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Coordinates: 22°17′36.77″N 114°10′19.29″E / 22.2935472°N 114.172025°E / 22.2935472; 114.172025
The entrance to the museum
Sculpture in grounds of HK Museum of Art
The Hong Kong Museum of Art (Chinese: 香港藝術館) is a museum in Hong Kong for Chinese cultural heritage, as well as local and international art. The museum was established as the City Hall Museum and Art Gallery in the City Hall in Central by the Urban Council in 1962. In 1991, it was moved to the present premises at 10 Salisbury Road, near the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Hong Kong Space Museum, in Tsim Sha Tsui. It is currently managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
A branch museum, the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, is situated in the Hong Kong Park.
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The museum changes its displays regularly. The exhibitions in the museum are mainly of paintings, calligraphy and sculpture from Hong Kong, China and other parts of the world. It has cooperated with other museums as well.
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