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Hong Kong University Museum Art Gallery

Address: 94 Bonham Rd., Midlevels, Western, Hong Kong, China
Phone: 2241-5500
www.hku.hk/hkumag

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Western

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Fodor's Review:

Chinese harp music and a faint smell of incense float through its peaceful rooms. The small but excellent collection of Chinese antiquities includes ceramics and bronzes, some dating from 3000 BC; fine paintings; lacquerware; and carvings in jade, stone, and wood. There are some superb ancient pieces: ritual vessels, decorative mirrors, and painted pottery. The museum has the world's largest collection of Nestorian crosses, dating from the Mongol Period (1280-1368). These belonged to a heretical Christian sect who came to China from the Middle East during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

There are usually two or three well-curated temporary exhibitions on: contemporary artists who work with traditional media often feature. Don't miss part of the museum: the collection is spread between the T. T. Tsui Building and the Fung Ping Shan Building, which you access via a first-floor footbridge. The museum is out of the way—20 minutes from Central via Buses 3A or 40 M, or a 15-minute uphill walk from Sheung Wan MTR—but it's a must for the true Chinese-art lover.

Cost: Free
Open: Mon.-Sat. 9:30-6, Sun. 1:30-5:30

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