Curatorial Concept of special exhibition “Across Victoria Harbour”
Curated by the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, special exhibition “Across Victoria Harbour”, which illustrates the development of maritime transportation in Victoria Harbor from 1842 to the present. With photos, historical documents, interviews, interactive installations, etc., the exhibition demonstrates the role and evolution of different passenger vessels and working vessels, such as sampans, ferries, "Walla Walla", tugboats and barges, in maritime transportation. We hope that
Behind-the-scene of the Museum Construction
The construction of the new Swire Marine Discovery Centre has started in December 2021 in the museum. Have you wondered how the museum looks now? Let’s have a sneak peek. Harbour Viewing Gallery on B Deck You may remember one of the impressive exhibits on B Deck of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum–the figurehead of Guanyin. In the West, figureheads replaced the ancient “seeing eye”, or okulos, on the bow as well as the later Christian substitute, the Star of the Sea (Stella Mari