Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre

Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
Traditional Chinese	香港文物探知館
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēung góng màhn maht taam jī gún
Jyutping	Hoeng1 gong2 man4 mat6 taam3 zi1 gun1

Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
香港文物探知館
	The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
Former names	Whitfield Barracks
General information
Location	Kowloon Park
Address	Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Country	Hong Kong
Opened	circa 1910
Landlord	Antiquities and Monuments Office
Website
	amo.gov.hk

The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is a public cultural center located in the Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Centre occupies the historic Blocks S61 and S62 of the former Whitfield Barracks at the Kowloon Park.

History

The two blocks were built in circa 1910, when Hong Kong was under British rule as a crown colony. They were used for accommodating British troops until 1967 when the military lands were returned to the colonial government for redevelopment for leisure services. They were used by the Hong Kong Museum of History as its temporary premises from 1983 to 1998 until the new museum complex was built in Tsim Sha Tsui East.

Discovery Centre

The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is under the management of the Antiquities and Monuments Office. It has opened its door to visitors since October 2005 with its thematic exhibition gallery, lecture hall, educational activity room and reference library. It includes a standing exhibition on Hong Kong's architectural heritage.