About Maritime Museum-Macau

As indicated by Macau Daily, the Maritime Museum close to the A-Ma Temple draws 100,000 guests every year, among which 30,000 are neighborhood educators and understudies who accept the Maritime Museum as ''the subsequent study hall'' to get familiar with Macau's history and culture. This historical center is otherwise called Museu Marítimo de Macau in Portuguese and is found Barra Square, Macau, only inverse to A-Ma Temple. Maritime Museum is accepted to be the very spot where the Portuguese previously landed. Involving a zone of 800 square meters (about 0.2 sections of land), the Macau Maritime Museum was based on the site where the primary gathering of Portuguese voyagers arrived on Macau in 1553. Expanded in 1990, the exhibition hall follows the commonplace historical center designs of European style. The design façade of the Museum gives the visitor an impression of an adapted vessel. This new structure is situated close to the waterway, in a similar square as the first house. There is a consistent introduction of video films indicating contrasting angling methods and nautical workmanship and development, and a diorama shows the area of various fish species in the encompassing waters of the island.

The first floor is devoted solely to the Great Discovery, accentuating the Maritime History of China and Portugal, since it was the ocean, which united these two civilizations. On the second floor of the Macau Maritime Museum, the shows review the historical backdrop of the Portuguese investigations and geological disclosures. The top floor is committed to Maritime Technology and Transport and it outlines how Macao has been associated with the ocean. Visitors will see various shows including angling apparatuses, vessel models, maps, and scale dioramas. The Macao Maritime Museum is certainly a must-see and is good to go with the entire family. It gives an instructive yet fun experience!

 

 

Must See

  • Presentation of video films indicating varying angling procedures and nautical workmanship and development
  • One of the uncommon displays is a model of a winged serpent vessel, that has been to a great extent built of whalebone
  • There is a giant tiled divider painting on the primary floor, delineating an assortment of compass azimuth vanes
  • There is additionally a three dimensional model of Macau in the seventeenth century
  • You can get to see the stars during the night route, and become more acquainted with the significance of stargazing for cruising
  • The exhibition hall  has an aquarium with four aquariums, showing distinctive water conditions

How to reach

Approx 371 meters from Senado Square

It takes around 3 minutes to reach by bus, which will cost you approx MOP 1

Bus schedule: every 20 minutes

 By taxi, it would take roughly 1 min and which will cost you approx MOP 4 to MOP 6

It’s not very far from Senado Square so you can reach  about 17 min by walk 

Tips

  • The Maritime Museum, Macau is open from10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Museum stays closed on Tuesdays
  • The Maritime Museum is a must for all fans who want to know more about nautical and things about the navy
  • Outside there is a small cafe and also a large number of outdoor seating to rest awhile
  • 1 min walk from A-Ma Temple
  • Wear comfortable shoes and clothes
  • This museum isn’t big but is a very nice informative museum
  • The gift shop  is a tad expensive
  • The toilets at the maritime museum are praised for their distinctive style, in blue and white 
  • There are many restaurants near the museum so don’t worry about going hungry

Visit Time

Sunday:            10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.           

Monday:           10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.          

Tuesday:           Closed           

Wednesday:     10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.             

Thursday:         10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.            

Friday:              10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.                  

Saturday:          10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

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Entrance Fee

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Sundays:     10 to 17 years old:  MOP 3 

                    18 to 64 years old: MOP 5

Other days:  10 to 17 years old: MOP  5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     18 to 64 years old: MOP 10

Free for Children under 10 years old

 Adults over 65:   Free

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Time you can spend

1 hour

 

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