Maritime Museum (Macau)

The Maritime Museum (; ) is a museum in São Lourenço, Macau, China.

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 24June1990 while the former building was transformed into the administrative building of the museum.

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.

Exhibitions Maritime Ethnology Exhibition Maritime History Exhibition Maritime Technology Exhibition Aquarium Gallery

See also List of museums in Macau

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