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Architectural Features

Built in 1914, the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum is located in the Kom Tong Hall, originally the residence of the local businessman Ho Kom-tong. This building marks the blending of Chinese and Western architectural styles, it has the facade surrounded by the Greek-style granite columns. Inside the premises are preserved the stained-glass windows, balcony wall tiles and staircase railings in good condition. Kom Tong Hall was among the earliest residential buildings constructed with reinforced concrete structure and fitted with concealed electrical wiring in Hong Kong. It is also one of the best-preserved buildings dating back to the early 20th century Hong Kong. It has been listed as a declared monument in Hong Kong since 2010.

Kom Tong Hall, circa 1914

A corner at White Hall

Stained-glass windows

Bronze Statue of Dr Sun Yat-sen

In his youth, Dr Sun Yat-sen received his secondary and university education in Hong Kong. He even stated that his revolutionary thoughts were nurtured in Hong Kong. This is why the Museum depicts the bronze statue of Dr Sun as a young man full of ambition and vitality during his student days.

The bronze statue depicts Dr Sun holding Chinese and Western books in his hands. This not only highlights Dr Sun as a book lover, but also a man of great learning in both Chinese and English and filled with ambition to save the country and its people.

Under the craftsmanship of a local sculptor, Mr Chu Tat-shing, this bronze statue brings Dr Sun to life before our eyes.

Bronze Statue of Dr Sun Yat-sen

Opening Hours

Temporary Closure of Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum

Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum was temporarily closed from May 1, 2024 for upgrading the permanent exhibition galleries to enhance the design and presentation, as well as for maintenance and renovation works. It is expected to re-open in the second quarter of 2025.

Normal opening hours of the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum

Monday to Wednesday, Friday: 10am – 6pm

Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10am – 7pm

Christmas Eve and Chinese New Year's Eve: 10am – 5pm

Closed on Thursdays (except public holidays, the anniversaries of Dr Sun's birth on 12 November and death on 12 March), and the first two days of the Chinese New Year

Inclement Weather Arrangements

Museum Opening

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above
- If the signal is in force before opening hours, the Museum will remain closed.
- If the signal is issued during opening hours, the Museum will be closed.
- If the signal is cancelled or lowered to Signal No.3 or below 3 hours or more before the normal closing time and conditions allow, the Museum will resume service within 2 hours. If less than 3 hours remain until closing, the Museum will remain closed for the rest of the day.

Black Rainstorm Warning Signal

If the signal is in force before opening hours, the Museum will remain closed.
If the signal is cancelled 3 hours or more before the normal closing time and conditions allow, the Museum will resume service within 2 hours. If less than 3 hours remain until closing, the Museum will remain closed for the rest of the day.
If the signal is issued during opening hours, the Museum will remain open.

"Extreme Conditions"

If "Extreme Conditions" is in force before opening hours, the Museum will remain closed.
If "Extreme Conditions" is cancelled 3 hours or more before the normal closing time and conditions allow, the Museum will resume service within 2 hours. If less than 3 hours remain until closing, the Museum will remain closed for the rest of the day.
If the Museum is already open, the opening hours may be subject to adjustment.

Visit

Address: 7 Castle Road, Mid-Levels, Central, Hong Kong

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Docent Services / Group Visits

Public Guided Tours

Each tour admits 20 persons. First come, first served.
Voice amplifier may be used during the tour. Thank you for your understanding.
Meeting Point : Entrance of the Exhibition Gallery in 2/F
Each tour lasts about 1 hour

Guided Tours for Permanent Exhibition
Cantonese (Every Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)	2:00, 4:00 pm
Putonghua (Every Saturday)	3:00 pm
English (Every Sunday)	3:00 pm

Group Visit and Guided Tour Service

The following organisations can apply for free guided tours by completing the application form:

registered kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, post-secondary institutions, universities, charitable or non-profit-making organisations, a bona-fide non-profit district organisation supported by the District Office of the Home Affairs Department in a group of 20 visitors or more; and
registered schools and charitable or non-profit making organisations serving people with disabilities or the elderly in a group of 10 visitors or more.

