Macau Museum

The Macau Museum (Portuguese: Museu de Macau) is a city museum presenting the history and folk culture of Macau. It stands on the historic Mount Fortress in the center of Macau and was designed by the Portuguese architect Ma Kam Tou (馬錦途); construction began in September 1996 and the museum opened on April 18, 1998. The Mount Fortress site, together with nearby landmarks such as the Ruins of St. Paul's (the remains of St. Paul's Church and College), forms part of the Historic Centre of Macao, inscribed by UNESCO in 2005.