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
New addition to the Hong Kong Maritime Museum: Swire Maritime Discovery Centre
The construction of the Swire Marine Discovery Centre officially commenced in December 2021 with a piglet-cutting ceremony. Roast Pig-Cutting ceremonies in December 2021 Swire Marine Discovery Centre Contract Signing Ceremony in December 2021 Opening in 2022, the Swire Marine Discovery Centre is a new addition to the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. Located by the Central Harbourfront, it will provide the community with the unique opportunity to learn about Hong Kong’s maritime he