Handover Gifts Museum of Macao

The Handover Gifts Museum of Macao is situated next to the Macao Museum of Art on Avenida Xian Xing Hai (N.A.P.E.). The location of the Museum was opposite the site of the handover ceremony – the Garden  Pavilion of the Macao Cultural Centre – on 20th December, 1999, when Macao was returned to China. The hall was dismantled after the ceremony and the area was transformed into part of the Macao Cultural Centre. Construction of the Handover Gifts Museum of Macao, designed by the architect Vicente Bravo (who also designed the Garden  Pavilion), started in March 2003 and was completed in October 2004. The Museum was officially opened in December 2004.

Handover Gifts Exhibition

Macao, once called Hao Jing, was a subordinate of Xiangshan County in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the mid-16th century, Portuguese travellers arrived from the West and initially used Macao as a place to dry their goods. After the Opium War, the Portuguese took the advantage of the weakened Qing government and gradually colonised the region. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, the Central Government strived to safeguard China’s territorial integrity and national unity. On 1st July, 1997, Hong Kong was handed back to China. Two years later, a few days before the turn of the millennium, Macao was reunited with its motherland. 

Visit Services

Special-Themed Guided Tour for Handover Gifts Exhibition
Dates available for reservation: Tuesdays to Sundays10:00-18:30h,(1 hour per session)
Venue: Handover Gifts Museum of Macao – Handover Gifts Exhibition Gallery
Target: Schools, associations
Number of participants: 20 per group at maximum
Visitors will be guided by the docent to appreciate handover gifts from the State Council and 32 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government as well as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to understand the well wishes and auspicious symbolism behind and to revisit the significance of Macao's return to the motherland.

 

Artistic Exploration Group Workshop: Handover Gifts Exhibition
Dates available for reservation: every Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-18:30h ,(1 hour per session)
Venue: Handover Gifts Museum of Macao – Handover Gifts Exhibition Gallery
Target: Kindergartens, student groups with special needs or parent-child groups
Number of participants: 20 per group at maximum
In the workshop, fun worksheets will be used to vividly explain the handover gifts, such as “Flowers and Moon”, “Legend of Coconut Trees”, “Giant Panda in Jiuzhaigou” and “Happy Song of from the remotest corners of the world” etc., so as to deepen the understanding of the materials, arts and crafts from all parts of China, which will also increase the residents’ recognition of the traditional art and culture of the motherland.