Group Visit
* There is no admission fee for exhibition, and advance applications are not required if there is no need for guided tour and in-house video show services.
The following organisations can apply for free guided tours and in-house video shows services:
- registered kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, post-secondary institutions, universities, charitable or non-profit-making organisations and a bona-fide non-profit-making district organisation supported by the District Office of the Home Affairs Department in a group of 20 visitors* or more.
- registered schools and charitable or non-profit making organisations serving people with disabilities or the elderly in a group of 10 visitors* or more.
* The total number of visitors includes teachers, staff and accompanying carers.# Each tour lasts for about 1 hour, with a maximum of 35 persons. Group leaders are welcome to come up with your own route that most suit your theme of visit.
Opening hours for the Hong Kong Museum of History:
Application Procedures
Application will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Applications should be made 2 weeks to 3 months (from the first working day of the month) in advance before the date of visit. For example, if the proposed visit falls in October 2024, application will be accepted starting from 1 July 2024. Please call 2724 9080 during office hours (Mon-Fri: 9:30am-12:45pm & 2:00-5:30pm) for reservation first, and then submit the duly completed application form together with copies of relevant documents to us by email (hkmhea@lcsd.gov.hk), mail or fax (2724 9090) within one week after the telephone booking (please mark “Application for guided tour” at the email title or on the envelope). Otherwise, the booking will be cancelled. Application made less than two weeks before the visit will not be considered.
When making bookings, please provide the Museum with the following information:
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Name of school or organisation (Chinese & English) |
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Address and telephone number of school or organisation |
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Name of officer-in-charge |
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Two alternative dates/times in case the time slot is full |
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Number of visitors (including staff) and their age group |
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Approximate length of your visit |
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Other services to be required (eg. in-house video programme) |
Please submit the completed application form to the Museum within one week to confirm the telephone booking. Please check the following information before the submission:
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the written date/time of visit is the same as the telephone booking; |
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the principal/chairman has signed on the application form; |
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the school/organisation chop has been properly stamped on the form; |
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details for services required (Part B & C) have been completed; |
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programme schedule (Part D) has been completed; and |
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certified true copies of supporting document for registered charitable/non-profit-making organisation have been provided. |
Successful application will be confirmed in writing. Please present the ‘Confirmation Letter of Application for Guided Tour and In-house Video Show Services for Groups' upon arrival for verification.
