Famous Museums in Macau

There are a lot of famous museums in Macau that boast of its ancient heritage and display its history in a truly spectacular manner. Anyone who is going for a visit to Macau should surely take out some time to visit these museums. Below is a compilation of some of the best museums that Macau has to offer.

The Grand Prix Museum

This is a motor racing museum. It was first formally opened to the public in November 1993 at the the 40th Macau Grand Prix, which is a racing competition held annually in Macau. It is situated very close to the Macau Wine Museum.

The Macao Science Center
This is, as the name shows, a science center in Macau. The building has been designed by the notable Pei Partnership Architects in collaboration with I. M. Pei. The Chinese President, Hu Jintao, opened the center in December 2009.

The main building of the Macao Science Center is famous for its asymmetrical, distinctive and conical architecture, complete with a spiral walkway and large atrium inside. The main walkway leads to multiple galleries, each of which show interactive exhibits about science and education in general. A planetarium with 3D projection facilities has also been constructed here. The building is located near to the sea, which adds to its strategic positioning, and has been established as a landmark of Macau. You can clearly see it when coming from the ferry from Hong Kong.

The Macau Wine Museum
This is a wine museum in Macau and as mentioned before, it is located right next to the Grand Prix Museum. Its purpose is to display Portuguese wines that are famous for their unique taste and region of origin.

The Macau Museum
This museum is a fort located atop the hill of the Fortaleza do Monte that dates back to the 16^thcentury. It provides locals as well as tourists an insight to the history of the city, and allows them to look at the region of the former Portuguese colony of Macau, which has now evolved into the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

It occupied a total size of 2,800 m², of which 2,100 m² is reserved for exhibition space.

The Taipa Houses-Museum
This museum is located on the south side of Taipa, and what makes it different from the other museums is that it has not been constructed but established in a set of old houses that were previously built for other purposes. The south side of Taipa consists of one of the islands that forms part of Macau.

These five houses were originally constructed in 1921 and belonged to wealthy Portuguese families. They were restored in 1999, and since then, are filled with different exhibits and artefacts. They are now looked over by the Macau Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau.