Maritime museum opens in new home at Pier 8, Central
With bigger space in Central it aims to draw 500 visitors a day to its ‘decks’
Hong Kong's sea history from piracy to shipbuilding goes on display today in a new waterfront home five times the size of its former premises and with twice the number of exhibits.
The Maritime Museum aims to attract at least 500 visitors a day to its premises at Pier 8 in Central where about 2,000 items are on show in 4,400 square metres on four floors, dubbed "decks".
"It's a much bigger canvas to show Hong Kong's maritime history," museum director Richard Wesley said, comparing it to the previous 700 square metre home at Murray House in Stanley.
He was speaking during a media tour of the museum.
With a more easily accessible location and more space, the museum expects more visitors than at Murray House, where it received 2,000 to 3,000 a month.
The objects are organised in 15 galleries differentiated by subject, including traditional maritime China, sea bandits, and Hong Kong shipyards.
