The Hong Kong Museum of History was established in July 1975 when the City Museum and Art Gallery was split into the Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Museum of Art. But some of the Museum ' s ശേഖരങ്ങൾ date back to the City Museum and Art Gallery founded in 1962 at City Hall. In 1983, the Museum was moved to the താല്ക്കാലിക താമസ in Kowloon Park. It was moved to its present premises on ചാതം റോഡ് തെക്ക്, Tsim Sha Tsui in 1998. The permanent home of the Hong Kong Museum of History, with a gross floor area of 17,500 m2, is housed in a new building based on the architectural concept of Mr E. Verner ജോൺസൺ. The new Museum and the neighbouring സയൻസ് മ്യൂസിയം ഒരുമിച്ചു ഫോം ഒരു മ്യൂസിയം സങ്കീർണ്ണമായ ഒരു ശ്രുതിമധുരവും appearance and colour scheme.
