Hong Kong Museum of Education, Educational museum at Education University, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Museum of Education is located on the Education University campus in Tai Po and collects historical objects from the region's school system. The exhibition includes teaching materials, photographs, documents, and furniture pieces from various time periods.
The museum was founded in 2009 as part of the Education University and documents how schools and teaching have changed in Hong Kong. Its collections reflect the different phases the region's education system has experienced.
The collection came from the five former teacher-training colleges merged into the Hong Kong Institute of Education, including tutors' and alumni's private keepsakes. Among the 33,726 items catalogued in the Chinese Museum Gazetteer are 15,650 negatives and 14,320 photographs. A 1931 edition of De Amicis's Cuore (Ai de Jiaoyu) and a 1970s female student uniform from Sir Robert Black College of Education are among the highlights.
The museum is located in the podium level of Block D1 on Lo Ping Road and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors should check opening times in advance since the museum closes during public holidays.
The museum holds 33,726 items, including 15,650 negatives and 14,320 photographs. Among its notable objects are a 1931 edition of "The Love of Education", a 1946 reunion photo of the fifth student association of Northcote Training College, and a 1950s Chinese metal type-setting machine bought from Taiwan by a national school.
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