History Museum of cotang

The History Museum of Cotai, formerly known as the island city hall building, is located in the old town of Cotai, Macao. The two-story building, covering an area of 638 square meters, was built in 1920. It was rebuilt by the Macao Civil Affairs Administration and opened to the public on May 7, 2006.

History Museum of cotang

The museum Da hist ó RIA Da Taipa e Coloane is a museum located in the old town of Taipa, Macao. It was opened to the public on May 7, 2006.

Historic building of cotang

Formerly known as the city hall building of island city, the historical building of cotang is the administrative center of Macao's outlying islands in the past. It was built in 1920. The two-story building covers an area of 638 square meters, belonging to neoclassical architectural style. In 1992, the building was included in the list of Macao cultural relics, which is of architectural art value. Later, it was transformed into a special museum by the Macao Civil Affairs Administration.

exhibition

The meeting room of the former Island City Hall is preserved in the History Museum of cotang, and the stone structure site in the basement and the cultural relics found in it are also displayed. In addition, the exhibits of the museum are based on the island house of the longhuan puyun residential Museum, and then come from the cultural relics collection, visit and other research activities of different groups and residents in the region. The exhibition is divided into nine exhibition rooms to show the historical changes and residents' life in a ring-shaped way.

ground floor

Exhibition room 1: exhibition area of "Archaeology of cotang"

Exhibition room 3: special exhibition area of "regional change of cotang" and "village change of cotang"

Exhibition room 4: exhibition area of "religion in cotang"

Exhibition room 5: the "light and shadow corridor" screening room will be changed regularly to broadcast the documentary films with the theme of cotang, and hold courses, lectures or special exhibitions

second floor

Exhibition room 6: keep the layout of the past Island town hall conference room and introduce the development of island town hall

Exhibition room 7: exhibition area of "Cotai economy"

Exhibition room 8: special exhibition area of "firecracker industry" and "shipbuilding industry"

Exhibition room 9: "architectural features of cotang" and "development of cotang"

Archaeology

The second exhibition room displays the "stone structure site of the basement of the city hall of the former Island of Taipa" and cultural relics excavated in Taipa for the first time. It has a history of nearly 100 years. It is the first archaeological excavation conducted by Macao people in the archaeological history of Macao, and also the first archaeological excavation after the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

Address: Gloria Shriver street, Taipa, Macau

Longitude: 113.5557145

Latitude: 22.1524263

Tel. + 853-28827103

Traffic information: bus 11, 15, 22, 28a, 30, 33, 34 to guanye Street

Ticket information: 5 Macao dollars

Opening hours: 10:00 ~ 18:00

It is closed on Mondays and free on Tuesdays.

Chinese PinYin : Lu Dang Li Shi Guan