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The
Macao Museum of Art is situated besides the Macao Cultural Center and
belongs to the Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau. The total area is
10,192 square meters, of which about 4,000 square meters are exhibition
areas. It is the largest Museum of cultural relics and arts in Macao.
Macao
is a renowned historical city having both Asian and Western
characteristics. As an art Museum, what we want to display here is such
taste with the specialty of traditional oriental culture combined with
the artistic flavour of the Western civilization. We hope our visitors
will feel the unique atmosphere of art and culture here through our
exhibitions.
Our
collections are mainly from the previous Camões Grotto Museum and
feature its collections and purchases of the past years. The most
important ones are those rare cultural relics and artworks, such as the
ceramics and stoneware excavated from Heisha in Macao,
the Guangdong paintings and calligraphy from the Ming and Qing
Dynasties, the seal cuttings of the famous experts in Guangdong, Shiwan
ceramics, Western paintings (historical paintings) arising in Macao and
its neighbouring area during the 19th Century, the contemporary art of
Macao, poster designs, photographic works,
and so on. The splendid ceramic human statues from Shiwan in Guangdong
are one of the most prestigious collections in the world. Moreover, the
series of early Western paintings, the contemporary art of Macao,
poster designs and photographic works are the best portraiture that
reflect the history and culture, as well as art development, of Macao.
The
Macao Museum of Art is a five-storied building, which has five
exhibition rooms and two exhibition areas. The Chinese Painting and
Calligraphy Room and China Ceramics Room are located on the 4th floor;
the early Western paintings and Macao art works on the 3rd floor; one
large special exhibition room is on the 2nd floor and several
exhibition areas are on the 1st and ground floors. Besides those
exhibitions of long-term collections, it also holds exhibitions of many
different types exchanged with other nations and regions from time to
time. It has held such important exhibitions as “the Golden Exile –
Imperial Paintings of the Qing Dynasty”, “Memories of the Past –
Mexican Pre-Hispanic Art”, “Reflections of the Master’s Mind – an
exhibition of Picasso’s
Prints”, amongst others. In this way, it allows the public to enjoy the
art works and cultures from different places and times.
The
museum has a well-equipped auditorium
which can hold more than one hundred people. Frequently there are
seminars for exhibitions, a week of movies, lectures on art and
archaeological studies, etc. The museum shop located on the 1st floor
sells publications from the museum, books and gifts of Macao
specialty. There is a multimedia library
on the ground floor which has books and talking books related to the
cultural relics and art here. Furthermore, it provides free Internet
service for readers. The library has an audiovisual room which allows
the public to enjoy nearly five hundred classical movies of China
and abroad, free of charge. In addition to that, many different
artistic activities and art classes for children are held frequently in
the studio on the ground floor in order to meet the needs of those who
are interested in these subjects.
In
order to promote the
development of art locally, and enrich people’s leisure time, the
museum founded“the Friend of Macao
Art Museum”on 1st November 2001. This allows the public to have more
opportunity to join those exhibitions and activities held in the
museum. Free guided tours for groups can be arranged if requested in
advance. We welcome persons interested to refer to the relevant
publicity material or to telephone to inquire.
| Opening
time: |
10:00am
- 6:30pm |
| Open
date: |
Tuesday
to Sunday, including
public holidays. The Museum is closed on Mondays. |
| Admission: |
Adult
- MOP$ 5.00;
Student
I.D. Holder– MOP$ 3.00
Group (Minimum 10 people) - MOP$ 2.00
Children
under 12 years old and elderly over 65 years old are free of charge.
Admission
is free on Sundays. |
| Opening
times for access to the library: |
Tuesday
to Friday: 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday
and Sunday: 11:00pm - 7:00pm
Closed on Mondays and public
holidays |
| Tel: |
(853)7919814/
7919800, Museum
(853)7919802,
Library |
| Fax: |
(853)751317 |
| Address: |
Macao
Culture Center, Av. Xian Xing Hai S/N NAPE
Macao |
| Website: |
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| E-mail: |
artmuseum@iacm.gov.mo |
| Bus
routes which
serve the Museum |
1A, 8, 23, 12, 17
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