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The Hong Kong Museum of Art on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront

No. 54 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 1,381,415 visitors in 2025

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Hong Kong, China · City guide: Hong Kong

Chinese painting, calligraphy and antiquities, and Hong Kong art, on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.

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Overview

The Hong Kong Museum of Art is No. 54 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 1,381,415 visitors in 2025, down 22% on 2024. Founded in 1962, it moved to its current site on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in 1991 and reopened in 2019 after a major renovation and expansion.

Its collection covers Chinese painting and calligraphy, Chinese antiquities, historical pictures of Hong Kong and southern China, and modern and contemporary Hong Kong art. Several galleries have large windows looking across Victoria Harbour.

A gallery window looking across Victoria Harbour
A gallery window looking across Victoria Harbour. Photo: MD SMARKA, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings are the quietest. The museum is closed on Thursdays (except public holidays) and stays open later on weekends; check the official website.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    Chinese painting and calligraphy

    Classical works, including the Xubaizhai collection, shown in rotating displays.

  • 2

    Chinese antiquities

    Ceramics, bronzes, jade and other decorative arts.

  • 3

    Export art

    Paintings and objects made in Canton (Guangzhou) for Western buyers, showing life in southern China.

  • 4

    Hong Kong art

    Modern and contemporary work by Hong Kong artists.

  • 5

    Harbour views

    The upper galleries and the harbour-side windows look out over Victoria Harbour to Hong Kong Island.

Getting there

The museum is at 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, next to the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR stations are nearby, and the Star Ferry pier is a short walk away.

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Check the official website for prices and hours; tickets for some exhibitions are sold separately.
Time needed
Two to three hours.
Currency
Hong Kong dollar (HKD). Cards and contactless payments are widely accepted.
Visa & entry
Hong Kong has its own entry rules, separate from mainland China's. Citizens of many countries, including the US, Canada, Australia and EU countries, can visit visa-free for up to 90 days, and UK citizens for up to 180 days. Check the Immigration Department (immd.gov.hk) for your passport.

Official information: Hong Kong Museum of Art (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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