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Hong Kong Museum of History

Name: Hong Kong Museum of History
Address: 100 Chatham Rd S, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon
Rating: 4.5

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100 Chatham Rd S, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

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100 Chatham Rd S, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

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Clivel_98

Hereford, United Kingdom

1111418

Reviewed today via mobile

An open and interesting museum

This large museum has lots going for it - plenty of large exhibits with the public allowed to interact with them. Starts with a history of the geology and formation of the Hong Kong environment, building through history to the modern day. Very informative, interactive...More

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tripper4ever_11

Katonah, New York

5726

Reviewed yesterday

Hong Kong wasn't always an island!

Highly recommend this museum - the day we attended,entry was free! The exhibit is excellent illustrating the geo-cultural-political history of HK. Everything from the early inhabitants - the Maba Man, a genetic heridity to the EU Neanderthal to the Japanese occupation - all shown in...More

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Islac1958

Cheviot, New Zealand

287

Reviewed 5 days ago

Good introduction to Hong kong

Whenever I travel to new places I like to go to museums to find out the history. A lot of information and lovely displays. Bit crowded first time we went but revisited on a Sunday and no crowds and a joy to walk around .

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Nicnacnoodles

London, United Kingdom

10223

Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

Simple but excellent

We visited on a Wednesday (museums are free on Wednesdays!). We were impressed - it was really fun and better than we had imagined it would be. They have really brought the history to life and the way it is brought to life is interesting...More

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Rebecca J

3713

Reviewed 1 week ago

Engaging exhibits, good introduction to history and anthropology of HK

Actually a surprisingly good museum with engaging exhibits. As an archaeologist, I appreciated the effort they have put into their exhibits. I wanted to learn more about the history of HK, and the anthropology / ethnography side of things was a bonus. It's also free,...More

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Susan D

Sydney

3310

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Enjoyable visit

We visited on a Sunday morning and spent 3 hours in the museum listening to the audio guide and wandering through the exhibits. It was fairly well set out generally although there was a bit of confusion in some areas as to which direction to...More

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theshiatsustudio

Mossel Bay, South Africa

Reviewed 1 week ago

A great place to start a visit to Hong Kong

I had a Sunday in Hong Kong so chose to spend the morning at the museum. I chose to get the audio guide for HK$10 but didn't actually listen to it much as the descriptions provided on the items was very informative. I was disappointed...More

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DSPT

Bay Area

111

Reviewed 1 week ago

Great place to start.

This is a great place to start your visit to Hong Kong. It provides a history from the beginning of time. How the land developed, earliest settlers, how trade developed to present day. The exhibits are really well done. The movies are in English and...More

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EC13091

Ellicott City, Maryland

616249

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Outstanding History Museum

We visited on a Sunday and were delighted to find free admission. The Story of Hong Kong was quite well done, and got consistently better as the exhibit went along (started with geology, which I find boring, but that quickly moved to human history). Exhibits...More

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MollyMooseface

Edmonton, Canada

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Hong Kong Museum of History

Went to the museum today. Loved it. It is well done with a series of displays showcasing the history of Hong King from 100,000,000 years in the past. Amazing! Also, it’s free on Wednesdays. This is great but just know there will be lots of...More

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mishmisha h

Which part of the Hong Kong is the best to look for hotels to stay in during our visit to the city

26 March 2018|

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We stayed in Kowloon at the Hotel Icon, probably the best hotel I have ever stayed in. If you stay in Kowloon near the Harbour or a Metro stop its pretty convenient for everywhere.

Marg W

Should we use a private guide? Do you have guides that we can book if required? There are eight in our group and we would like to meet at the museum at 10 am, Jan 31, 2017. Thank you.

15 January 2018|

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The museum have guided tours during the day that are free. We did one and it was very informative and better than reading the captions on the displays. You can get the details from their website.