Taipa Houses–Museum
Coordinates: 22°09′14″N 113°33′35″E / 22.153880°N 113.559615°E
Taipa Houses–Museum | |||
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Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 龍環葡韻住宅式博物館 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 龙环葡韵住宅式博物馆 | ||
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Portuguese name | |||
Portuguese | Casas-Museu da Taipa |
The Taipa Houses–Museum (Chinese: 龍環葡韻住宅式博物館; Portuguese: Casas-Museu da Taipa) is housed in a set of old houses in Taipa, Macau, China.[1][2]
The museum complex consists of five houses, of which four display various artefacts and exhibits on life during Macau's colonial era while another serves as an event venue.[3] The houses were built in 1921. These colonial residences were restored to recreate houses of well-off Portuguese families living in Macau during the first half of the 20th century. The last house was restored in 1999. The Taipa Houses–Museum opened on 5 December 1999 and is administered by the Macau Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau.[4]
The houses used to look out over the sea, but due to land reclamation of the Cotai area between Taipa and Coloane. This body of water is now a small wetland.
Every autumn, the Cultural Affairs Bureau organises the Lusofonia Festival at the open space outside the museums.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lonely Planet review for Taipa House Museum, Lonely Planet.
- ^ Taipa Houses Museum, AsiaRooms.com.[dead link]
- ^ Taipa Houses Museum Archived 2012-09-08 at WebCite, Ola Macau Travel Guide.
- ^ IACM Museum & Exhibition Venues, IACM, Macau.
External links[]
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- The Taipa Houses-Museum website (in English)
- The Taipa Houses-Museum website (in Portuguese)
- The Taipa Houses-Museum website (in Chinese)
- The Taipa Houses-Museum website (in Chinese)
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- Museums established in 1999
- Museums in Macau
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- Portuguese Colonial architecture in China
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