Once the summer vacation starts, quite a lot of parents will take their kids to travel, leading to an increase in the number of individual travelers. For the convenience of citizens and visitors, the Macao Museum is going to have a trial to open 30 minutes earlier from 31st July to 7th October in this summer. The opening hour will be changed from 10:00 to 09:30.

During the trial of opening 30 minutes earlier, the Macao Museum will be having an exhibition with the theme of “Maritime Porcelain Road — Relics from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Museums.” Citizens and visitors can take this opportunity to enjoy the major exhibition co-organized by the Guangdong Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art and Macao Museum. Through exhibits, photos, related documentary films, remnants of ancient kilns, a series of multi-media displays, an educational zone and a game zone, the public can gain a better knowledge on the production process of Chinese ceramics and the history of trading of export porcelain ware in the ancient China.

In addition, the Macao Chinese Orchestra will hold concerts in the Macao Museum during the summer vacation, and performances are scheduled on 13th July (Friday), 10th August (Friday) and 7th September (Friday) at 5pm. The Macao Orchestra will also host concerts from 4th at 4pm and 5th August (Saturday & Sunday) at 2pm, the concert will take place in Museum Entrance Hall. Citizens and visitors are welcome to enjoy the shows.

The Macao Museum closes every Monday and still opens on some public holidays including the National Day of the People’s Republic of China and the day following Mid-Autumn Festival (1st October). The Day following National Day of the PRC (2nd October), and Chong Yeung Festival (23rd October). For inquiries about the opening hours of museum, please call us at 28357911 within our working hours or visit our websites at www.macaumuseum.gov.mo or www.icm.gov.mo.