Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong Museum of Art in August 2019. | |
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| Established | 2 March 1962 |
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| Location | 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°17′37″N 114°10′19″E / 22.29361°N 114.17194°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | 17,000 (2020) |
| Owner | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| Website | hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港藝術館 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港艺术馆 | ||||||||||
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The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) is the first and one of the main art museums of Hong Kong, located in located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, near the Victoria Harbour waterfront, providing a scenic view of Hong Kong’s skyline. It is a public museum managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. HKMoA has an art collection of over 17,000 items, dedicated to preserving and showcasing Chinese and international art. Admission is free for permanent exhibitions. Its rival is the non-government-managed Hong Kong Arts Centre. These two museums are considered to be the top two art museums in Hong Kong that dictate the discourse of art in Hong Kong.
It has an extended branch, the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, at the Hong Kong Park in Central.