Establishment of the Hong Kong Museum of Art

The City Hall at Edinburgh Place was opened on March 2, 1962. It was the first multi-purpose civic centre built for the public. The high block contained an exhibition gallery, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, formerly known as the City Hall Art Gallery & Museum. In 1965, three years after its opening, the City Hall facilities were found inadequate and the Museum and Art Gallery Select Committee proposed a new museum in its report to the government. After years of planning, construction of the new museum started in 1987. On November 15, 1991, the museum opened its doors at the current Tsim Sha Tsui premises.

Work site of High Block of the City Hall

Inauguration Exhibitions of the City Hall Art Gallery & Museum in 1962

Work site of the new premises of the Hong Kong Museum of Art in Tsim Sha Tsui

Hong Kong Museum of Art was officially opened by Lady Wilson (15 Nov 1991)