Hong Kong Science Museum Museum

Address: 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Website: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Science/en/index.php

Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm, closed Mondays (hours may vary for special exhibitions)

Admission: HK$25 (adult) for permanent exhibitions; concessions available; special exhibitions may cost extra

The Hong Kong Science Museum is a public science museum in Kowloon focused on hands-on learning and interactive exhibits. It opened in the early 1990s and is located near other major museums in the Tsim Sha Tsui East area.

The museum’s permanent galleries host several hundred exhibits across multiple halls, emphasising mechanics, energy, transportation and human biology through demonstrations and interactive displays. Rotating temporary exhibitions and school programmes are also part of its regular offering.

The facility was developed to broaden public science education across Hong Kong and has been a venue for school visits and public outreach since its opening. It is in an urban museum district close to the MTR and other cultural institutions.

The museum sits in Kowloon, in the Tsim Sha Tsui East area, a short walk from Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour to Hong Kong Island.

• Audience and crowds: The museum is family-oriented with a large number of interactive exhibits and is particularly suited to children and school groups; expect busy periods on weekends and school holidays.

What to See#

• Permanent galleries: Permanent exhibition halls containing hands-on and interactive displays that cover topics such as mechanics, light and sound, transportation and daily technology.

The Hong Kong Science Museum is in Tsim Sha Tsui East and is within a short walk of Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station (Tsuen Wan Line) and East Tsim Sha Tsui station (Tuen Ma Line). The museum sits next to the Hong Kong Museum of History and is easily reached on foot from the surrounding Nathan Road/Salisbury Road bus stops.

• Go on a weekday morning soon after opening when school-group traffic is lowest and hands-on exhibits are easier to access.
• Arrive via Tsim Sha Tsui / East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR and approach from the museum cluster (next to the Hong Kong Museum of History) so you can move between buildings efficiently and avoid circling for an entrance.
• Check the museum's daily demonstration/show schedule on arrival-many visitors skip the live demos, which are a highlight for understanding exhibits and are run at set times.