Each tour lasts about 1 hour. Application will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Applications should be made from 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 July 2024, please make application on 1 April 2024. Please call 3580 6780 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 (sysm@lcsd.gov.hk), mail or fax (3580 0498) within one week after the telephone booking (please mark "Application for Group Visit" 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. The Museum will confirm in writing within seven working days upon receipt of the application. The Museum reserves the right to accept or decline an application. Please present the confirmation slip upon admission.

Form download: Application Form for Group Visit and Guided Tour Service (PDF file)

Sign Interpretation Guided Tours

Jointly presented by the Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong, sign interpretation guided tours are now offered for people with hearing impairments to enable them to learn more about Dr Sun Yat-sen and modern Chinese history. Each tour lasts about 1 hour and admits 20 persons on a first come, first served basis. Please make prior reservation during office hours.

(2 sessions per month)

Please note that

if there are too many visitors at the Museum, we will arrange the admission on a first come, first served basis according to the capacity of the gallery.
no parking spaces for coaches are available at the Museum. Coaches can drop off and pick up visiting groups at 25 Seymour Road (near the Pentecostal Church). It is a one to two-minute walk from there along Castle Road to the Museum (with no need to cross the road).

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Facilities

The four-storey Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum occupies a total floor area of about 2,560 square metres. Apart from the permanent and special exhibition galleries, there are reading room, video rooms, interactive room and activity room. The various facilities have been specially designed to strike a balance between the convenience of the public and the preservation of the historic structure.

Barrier-free Facilities

Currently, barrier-free facilities and services provided at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum are:

A barrier-free ramp, tactile guide path and Braille and tactile map at the main entrance
Assistive listening system at the Box Office
Wheelchair loan service at the Reception counter
Accessible toilets at each floor
Braille and tactile markings and audible signal in passenger lift
Audio and visual signals of the emergency alarm system
Each floor is accessible via lift

"Smart City Walk" in Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum

– Enjoying Barrier-free Visit Experience

Smart City Walk

"Smart City Walk" is a mobile application for navigation produced by Hong Kong Blind Union under the "Jockey Club Smart City Walk Project". By applying different navigating technologies such as beacon and Wi-Fi, the app shows current location of the users and provides navigation to destination through audio and text navigation instructions. It also provides floor plan and important information of the indoor venues. It's free to download!

Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum is one of the venue partners of "Smart City Walk" to bring barrier-free visit experience to the public.

Download on the App Store:

Get it on Google Play:

Access Officer

You are welcome to contact Assistant Curator I (Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum) of the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum at 3580 6776 during office hours (9:15am to 1pm & 2pm to 6pm on Mon to Fri) or call the duty staff at 2367 6373.

Museum Pass

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Visiting Rules

To ensure the safety of exhibits and for the benefit of other visitors, please do not use flash-light, other lighting devices, selfie sticks or tripods, and follow the photography and filming regulations of each exhibition hall.
Please do not write upon, mark, soil or damage any exhibit, installation, wall or facilities in the museum.
To keep the museum clean and tidy, please do not eat or drink in the museum.
To maintain a quiet, safe and pleasant environment, please do not make excessive noise or otherwise cause danger or disturbance.
Visitors must comply with the "Museums Regulation" (Cap. 132, section 105I) and any other rules enforced by the museum as and when required.

Inclement Weather Special Arrangements

Museum Activities
1. Indoor Programmes for parents and children, children, kindergartens^#, primary schools^#, special schools^#, children centres, elderly centres, and other similar organisations (including pre-booked group guided tours):
i. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above (including Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement) / "Extreme Conditions"

Ongoing programmes will be suspended.
If the above-mentioned weather condition(s) is issued or remains in force 3 hours before the commencement of the programmes, the programmes will be cancelled.

ii. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.3 or Red / Black Rainstorm Warning Signal

Ongoing programmes will continue.
If the signal is issued or remains in force 3 hours before the commencement of the programmes, the programmes will be cancelled.

