Hong Kong Museum of Art, Art museum in Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Museum of Art sits on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and presents more than seventeen thousand objects in galleries that span several floors. The rooms feature both Chinese antiquities and contemporary art from Hong Kong and the wider region.
The museum opened in 1962 as part of the old City Hall and later moved to its own building along the harbor promenade. The collection grew over the decades and now shows Hong Kong's artistic development from colonial times to the present day.
The collections connect old Chinese painting traditions with contemporary work by artists from the region. Visitors see pieces that show how Hong Kong's artistic identity developed between different cultural influences.
The building sits near several subway stations and the Star Ferry pier, making the approach simple. Visitors should plan more time on weekends when the galleries are fuller and the house stays open later in the evening.
The Xubaizhai collection holds rare scrolls and calligraphy that once belonged to scholarly officials and literati. These works offer insight into the study rooms and artistic exercises of traditional Chinese elite.
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