Hong Kong Palace Museum
A public museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District showing artefacts from the Palace Museum at the Forbidden City in Beijing. Construction began in April 2019, and the museum opened to the public in 2022 on the harbour waterfront.
- Where
- West Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 22.3021, 114.1556
Get the Hong Kong Palace Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hong Kong Palace Museum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hong Kong volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hong Kong Palace Museum
International Commerce Centre 0.5 km
A 108 storey supertall skyscraper in West Kowloon, 484 metres high and standing above the Elements mall and two MTR stations. It was among the ten tallest buildings in the world by floors when completed, and it holds a hotel and an observation deck.
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong 0.5 km
One of the highest hotels in the world, on the top floors of the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon. Its upper levels look across Victoria Harbour to the skyscrapers of Hong Kong Island.
Temple Street Night Market 1.6 km
A street in Jordan and Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon, known for one of the busiest night markets in Hong Kong. Stalls open in the evening selling clothes, trinkets and snacks, and fortune tellers and street opera singers gather along its length.
International Finance Centre 1.9 km
A skyscraper and commercial complex on the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Central. Its main tower, Two IFC, rises about 415 metres, and the complex includes a large mall and the Airport Express station connecting the city centre to the airport.
Hong Kong Museum of Art 1.9 km
The first and main art museum of Hong Kong, standing on Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Its collections cover Chinese painting and calligraphy, historical pictures of Hong Kong and contemporary art, and its galleries face Victoria Harbour.
Victoria Harbour 2.0 km
The natural harbour separating Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon Peninsula, and a major trading port for the territory. Its waterfronts on both sides are lined with towers and promenades, and the Star Ferry has crossed it since the 1880s.
Hong Kong Museum of History 2.2 km
A public museum in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, next to the Hong Kong Science Museum. Its permanent exhibition, The Hong Kong Story, walks visitors from prehistoric times to the 1997 handover through life size reconstructions of streets and shops.
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong 2.3 km
A five star hotel on Connaught Road Central, opened in 1963 and long regarded as one of the grand addresses of the city. Its position in the business district near the harbour made it a social landmark for decades.
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Questions
Where is Hong Kong Palace Museum?
Hong Kong Palace Museum is in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are International Commerce Centre (0.5 km), The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong (0.5 km), Temple Street Night Market (1.6 km).
How do I get the Hong Kong Palace Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hong Kong Palace Museum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hong Kong volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hong Kong Palace Museum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hong Kong volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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