It is in the best interests that the future of Macao and its populations can defend their social and cultural values, maintain and enrich their valuable heritage of four and a half centuries of harmonious socialising between two such different cultures. That the foundations for the creations in Macao of Natural Museological Institutions that reflect not just the history of the territory but equally the socio-cultural characteristics of its population, attempting to create a lively establishment, operational and essentially orientated by the following programmatic objectives.
-To promote a greater understanding and interest in Macao’s unique cultural and historical heritage through a programme of exhibitions, lectures, publications, research and extension services.
-To create and develop collections related to Macao’s archaeology, local history, natural history, ethnography and ethnology.
-To serve, through research and study as a centre of learning for citizens by providing them with a vivid environment of discovery, learning and problem solving in matters related to Macao’s cultural and historical heritage.
-To co-operate and assist in the recording, preservation and display of items related to the historical and significance of Macao with special emphasis on interchanges between Macao and other countries.
-To co-operate and assist in the study and dissemination of knowledge related to Macao’s cultural and historical heritage with learned societies within the outside Macao.
Having established the programmatic foundations for the new museum which is called “The Museum of Macao”.
Opening Hours:
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., closed on Monday
Admission:
Mop 15.00 for adults, Mop 8.00 for children under 11,senior citizens over 60 and students; discount for official institutions, groups and schools. Free entry on the 15th of each month.
