The exhibition ‘Journey to the Ends of the World: Michele Ruggieri and the Jesuits in China’ is jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Macao Museum and the National Archives of Rome. Michele Ruggieri was the first Jesuit to learn Chinese and was approved to conduct missionary ...

Making a crucially important contribution to world civilization, China has been accredited the ‘Kingdom of Porcelain’ for its porcelain ware.Starting from the Tang Dynasty, Chinese porcelain ware was exported in massive quantities to various parts of the world via a maritime trade route ...

Dragon dance has a long history in China. There are various types of dragons. Among the many kinds there are, just to name a few, the crepe dragon from Xinhui, the anthrodragon from Zhanjiang, the pole dragon from Meiyuan, the black scaly dragon from Taipo and the drunken dragon from Macao. The drun...

The Macao Museum is a space dedicated to the history and culture of Macao, possessed of a vast number of objects of historical and cultural value, which demonstrate the way of life of the various communities that have inhabited the city for centuries.