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The M+ museum building in the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong

No. 22 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 2,601,066 visitors in 2025

M+

Hong Kong, China · City guide: Hong Kong

Hong Kong's museum of visual culture: art, design, architecture and moving image on the harbourfront.

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Photo: Bkemaoe HOMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

M+ is No. 22 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 2,601,066 visitors in 2025, unchanged on 2024. Opened in November 2021 in the West Kowloon Cultural District, it is a museum of 20th- and 21st-century visual culture, covering art, design, architecture and the moving image.

The building, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, has a tall slender tower whose harbour-facing facade is an LED screen showing moving-image works at night. Some areas, including the roof garden, are free.

View of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island from the M+ roof garden
View of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island from the M+ roof garden. Photo: Bkemaoe HOMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings are the quietest. Friday evenings, when the museum is open late, are a good time for the harbour views. The museum is closed on Mondays.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    Contemporary Chinese art

    A major collection of contemporary Chinese art, much of it from the Sigg Collection.

  • 2

    Kiyotomo

    Shiro Kuramata's 1988 Tokyo sushi bar, rebuilt inside the museum.

  • 3

    Design and architecture

    Furniture, products, graphics and architectural models from Asia and beyond.

  • 4

    M+ Facade

    The LED facade can be seen from the waterfront promenade and from Hong Kong Island.

  • 5

    Roof garden

    Free access, with views across Victoria Harbour.

Getting there

M+ is at 38 Museum Drive in the West Kowloon Cultural District. Kowloon MTR station (Tung Chung and Airport Express lines) and Austin station (Tuen Ma line) are about a 10-minute walk away.

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Galleries and exhibitions require an M+ ticket, sold online and at the museum; buy ahead and book a time slot. Open Tuesday to Sunday, with late opening on Fridays. Check the official website for prices and hours.
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: M+ (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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