The museum takes the local natural history and human history as the main line. The exhibits are rich in variety and mainly display the local development process. The interior decoration is combined with the themes of each exhibition area, which is delicate and realistic, giving people a feeling of traveling through time and space and being on the scene.
Introduction to the exhibition hall: The museum has one basement floor, two floors above ground and an attic. The permanent exhibition halls are mainly concentrated on the second floor and the basement floor. The first floor has special exhibition halls and souvenir shops. The basement floor mainly displays the local natural environment, the development process from prehistoric times to the Qing Dynasty, and rich folk custom exhibits. The second floor shows the transformation history from a small fishing village to a metropolis. There are many small screening rooms in the museum, playing video materials related to each exhibition area on a rolling basis. Summary of exhibits: The museum’s collections are divided into four categories: archaeology, local history, folk history and natural history. Among the archaeological collections, the famous Father Mak Siu-hon collection and Father Finn collection are well-known. Among the local history collections, historical pictures are the main ones. The earlier pictures were taken in the 1860s. In terms of folk history collections, there are traditional Chinese fishing boat models, fishing equipment, traditional farm tools and daily utensils. The natural history collections are mainly rocks and minerals from all over the world, as well as common butterfly and mollusk shells. Opening hours: Open from 10:00 to 18:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays to Fridays throughout the year; open from 10:00 to 19:00 on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year; closed all day on Tuesdays throughout the year; open from 10:00 to 17:00 on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Closed on the first and second days of the lunar new year. Service facilities: Toilet: Restaurant: Barrier-free service: Barrier-free parking lot, barrier-free entrance, barrier-free toilet.