2. Other Indoor Programmes (including pre-booked group guided tours):

i. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above (including Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement) / "Extreme Conditions"

Ongoing programmes will be suspended.
If the above-mentioned weather condition(s) is issued or remains in force 3 hours before the commencement of the programmes, the programmes will be cancelled.

ii. Black Rainstorm Warning

Ongoing programmes will continue.If the warning signal is issued or remains in force 3 hours before the commencement of the programmes, the programmes will be cancelled.

iii. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.3 / Red Rainstorm Warning

All programmes will proceed as scheduled.

Outdoor Programmes

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 or above / Red/Black Rainstorm Warning / "Extreme Conditions"

Ongoing programmes may be suspended subject to actual weather conditions.
If the signal is issued or remains in force 3 hours before the commencement of the programmes, the programmes will be cancelled.
Due to variations in actual circumstances for each programme, please refer to the individual event details for special arrangements in inclement weather.

Arrangements for Fee-Charging Programmes

Rescheduled or refund arrangements will be made for cancelled programmes.
Unless the Museum is closed due to inclement weather, the scheduled group visits of Free Admission will not be cancelled.
For enquiries, please call (852) 3580 6780, and stay tuned to announcements on TV or radio.

^#If the Education Bureau announces class suspension, programmes for kindergartens, primary schools, special schools, and secondary schools will be cancelled.

FAQ

Q1:

Are there any parking facilities for the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum?

A1:

There are no parking facilities within the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum. Visitors can use the Mid-Levels Escalator from Central to Caine Road, and walk westwards along the pavement for around 5 minutes. The Museum can also be accessed by buses and green minibuses via Caine Road.

Group visitors are recommended to alight at the junction of Seymour Road and Castle Road (near the Pentecostal Church). Without crossing the road, the alighting passengers only need to walk along Castle Road for one or two minutes to reach the Museum.

Q2:

Are photography and videotaping allowed in the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum?

A2:

Considering the intellectual property rights of the exhibits and photographs on display at the Museum, photography and videotaping is prohibited in the exhibition galleries, video rooms, interactive room and reading room. In other areas within the Museum's premises, non-commercial photography and videotaping is allowed, but no tripods can be used for the sake of other visitors.

Q3:

What are the facilities of the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum?

A3:

At a floor area of 2,560 square metres, the four-storey Museum premises has been equipped with the following facilities:

Two permanent exhibition galleries – cover the topics of "Dr Sun Yat-sen and Modern China" and "Hong Kong in Dr Sun Yat-sen's Time". With the display of invaluable artifacts, the life career of Dr Sun and the role of Hong Kong in the 1911 Revolution have been comprehensively covered.
"History and Renovation of the Kom Tong Hall" Exhibition Gallery – introduces the brief history of the historic structure, as well as the process of its renovation from a private residence into a public museum.
Special Exhibition Gallery cum Lecture Hall – takes turn to stage special exhibitions and lectures on related topics of Dr Sun Yat-sen and the 1911 Revolution.
Reading Room – provides a variety of books on Dr Sun Yat-sen and the 1911 Revolution for scholarly researches of the public.
Two Video Rooms – show the two video programmes of Dr Sun Yat-sen, respectively a documentary for the general audience and a cartoon for the children.
Interactive Room – allows the visitors to learn about Dr Sun's life history through the educational computer games. Visitors can also explore the various themes of Dr Sun and the 1911 Revolution in an interactive mode.
Activity Room – stages different types of educational activities, including family programmes and workshops, on a regular basis.

Q4:

How can the Public make donations to Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum? How is the selection process of proposed donations?

A4:

If you would like to make a donation of historical object(s) to Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, you could first let us have the basic information such as your name, contact, description of the proposed donation and images of objects etc. via the following ways:

Telephone: 3580 6780

Fax: 3580 0548

Email: sysm@lcsd.gov.hk

Post: Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, 7 Castle Road, Mid-Levels, Central (Please specify "Donation of Historical Object(s)" on the envelope.)

Once we have received the information of the proposed donation, we will table the proposal in our regular Programme Committee Meeting and discuss it from criteria ranging from the Museum's Collection Policy, historical significance and research value of the proposed donation to physical condition of the historical objects in the donation, etc. according to our established mechanism. Our staff members will contact the donor as soon as possible our decision.