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The Hong Kong Palace Museum is the newest addition to the West Kowloon Cultural District with the HK$3.5bn attraction set to open its doors to the public for the first time next month
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jun 2022
The Hong Kong Palace Museum will open its doors on July 2nd Credit: Hong Kong Palace Museum
Tickets are about to go on sale for the HK$3.5bn (US$446m, €415.5m, £355.4m) Hong Kong Palace Museum, which has recently announced that it will open on July 2.
With tickets available to purchase online starting June 14, the opening comes in time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Located in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong, the new museum is designed by Rocco Yim and constructed by China State Construction Engineering, with various details of the museum building mirroring those of the Palace Museum in Beijing. Inside, the museum will feature portraits of the Qing dynasty, calligraphy, ceramics collections and more spread across nine galleries.
The project has been controversial since its inception, with the development generating much criticism from civil society, largely due to the Hong Kong government's failure to conduct a public consultation exercise beforehand.
The opening follows that of the M+ Museum, which opened in November 2021 also in West Kowloon Cultural District. Forming a cultural hub for Hong Kong, the district is also home to theatres, further museums and cultural spaces.
“The opening of the HKPM marks another significant milestone in the development of the West Kowloon Cultural District, solidifying its status as an arts and cultural hub and a platform for international cultural exchange in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and beyond,” said Betty Fung, CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority.
“Similar to other top museums around the world, the museum aspires to operate sustainably with a combination of income channels, while taking into consideration its mission and the needs of people from all walks of life. We have come up with a package of measures including free general admission on Wednesday and sponsored tickets for the underprivileged groups in the first 12 months after opening with a view to offering Hong Kong people a chance to visit HKPM and gain a deeper understanding of Chinese arts, history and culture.”
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