Chinese painting
The Chih Lo Lou Gallery.
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The Hong Kong Museum of Art is the city's first major art museum, on Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, right on the waterfront. It holds about 20,000 works, and its permanent exhibitions are free, making it an excellent choice for Chinese and local art with a harbour view. It was founded on 2 March 1962 as the City Hall Museum and Art Gallery in Central, then split in 1975 into separate art and history museums. In 1991 it moved to its present home in Kowloon. After a major renovation it reopened in 2019 with a new facade and galleries including the Chih Lo Lou Gallery of Chinese painting and calligraphy. The galleries show Chinese painting and calligraphy, ceramics and antiques, works on old Hong Kong and modern local art, and the tiny finely made vessels are a delight to study. Large windows on some floors look out over Victoria Harbour, and a cafe has outdoor seats facing the island skyline. It is 800 m in a straight line from Kowloon Park, close to the Star Ferry pier and the Avenue of Stars. The museum's site says it closes on Thursdays unless they are public holidays, and for the first two days of Lunar New Year. The box office shuts 30 minutes before closing. Allow two hours, and it suits hot or rainy days.
The Chih Lo Lou Gallery.
Views of the island.
Remarkable fine work.
10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Victoria HarbourA deep, sheltered natural harbour between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon penin1 minute walk4.7
Avenue of StarsA waterfront promenade in Tsim Sha Tsui honouring Hong Kong's film industry, ope3 minutes walk4.4
Tsim Sha Tsui Clock TowerA 44-metre tower of red brick and granite, topped by a 7-metre lightning rod, on3 minutes walk4.5
Star FerryGreen-and-white ferries that have crossed Victoria Harbour between Tsim Sha Tsui4 minutes walk4.4
Kowloon Mosque and Islamic CentreHong Kong's largest mosque, on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui beside Kowloon Park.7 minutes walk4.9Permanent exhibitions are free, while special exhibitions may charge.
On Thursdays unless a public holiday, according to its site.