To celebrate International Children’s Day and encourage children and teenagers to visit museums, the Macao Museum under the Cultural Affairs Bureau will offer free admissions and guided tour services to all children aged 12 or under and two accompanying adults each on International Children’s Day, 1st June (Sunday). This activity aims at encouraging parents to spend more time with their children in visiting museums and hence promoting desirable social education. The Macao Museum will also host the activity “Animated Drawing” on site on International Children’s Day with youth cartoonist drawing portraits for children for free. Thus, the events will be more artistic and enjoyable and allow children and teenagers to have a better understanding of Macao’s culture and history.

The Macao Museum is holding the temporary exhibition of Collotype•Recurrence – Spatial Convergence of John Thomson and Wong Ho Sang which features the British photographer John Thomson of the nineteenth century and his wet plate photographs taken across China. It also demonstrates how Wong Ho Sang captures contemporary themes with traditional photographic techniques. Guided tour services are available to provide the general public with more information and historical background of the exhibition. In the education zone, the Macao Museum also organizes the family escape game of The Secret of Wet Plate Photography especially for children, teenagers and parents. Through this interesting game, the participants will learn more about the history of photography and enjoy closer family relationships. We welcome all parents to accompany their children to take delight in all we have to offer on International Children’s Day.

Besides, the Macao Museum and the Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business will offer free admissions and guided tour services to the general public from 14th to 15th June in celebration of the China Cultural Heritage Day on 14th June. The Collotype•Recurrence – Spatial Convergence of John Thomson and Wong Ho Sang exhibition welcomes all visitors until 31st August (closed on Mondays). It also provides guided tour services of this temporary exhibition. Groups and schools interested in the docent services should reserve in advance. Macao ID cardholders and student cardholders can also visit the museum for free on Sundays. For information about this exhibition or guided tour services, please call: (853) 2835 7911 during office hours or visit the website of the Macao Museum: www.macaumuseum.gov.mo or the homepage of the Cultural Affairs Bureau: www.icm.gov.mo.