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💡 The Short Version: M+ is HK$190 for an adult (HK$100 concession), open 10:00 to 18:00 Tuesday to Thursday and at weekends, 10:00 to 22:00 on Fridays, and closed on Mondays (M+). The Hong Kong Palace Museum is HK$70 (HK$35 concession), open 10:00 to 18:00 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 10:00 to 20:00 on Friday, Saturday and public holidays, and closed on Tuesdays (HKPM). Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are the days you can see both. Or book a tour: Three Faces of Kowloon: Harbour, Heritage & Heartbeatad (from HK$799, 5 stars from 11 reviews) is a private 3-hour walk that includes the West Kowloon Cultural District.
M+ and the Palace Museum compared
| M+ | Hong Kong Palace Museum | |
|---|---|---|
| What it shows | Visual culture: art, design, architecture and moving image | Collections from the Palace Museum in Beijing, in thematic galleries and a special exhibition |
| Adult ticket | HK$190 | HK$70 (regular), HK$90 (Flex) |
| Concession | HK$100 | HK$35 (regular), HK$45 (Flex) |
| Hours | Tue to Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 to 18:00; Fri 10:00 to 22:00 | Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun 10:00 to 18:00; Fri, Sat, public holidays 10:00 to 20:00 |
| Closed | Mondays | Tuesdays (except public holidays) and the first two days of the Lunar New Year |
| Address | Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District | 8 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District |
Concessions at both go to full-time students, children aged 7 to 11, seniors aged 60 or over, people with disabilities (with one companion) and CSSA recipients.
The tower and podium of M+. Photo: Bkemaoe HOMA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
M+
The standard ticket is HK$190 and concessions are HK$100. A Kid & Adult combo is HK$250 for one adult and one child, or HK$400 for two adults and one child, and children aged 6 and under do not need a ticket. The last admission is 30 minutes before closing, and the museum is open on public holidays except Mondays. In a Black Rainstorm or a Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, the museum closes until the signal is lowered, and tickets stay valid for 60 days (M+ plan your visit).
Free to enter, with no ticket: the Mediatheque, the Grand Stair (except ticketed events), B1, B2, Found Space and the Roof Garden. Bags and backpacks under 30 x 42 x 10 cm are allowed in the galleries, with backpacks worn on the front; larger items go in rental lockers or the cloakroom. Audio guides are free, and wheelchairs and strollers can be borrowed free.
The M+ tower over its tiled podium and entrance. Photo: Mk2010, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
On show at M+
M+ lists these exhibitions with dates (M+ exhibitions):
- Myths and Monsters: The Art of Fantasy in Asia, a special exhibition in the West Gallery, 17 October 2026 to 4 April 2027.
- Design Ah! Experience the Wonder of Everyday Design, a special exhibition in the Main Hall Gallery, 27 June 2026 to 10 January 2027.
- Lin Tianmiao and Wang Gongxin: Here and There, 4 December 2026 to 9 May 2027.
- Free entry: Janet Cardiff, The Forty Part Motet (The Studio, B2, from 15 August 2026), Ellen Pau, Luminosity (Grand Stair, from 30 October 2026), the Mediatheque and The Cabinet.
Inside M+, looking across the atrium from the escalators. Photo: Tong Tong Ying Yung Lim Liu Lau, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Hong Kong Palace Museum
The regular ticket is HK$70, valid for one admission at a set date and time; a Flex ticket at HK$90 is valid for one admission at any time in a chosen month. A regular ticket covers the thematic exhibitions, Galleries 1 to 7. From 11 December 2026 to 5 May 2027 Gallery 8 holds the special exhibition “Cultural Exchange and Buddhist Art along the Silk Roads”, and a Special Exhibition ticket for Galleries 1 to 8 is HK$150 regular or HK$180 Flex for an adult, and HK$75 or HK$90 for concessions (ticket page). Children aged 6 and under enter free. The museum says it shows over 900 treasures from the Palace Museum in Beijing (HKPM exhibitions).
