The Night Watch House of Patane
At 52–54 Rua de Lama, a pair of modest houses preserves the story of Macao’s night watchmen and the neighbourhood institution that followed them.
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Long Wa Tea House: When Naamyam Entered the Room
A Cultural Affairs Bureau programme placed a Naamyam performance at Long Wa Tea House, bringing a narrative-song tradition into a working tea-house setting.
A Working Day at the Red Market
The Red Market is a public market in Macao’s municipal system, where fresh produce and seafood bring everyday provisioning into a distinctive city building.
Hong Kung Temple at the Edge of the Market
A Cultural Affairs Bureau account places Hong Kung Temple at the western end of Rua da Palha, where a market ground, a small temple and old commercial streets once met.
The Wharf Street Named for Portugal’s 1910 Revolution
Rua de Cinco de Outubro grew beside Macao’s Inner Harbour, where ferry traffic and street businesses once drew people from the surrounding villages.
Reading Rua da Felicidade Through Its Red Windows
Red doors and shutters distinguish Rua da Felicidade, part of a protected group of lanes and buildings dating to the Tongzhi reign of the Qing dynasty.
The Former Opium House: A Waterfront Building Given New Work
At 273 Rua das Lorchas, a former opium depot survives as a working community clinic. Its arcaded façade links a difficult commercial past to a very different public use.
Shopfronts and Homes Along the Inner Harbour
Along Macao’s western waterfront, narrow lanes connect homes, small shops and the Inner Harbour’s working edge.
A race that became a city tradition
The Macau Grand Prix began in 1954, conceived by local residents and motor enthusiasts as an amateur race.
A concept shaped by a site visit
In April 2002, Ieoh Ming Pei visited Macau with his son Li Chung Pei, then chairman of Pei Partnership Architects, to select a site for the Science Center.
Contemporary art in a public collection
In 2009, the Macao Museum of Art published a 101-page catalogue titled Modern and Contemporary Art: Collection of the Macao Museum of Art.
A collection inherited and expanded
The Macao Museum of Art opened on 19 March 1999, inheriting most of its collection from the former Luís de Camões Museum under the Municipal Council.