In 2021, the Hong Kong Science Museum became the most popular museum in Hong Kong, with around 1.08 million attendances recorded. The Hong Kong Museum of Art took the second spot with around 620,000 visits, followed by the Hong Kong Space Museum.
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*The total attendances at the Hong Kong Space Museum include attendance at its exhibitions and Space Theatre.
**The total attendances at the Hong Kong Film Archive include attendances at its exhibitions, resource center and cinema.
***The Hong Kong Museum of Art was temporarily closed in August 2015 for renovation and re-opened on 30 November 2019.
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence has been temporarily closed since 17 September 2018 for renovation. Thus, there is no attendance number for it.
Figures refer to attendances at the exhibitions held at the museums
unless otherwise specified.
With effect from 1 August 2016, all visitors can enjoy free admission to the permanent exhibitions of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence and Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum. The permanent exhibitions of the Hong Kong Science Museum and Hong Kong Space Museum are also open to full-time students free of charge.
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Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (October 28, 2022). Most popular museums in Hong Kong in 2021, by number of attendances (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247495/hong-kong-most-popular-museums-by-attendance/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Most popular museums in Hong Kong in 2021, by number of attendances (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247495/hong-kong-most-popular-museums-by-attendance/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (2022). Most popular museums in Hong Kong in 2021, by number of attendances (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247495/hong-kong-most-popular-museums-by-attendance/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Most Popular Museums in Hong Kong in 2021, by Number of Attendances (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247495/hong-kong-most-popular-museums-by-attendance/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, Most popular museums in Hong Kong in 2021, by number of attendances (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247495/hong-kong-most-popular-museums-by-attendance/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Most popular museums in Hong Kong in 2021, by number of attendances (in 1,000s) [Graph], Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, October 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247495/hong-kong-most-popular-museums-by-attendance/