The Changing Faces of a Nation at the Hong Kong Museum of History

Hong Kong boasts a rich heritage and a colourful history which has shaped its society in to the multicultural melting pot it is today. A great way to experience this is to visit the Hong Kong Museum of History which offers one a chance to learn about the country's historical, cultural and natural heritage in a fun and informative manner.

Initially a part of the City Museum and Art Gallery, the Hong Kong Museum of History came into existence as a single entity in 1975 along with the Hong Kong Museum of Art. While it was temporarily located in Kowloon Park, it was later moved to its permanent home on Chatham Road South where it stands today ideally placed next to the Hong Kong Science Museum.

With a collective floor space of around 17,500 square metres, the Hong Kong Museum of History has an extensive permanent exhibition and also hosts special temporary exhibitions at different times of the year. Titled "The Hong Kong Story", the permanent exhibition is spread out over two floors and is divided into eight separate galleries with a wide range of exhibits and multimedia features that take visitors on a journey back in time, showcasing the changing faces of this cosmopolitan country.

Galleries in the permanent exhibition include ‘The Natural Environment', ‘Prehistoric Hong Kong', ‘Folk Culture in Hong Kong', ‘Birth and Early Growth of The City', ‘Modern Metropolis and the Return to China' and ‘The Japanese Occupation' which has been made to look like an air-raid shelter.

Also at the museum one will find an extensive collection of items that have been carefully amassed over a significant period of time. Home to over 90,000 items, the collection has been divided into three separate sections namely ‘Natural History' which has a variety of rock, shell and animal specimens, ‘Local History' with its impressive collection of photographs and ‘Ethnography' which has such items as traditional costumes and junk models.

Travellers will find many a Hong Kong hotel from which to explore different parts of this cosmopolitan city. Those searching for a centrally located Hong Kong Kowloon hotel can stay at The Peninsula Hong Kong which is only about a 15 minute walk from the Hong Kong Museum of History.

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