Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong's first public art museum holds nearly 20,000 works — and after a $400 million overhaul, permanent entry is free.
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Founded in 1962 and dramatically expanded by 2019, HKMoA is one of the city's two dominant art institutions. Its collection spans paintings, calligraphy, and sculpture from Hong Kong, China, and further afield, and it has run a biennial showcase of contemporary Hong Kong artists every two years since 1975.
What to look for
- Calligraphy and paintings from Hong Kong and China displayed alongside contemporary work — drawn from a collection of almost 20,000 items
- Art Biennial Exhibition galleries, where local contemporary artists have been featured every two years since 1975
- The cultural cluster it anchors on Salisbury Road: the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Hong Kong Space Museum are immediate neighbors
Permanent exhibitions are free; the museum is at 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, a short walk from the waterfront.
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- Central PlazaA four-bar neon clock 374 metres above Wan Chai changes colour every 15 minutes, blinking at each quarter-hour change.
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- Tsing Ma BridgeThe span that ended Lantau Island's water-only isolation — 1,377 metres of road and rail hung from two towers.