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offered people with disabilities special guided tours and workshops, while 'Caring for the Community' held outreach activities for ethnic minority groups, youngsters, the elderly, families and new immigrants.
The museum maintained close collaboration with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and Chu Hai College of Higher Education to organise public seminars and lecture series on the history and culture of Hong Kong. Story-telling tours and interactive historical dramas were particularly well received by visitors as they were immersed in the display of historical artefacts and got to know more about the history in a fun and relaxing way.
As for schools, the museum continued to organise teacher seminars, school competitions and the Future Curator Training Course to enhance understanding of Hong Kong's history and culture. It also worked with the Academy for Performing Arts to run six interactive drama performances at 'The Hong Kong Story' gallery to arouse secondary students' interest in learning local history from different perspectives.
The Museum of History manages five branch museums: the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery, Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum and Law Uk Folk Museum.
The Museum of Coastal Defence, converted from the old Lei Yue Mun Fort in Shau Kei Wan, holds the permanent exhibition, '600 Years of Hong Kong's Coastal Defence. It also staged 'Braving the Storm: Hong Kong under Japanese Occupation' and 'From Son of Heaven to Commoner: Puyi, the Last Emperor of China' in 2016. It also organised a flag-raising ceremony on National Day and student workshops and guided tours for the School Culture Day Scheme. More than 164,500 people visited in 2016.
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The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, housed in the historic Kom Tong Hall in Central, has two permanent exhibitions relating to Dr Sun's life and career. Two special exhibitions were held in 2016: 'Commentary x Humour Cartoons Before and After the 1911 Revolution' and 'A Visionary Thinker: Dr Sun Yat-sen and His Blueprint for Economic Development' to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary. The museum celebrated its 10th anniversary by holding a concert of Cantonese opera excerpts and a silent interactive theatre event. It received almost 86,660 visitors during the year.
The Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery in Quarry Bay Park displays the decommissioned fireboat and literature on the history of fireboats and sea rescue as well as relics. More than 77,700 people visited in 2016.
The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum in Sham Shui Po and the Law Uk Folk Museum in Chai Wan attracted nearly 39,200 and more than 16,400 visitors respectively.
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is devoted to exploring the city's diverse cultures through exhibitions on art, design and history. Highlights of the year included 'Claude Monet: The Spirit
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