Macao Museum

{{Short description|Museum in Macau}}

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{{Infobox museum

| name = Macao Museum

| native_name = Museu de Macau (Portuguese)
澳門博物館 (Chinese)

| native_name_lang =

| logo = Museu de Macau logo.svg

| image = Macau_Museum.jpg

| image_upright =

| alt =

| caption = Museum of Macau

| coordinates = {{coord|22|11|50|N|113|32|32|E|display=inline,title}}

| former_name =

| established = {{Start date|1998|04|18|df=y}} (inaugurated)

| dissolved =

| location = Santo António, Macau, China

| type =

| website = {{URL|https://www.macaumuseum.gov.mo/en|macaumuseum.gov.mo/en}}

}}

{{Infobox Chinese

| title = Chinese Name

| t = 澳門博物館

| s = 澳门博物馆

| j = Ou³ mun⁴ Bok³ mat⁶ gun²

| p = Àomén Bówùguǎn

| showflag = j

| por = Museu de Macau

| order = ts

}}

The Macao Museum{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.macaumuseum.gov.mo/(X(1)S(cyiu0b0ojfhdop1smd2akywh))/en?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |access-date=1 October 2023 |website=www.macaumuseum.gov.mo}} ({{zh|c=澳門博物館}}; {{langx|pt|Museu de Macau}}) is a public museum located on the hill of the Fortaleza do Monte in Santo António, Macau SAR.{{cite web |url=http://www.olamacauguide.com/museum-of-macau.html |title=Macau Museum |publisher=Olamacauguide.com |date= |access-date=24 January 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.olamacauguide.com/ |title=Ola Macau Travel Guide |publisher=Olamacauguide.com |date= |access-date=24 January 2012}} The museum presents the history of the city and territory of the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

Planning for the museum started in April 1995, its construction began in September 1996. The museum was inaugurated on 18 April 1998. The museum building is located within the interior of the Fortaleza do Monte. Its total size is about 2,800 m², with around 2,100 m² of exhibition space.