Maritime Museum (Macau)

The Maritime Museum (Chinese: 海事博物館; Portuguese: Museu Marítimo) is a museum in São Lourenço, Macau, China.

Maritime Museum

海事博物館 Museu Marítimo
Established	1987 (original building) 24 June 1990 (current building)
Location	São Lourenço, Macau, China
Coordinates	22°11′09.4″N 113°31′50.1″E
Type	museum
Website	Official website

Maritime Museum
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	海事博物館
Simplified Chinese	海事博物馆
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hǎishì Bówùguǎn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping hoi2 si6 bok3 mat6 gun2
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Museu Marítimo

History

The construction of the museum was proposed in 1986. The museum was finally opened in 1987. Because of space constraint, new museum building was constructed and opened on 24 June 1990 while the former building was transformed into the administrative building of the museum.^[1]

Architecture

The museum building spans over 800 m² of area and was built on the site where the first Portuguese explorers landed on Macau in 1553. The building resembles the shape of a ship.^[2]

Exhibitions

• Maritime Ethnology Exhibition
• Maritime History Exhibition
• Maritime Technology Exhibition
• Aquarium Gallery^[3]

See also

• List of museums in Macau