If you’ve wandered past a grand red-brick building in Mid-Levels but have never ventured inside in all your years of living in Hong Kong, now might be the time: that’s the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, and it has finally reopened to the public after months of renovation.
Hong Kong’s Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum (SYSM) was first unveiled in 2006 to serve as a permanent landmark commemorating the life and career of the Chinese statesman. It temporarily closed in May 2024 for an extensive makeover for maintenance and to upgrade its exhibition galleries, and reopened on November 7 at long last.
As part of the museum reopening and to mark the 100th anniversary of Dr Sun’s passing, the SYSM is presenting the ‘From Healing Patients to Saving a Nation - Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao’ exhibition from now until March 31, 2026, with free admission to all. After making touring stops in Zhongshan and Macau, the exhibition has now come to Hong Kong for its final leg to showcase the life story, ideological journey, and remarkable contributions of Dr Sun for visitors to learn more about the revolutionary figure and Chinese history.
More than 60 invaluable artefacts, documents, and historical photographs are on display, highlighting his ties to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau region. Among them is a historic photograph depicting the Hou Keng Reading Society, a glass negative of the ‘Four Great Desperados’, and significant letters and inscriptions.
If you’d like to deep-dive into Dr Sun’s philosophy, the SYSM will also host scholars from Hong Kong and Macau on November 29 and December 13 for two public lectures, with a focus on the historical figure’s vision of China’s future, and his family in Macau. On November 8 and 16, visitors can join the ‘Kom Tong Hall under the Moonlight’ workshop to make lunar lamps, another activity that ties in with the limited-time exhibition.
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