Grand Prix Museum

The Grand Prix Museum (Chinese: 大賽車博物館; Portuguese: Museu do Grande Prémio) is a motor racing museum in Sé, Macau, China. It is co-located with and adjacent to the Macau Wine Museum.

Grand Prix Museum
大賽車博物館
Museu do Grande Prémio
General information
TypeMuseum
LocationSé, Macau, China
Opening18 November 1993
Interior view of the Grand Prix Museum.

History

The museum was inaugurated at the 40th Macau Grand Prix on 18 November 1993.[1][2] The museum underwent renovation for the 50th celebration of the Macau Grand Prix.[3]

The refurbishing of the Grand Prix Museum project is currently underway and the museum has closed since 1 July 2017. The project was presented by the government back in 2016 and had its public tender launched at the beginning of 2017. At the time, the government had an estimated budget of MOP380 million, dedicated to renovation and reorganization of the internal sewage network. The latest budget for the works had been increased to MOP830 million, the revised budget will also include the additional costs of purchasing all necessary equipment for the new museum to operate.[4]

Future plans

Other vehicles such as Bugatti Royale and Bugatti Type 57SC will be on display in new building near Grand Prix Museum in 2020.

Entry fees

The previously free entry Grand Prix Museum will charge an entry fee when it re-opens in the first quarter of 2020. Visitors aged between 12 and 65 year will be charged 80 patacas, Macau residents will receive 50% off the standard fee, paying only 40 patacas, and local children, senior citizens and other disadvantaged parties can enter for free. On specific holidays, the museum will provide discounted rates to visitors.[5]

See also

References
  1. Macau — The Grand Prix Museum Archived 2011-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, Oriental Travel Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Grand Prix Museum Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, Macau Kiosk Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/macau/grand_prix.htm
  4. Marques, Renato (14 December 2018). "New Grand Prix Museum - How much and when?". Macau Daily Times.
  5. "Briefs - GRAND PRIX MUSEUM TO CHARGE ENTRY FEE OF 80 PATACAS". Macau Daily Times. 12 November 2019.


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