Macau
Grand Prix Museum
Located in the basement of the Tourism Activities Centre,
the Grand Prix Museum was opened in 1993 on the occasion of
the 40th Macau Grand Prix, Asia's premier road racing event
and the world's leading Formula 3 championship. It contains
some of the cars and motor cycles that won here in the past,
plus pictures, videos and memorabilia of such winners as Ayrton
Senna. In addition there are interactive simulators for visitors
to "drive" to circuit.
The museum is open 10:00am - 6:00pm. Admission is 10 patacas
for adults, 5 patacas for those aged 11 to 18. There are special
discounts for groups.
Wine Museum
Sharing the basement of the Tourism Activities Centre with
the Grand Prix Museum, the Wine Museum tells the story of
viniculture from ancient times, including the introduction
of wine into Asia through Macau by the Portuguese. On display
are traditional presses, distilling equipment, wine fraternity
costumes and bottles of 700 different Portuguese wines.
Open 10:00am - 6:00pm. Entrance for adults over 18 is 15 patacas,
which includes a wine sampling. Those aged 11 to 18 pay 5
patacas. The package price MOP$20 for Wine & Grand Prix
Museum
Taipa House Museum
This neo-classical style building is at the foot of a small
hill that is crowned by a century old Catholic Church. It
is designed to show how Macanese families lived in Macau in
the beginning of the twentieth cenfury.
Besides Taipa House Museum, there are several cultural attractions,
such as a museum of the Islands, a Portuguese Ethnographic
Museum, an Exhibition Gallery as well as a restaurant and
an out-door auditorium.
