| Completed
in 1980, the Hong Kong Space Museum is located near the
harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui. Reputed to be the first local
planetarium for the popularization of astronomy and space
science, this museum, with its unique egg-shaped dome,
has become one of the famous landmarks in Hong Kong.
Occupying
an area of 8000 square meters (2 acres), the museum comprises
of two wings. As the planetarium's nucleus, the east wing
located under the dome comprises the Space Theatre, Hall
of Space Science, workshops and offices. The west wing
houses the Hall of Astronomy, Lecture Hall, Gift Shop
and offices.
The
museum's Space Theatre is one of the world's largest and
most technically sophisticated planetariums, where thrilling
wide-screen Omnimax and Skyshows are presented. The Hong
Kong Space Museum was the first museum in the world with
a theatre equipped with a fully automated control system.
One showing of each presentation is in English, and headphones
for simultaneous translation in English, Cantonese, Mandarin
and Japanese are available free of charge.
The
Hong Kong Space Museum has two exhibition halls: the Hall
of Space Science and the Hall of Astronomy on the ground
and first floors respectively. The exhibits, predominately
interactive, enable visitors to explore a wide range of
entertaining and educational resources relating to space
science and astronomy.
Admission: HK$ 25 (Adult);
HK$12.5 (Child and senior aged over 60)
Opening Times: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Monday to Friday except
Tuesday)
10:00 am - 9:00 pm (weekend and public holiday)
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