all ages to study science. Since it opened in 1991, the museum's major attraction is the Energy Machine, a four-story high machine that demonstrates energy conversion as balls move down towers in the structure, the biggest of its kind internationally. Meanwhile, numerous demonstrations on topics like molecular gastronomy, artificial clouds and liquid nitrogen take place daily across the museum.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Museum
The museum honoring Dr. Sun Yat-Sen is one of the smaller Hong Kong museums, but that doesn't reduce its signification. Dr. Sun was a revolutionary who played an important role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty that ruled China from Beijing. As a consequence, this Hong Kong-educated man became the first president of the Republic of China. The museum provides a detailed look at Dr. Sun's life as well as the job Hong Kong played in this early 20th century radical change in China.
Museum of Tea Ware
Tea drinkers won't want to miss the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a small museum in downtown HK that's housed in an 1840s house built for the chief of UK forces in the colony. Found inside Hong Kong Park, the museum offers a stunning collection of tea pots, tea cups and other accessories, all devoted to this most British and Asian of drinks. A bunch of tea ware from Yixing is a highlight of the collection; Yixing tea ware is made of a special purple clay found only in Yixing County, and is regarded as a really high grade of tea ware. Visitors also will learn about the history of tea, as well as view a bunch
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Museum
The museum honoring Dr. Sun Yat-Sen is one of the smaller Hong Kong museums, but that doesn't reduce its signification. Dr. Sun was a revolutionary who played an important role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty that ruled China from Beijing. As a consequence, this Hong Kong-educated man became the first president of the Republic of China. The museum provides a detailed look at Dr. Sun's life as well as the job Hong Kong played in this early 20th century radical change in China.
Museum of Tea Ware
Tea drinkers won't want to miss the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a small museum in downtown HK that's housed in an 1840s house built for the chief of UK forces in the colony. Found inside Hong Kong Park, the museum offers a stunning collection of tea pots, tea cups and other accessories, all devoted to this most British and Asian of drinks. A bunch of tea ware from Yixing is a highlight of the collection; Yixing tea ware is made of a special purple clay found only in Yixing County, and is regarded as a really high grade of tea ware. Visitors also will learn about the history of tea, as well as view a bunch
The museum honoring Dr. Sun Yat-Sen is one of the smaller Hong Kong museums, but that doesn't reduce its signification. Dr. Sun was a revolutionary who played an important role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty that ruled China from Beijing. As a consequence, this Hong Kong-educated man became the first president of the Republic of China. The museum provides a detailed look at Dr. Sun's life as well as the job Hong Kong played in this early 20th century radical change in China.
Museum of Tea Ware
Tea drinkers won't want to miss the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a small museum in downtown HK that's housed in an 1840s house built for the chief of UK forces in the colony. Found inside Hong Kong Park, the museum offers a stunning collection of tea pots, tea cups and other accessories, all devoted to this most British and Asian of drinks. A bunch of tea ware from Yixing is a highlight of the collection; Yixing tea ware is made of a special purple clay found only in Yixing County, and is regarded as a really high grade of tea ware. Visitors also will learn about the history of tea, as well as view a bunch of Chinese ceramics and seals.
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Museum of Tea Ware
Tea drinkers won't want to miss the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a small museum in downtown HK that's housed in an 1840s house built for the chief of UK forces in the colony. Found inside Hong Kong Park, the museum offers a stunning collection of tea pots, tea cups and other accessories, all devoted to this most British and Asian of drinks. A bunch of tea ware from Yixing is a highlight of the collection; Yixing tea ware is made of a special purple clay found only in Yixing County, and is regarded as a really high grade of tea ware. Visitors also will learn about the history of tea, as well as view a bunch of Chinese ceramics and seals.
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Georgina Straits has had an interest in Jacksonville fine arts for years. He has written op-eds and editorial pieces for many online publications. For the details about Jacksonville museums please click here and visit his site.