Name | Photo | Date Established | Location |
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Natural and Agrarian Museum | March 21, 1997 | Coloane | |
Grand Prix Museum | November 18, 1993 | Sé | |
Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt | October 23, 1996 | Santo António | |
Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business | March 21, 2003 | Sé | |
Fire Services Museum, Macau | December 11, 1999 | Santo António | |
Maritime Museum | June 24, 1990 | São Lourenço | |
Communications Museum | March 1, 2006 | Nossa Senhora de Fátima | |
Museum of Taipa and Coloane History | May 7, 2006 | Taipa | |
Macau Wine Museum | December 25, 1995 | Sé | |
Handover Gifts Museum of Macao | December 30, 2004 | Sé | |
Macau Science Center | January 25, 2010 | Sé | |
Macau Tea Culture House | June 1, 2005 | São Lázaro | |
Museum of Macau | April 18, 1998 | Santo António | |
Macau Museum of Art | March 19, 1999 | Sé | |
Taipa Houses–Museum | December 5, 1999 | Taipa | |
Lin Zexu Memorial Museum of Macau | November 1997 | Nossa Senhora de Fátima | |
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