FLAGSTAFF HOUSE MUSEUM OF TEAWARE
10 Cotton Tree Drive,
Hong Kong Park, Central
2869-0690
www.hk.art.museum
Open Wed-Mon 10am-5pm (closed Tue)
Flagstaff House, itself a historical treasure that dates back to the 1840s, houses some of Hong Kong's most prized teaware collection. Once the home of the commander-in-chief of British forces in Hong Kong, Flagstaff House is our oldest surviving colonial building. The core collection is Asian teaware donated by the late Dr. K.S. Lo.
HK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES MUSEUM
45 Tung Tau Wan Rd., Stanley
2147-3199
www.csd.gov.hk
Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
A visit to the Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum in Stanley affords an intriguing glimpse of prison life over the past 160 years. The museum showcases the evolution of the Hong Kong penal system from one that focused on punishment as a deterrent to the present system, which promotes the rehabilitation of prisoners. Features a mock gallows, two imitation cells and a stylized guard tower on the top of the building. Free admission.
HONG KONG FILM ARCHIVE
50 Lei King Rd., Sai Wan Ho
2739-2139
www.filmarchive.gov.hk
Open daily except Thu 10am-8pm
The Film Archive is dedicated to the preservation of Hong Kong's movie heritage. It collects and conserves films and related materials, provides facilities accessible to the public, and conducts activities to promote Hong Kong's film culture and facilitate research on the history of local cinema. Inside the archive building, which opened in 2001, you'll find a cinema, an exhibition hall and a resource center, all equipped with the latest technology to resurrect the glamorous films of the past. The archive regularly screens old movies.
HONG KONG HERITAGE MUSEUM
1 Man Lam Rd., Sha Tin
2180-8188
www.hk.heritage.museum.com
Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun & PH 10am-7pm, closed Tue
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is devoted to preserving the city's historical, art and cultural heritage. Permanent exhibitions on the New Territories, Cantonese opera and a Children's Discovery Gallery of natural and cultural history, including toy-making.
