Formerly known as the Fung Ping Shan Museum, the University Museum and Art Gallery, is the oldest museum in Hong Kong. It was re-named in 1994, and its new wing opened in the University’s T. T. Tsui Building in 1996. The Museum mounts a wide range of exhibitions including Chinese and non-Chinese art and antiquities, photography and exhibitions on local Hong Kong history and culture. Its permament collections consist of Chinese ceramics, paintings and bronzes; Chinese oil paintings and the largest-known collection of Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) ‘Nestorian crosses’, many of which are on display. In recent years, the Museum has also sought to promote local artists and photographers.

The curators of the University Museum and Art Gallery play an important role in promoting art education by teaching courses on Museum Studies and Chinese Material Culture in the University’s Department of Fine Arts. The Museum also organises a wide range of exhibition-related activities and lecture series throughout the year that are open to the public.

Students can also join the The Hong Kong University Museum Society, which organises many exclusive members-only cultural events to support the interests of the Museum and its friends.