Dated notices on the museum’s site: Gallery 8, the special exhibition space, is temporarily closed from 20 October 2026 until further notice, and Gallery 9 from 1 September 2026 (notice). The museum is open 10:00 to 17:00 on 5 November 2026 and closed on 30 November 2026 (notice).
Its plan your visit page sets the visiting rules: bags, boxes and luggage larger than 55 x 35 x 20 cm and wheeled luggage are not allowed, hourly rental lockers are on site, wheelchairs and strollers can be borrowed free, and flash photography, selfie sticks and tripods are banned. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. HKPM and M+ also sell a discounted package for regular-price tickets bought in one transaction (tickets).
The Hong Kong Palace Museum. Photo: xiquinhosilva, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Tours
Both museums sell their own tickets, so there is little to book elsewhere. One GetYourGuide walk takes in the district.
Harbour, heritage and street life in Kowloon
From HK$799 · 5 stars from 11 reviews · 3 hours · private group · free cancellation
Three Faces of Kowloon: Harbour, Heritage & Heartbeat Tourad: a private 3-hour tour whose three parts include the Victoria Harbour and Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and Cantonese heritage in the West Kowloon Cultural District. Book at least ten hours ahead.
Getting there
Both museums are on Museum Drive. From MTR Kowloon Station, Exit E4 or E5 leads along Nga Cheung Road to Museum Drive in about 10 to 15 minutes, and Exit C1 or D1 leads through Elements by the Artist Square Bridge on the second floor, also about 10 to 15 minutes. From Austin Station, Exit B4 or B5 is a 10 to 15 minute walk through Elements, and minibus CX1 runs from Exit D2 (daily) to the district. Minibus 26 and 74 run from Kowloon Station to Museum Drive, and from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, Exit J1 has minibus CX1 (and W4 at weekends and public holidays) and Exit M a walk of about 15 minutes through Elements (M+ directions). The Palace Museum gives 15 to 20 minutes for the Austin Exit B4 or B5 walk (HKPM directions).
The WestK Ferry shuttles between Central Pier No. 9 and WestK Quay in about eight minutes, every 30 minutes, from 08:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and until 23:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (M+ directions). It began running on 15 November 2025; a single trip is HK$20 for adults and HK$10 for children aged 3 to 11, people aged 65 or over and passengers with disabilities, and bicycles and pets can come aboard for an extra charge (HK01). For the MTR, the adult Octopus fare from Central to Kowloon or Austin station is HK$10.60 (single HK$12.50) and from Tsim Sha Tsui HK$4.90 (single HK$5.00), per the MTR fare data.
For the waterfront on foot, see Tsim Sha Tsui to West Kowloon; for the tall building next door, sky100. More ideas are in free things to do in Hong Kong and things to do in Hong Kong.
Common questions
How much are tickets for M+ and the Hong Kong Palace Museum?
M+ is HK$190 standard and HK$100 for concessions, with a Kid & Adult combo at HK$250 for one adult and one child or HK$400 for two adults and one child; children aged 6 and under need no ticket (mplus.org.hk). The Hong Kong Palace Museum's regular ticket is HK$70 for an adult and HK$35 for concessions, or HK$90 and HK$45 for a Flex ticket valid for a month (hkpm.org.hk).
Which days are M+ and the Hong Kong Palace Museum closed?
M+ is closed on Mondays and open until 22:00 on Fridays. The Hong Kong Palace Museum is closed on Tuesdays, except public holidays, and on the first two days of the Lunar New Year; it is open until 20:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and public holidays.
What is on at the Hong Kong Palace Museum?
The thematic exhibitions are Galleries 1 to 7, and Gallery 8 is the special exhibition. From 11 December 2026 to 5 May 2027 it is 'Cultural Exchange and Buddhist Art along the Silk Roads', for which a Special Exhibition ticket costs HK$150 for an adult and HK$75 for concessions.
How do you get to M+ and the Palace Museum by MTR?
From Kowloon Station take Exit E4 or E5 and walk along Nga Cheung Road to Museum Drive, about 10 to 15 minutes, or use Exit C1 or D1 and walk through Elements. From Austin Station, Exit B4 or B5 is a 10 to 15 minute walk through Elements, and minibus CX1 runs from Exit D2.
