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On this day in
1791 died Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, prolific and highly influential composer of Classical music.
1870 Alexandre Dumas, writer, died at 68
1906 Otto Preminger, American producer, director, and actor, was born
1911 Alfred Manessier French painter was born
1926 died Claude Monet, French Impressionist painter.
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Museums Hong Kong  Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware | | Specializing in the collection, study and display of tea ware, the branch museum at Flagstaff House features at its core the generous donations of Dr K.S. Lo (1910-1995) , which include many fine examples of the famous Yixing teapot. Built in the 1840s, originally the office and residence of the Commander of the British Forces in Hong Kong, was converted to the Museum in 1984 with a new wing. Alongside its exhibitions, the Museum holds regular demonstrations, tea gatherings and lecture programmes to promote ceramic art and Chinese tea drinking culture.
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Arts/english/tea/intro/eintro.html
| 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong (inside Hong Kong Park)
Opening Hours: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily
Closed on Tuesdays
Free Entrance |
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Hong Kong Heritage Museum | | http://hk.heritage.museum/
| 1 Man Lam Road, Sha TinHours, Hong Kong
Hours: Mondays, Wednesday to Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
Sundays and Public Holidays ：10 am - 7 pm
Closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays) and the first two days of the Lunar New Year
Admission: general $10 / Concessions $5
Wednesday Free |
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Hong Kong Museum of Art | | http://hk.art.museum
| 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Opening Hours: 10 am to 6 pm daily / Saturdays (from August) to 8 pm
Closed on Thursdays (except public holidays) and the first two days of the Chinese New Year
Admission: Adults $10 / Concessions $5 |
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Hong Kong Museum of History | | Since its establishment in 1975, the Hong Kong Museum of History has made strenuous effort in collecting and preserving cultural objects which are closely related to the history of Hong Kong and the South China area. The Museum has a significant collection of historical objects and materials amounting over 90,000 items, divided into four major areas of interest: natural history, archaeology, ethnography and local history.
http://hk.history.museum/
| 100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong (next to the Hong Kong Science Museum)Hours: Monday & Wednesday to Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday and public holiday: 10 am - 7 pm
Closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays) and on the first two days of the Chinese New Year
Admission: Standard Ticket $10 /
Concessions $5
Free admission on Wednesday (except for some Special Exhibitions) |
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University Museum and Art Gallery | | http://www.hku.hk/hkumag/
| 94 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Hours: Monday to Saturday 9:30 am to 6 pm Sunday 1:30 to 5:30 pm
Admission Free |
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