Museum & Gallery in Central

Revitalised from the former Central Police Station compound, blending contemporary art exhibitions with colonial-era heritage buildings; home to the JC Contemporary gallery, dining and cultural programmes, a top photo spot in Central.

Revitalised from the former Museum Compound Bachelor Officers' Quarters (1914) into a visual arts exhibition centre, with multiple galleries and studios offering exhibitions and art education workshops.

Showcases a century of Hong Kong's news media history, with interactive media installations and historical footage displays for visitors to explore local media culture.

Housed in the former British Army headquarters building inside Hong Kong Park, over 170 years old, this museum specialises in Chinese teaware and tea culture artefacts, making it one of the few tea-themed museums in the world.

Housed in the Edwardian-era heritage building Kom Tong Hall, this museum focuses on the life of Dr Sun Yat-sen and modern Chinese history, making it one of the few museums worldwide dedicated to his life story.

Hong Kong's first exhibition centre themed around urban planning and infrastructure development, featuring a large 3D model of the whole city and multimedia interactive displays introducing Hong Kong's development blueprint and historical changes.

Founded by veteran Hong Kong art promoter Pearl Lam, this gallery has been based in Central's Pedder Building since 2005, focusing on East-West contemporary art dialogue and regularly participating in Art Basel Hong Kong, an important window into contemporary Asian art.

The only Asian outpost of top New York gallery David Zwirner, located in the vertical gallery building H Queen's in Central, regularly showing works by international blue-chip artists such as Gerhard Richter and Jeff Koons. Free admission.

The Hong Kong space of Swiss top gallery Hauser & Wirth, relocated in 2024 to 8 Queen's Road Central, spanning three floors and around 10,000 sq ft, showing works by contemporary art masters such as Louise Bourgeois and Mark Bradford. Free admission.

The Hong Kong branch of London's top gallery White Cube, showing works by international contemporary artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. Free admission and a key player in Central's art scene.