Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum

Grand Prix Museum

The Grand Prix Museum contains exhibits that are related to Grand Prix worldwide including photos, videos, illustrated articles, cups, records of champions and some commemorative items. It was built in 1933 in memory of the 40th anniversary of Grand Prix Racing in Macau and is located in the Tourism Activities Center on Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes.

The Macau Grand Prix now enjoys a history of over 50 years starting in 1954. Grand Prix Museum with its many items focusing on the competition has become a must-see place for F1 enthusiasts. More than twenty formula cars and motorcycles once driven by world-renowned drivers such as Eduarfo de Carvalho, Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard, are on exhibition. The most eye-catching one is the racing car placed in the center of the hall. It was once driven by Aryton Senna, a famous formula car driver who died at the 1994 San Marino GP. It is a red and white Formula 3 racing car along with his racing cloth and helmet are displayed.

In addition, the projection device in Grand Prix Museum can help visitors better understand the museum and the history of the Grand Prix racing competition. Some breathtaking scenes of GP in Macau as well as in other countries are on display. If you like, two racing car simulators enable you to experience racing on the challenging tracks at an extreme high speed.

In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Macau Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Museum was renovated in the charge of the local Tourism Bureau. An introduction to and basic knowledge of some people who made a great contribution to the Macau Grand Prix can be found in the museum.
 

How to get to Grand Prix Museum

Take bus 1A, 3, 10B, 10X, 10, 23, 28A, 28B, 29, or 32 to Tourism Activities Center.

Entrance Fee MOP 20 for those with Macau residence permit;
MOP 40 for others.
Opening Hours 10:00-13:00 & 15:00-18:00 (Closed on Tuesday)

Macau Wine Museum

Inaugurated on December 25, 1995, the Wine Museum aimed to introduce the development of brewing culture of wine to visitors. It occupies an area of 1,400 square meters (1,670 square yards) with a collection of more than 1,115 brands of wine (756 commercial wines and 359 collection wines), in which "Martle" produced in 1815 is the earliest one.

Combining culture, amusement and education into a complete entity, Wine Museum is divided into three main parts: the area of the history of wine-making, the area of the collection of wine and that of wine display. These sections systematically introduces the brewery, the history of the growth of grape and the tools and utensils used for brewery, presenting to the visitor the modern and traditional tools connected to the wine production.

Among the newly brewed wine, about 50 varieties of them are offered for tasting, which provides people a rare chance to experience the famous wine.

There is another group of exhibits of porcelain bricks decorated with colored drawings belonging to the 18th century in the Wine Museum, in which some are original and some are replica. The drawings on the porcelain bricks concern grape wine and vineyard.

In addition, a set of mannequins was displayed with various regional dresses of different regions of Portugal.

The Wine Museum brings the visitor into contact with the development of the wine brewery as well as the social, economical and cultural importance of the wine in the Portuguese tradition, daily life and celebration rituals.
 

How to get to Wine Museum

Take bus 1A, 3, 10B, 10X, 10, 23, 28A, 28B, 29, or 32 to Tourism Activities Center.

Entrance Fee free
Opening Hours 10:00 to 18:00 (Closed on Tuesday)

 Nearby Attraction:
 Fisherman's Wharf
 Golden Lotus Square
- Last updated on May. 25, 2021 -
Questions & Answers on Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum
Asked by Sonny from SINGAPORE | Dec. 05, 2019 22:30Reply
Is the wine museum still closed as of today?
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Answered by Amy from USA | Dec. 09, 2019 01:58
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It is closed on Tuesdays and opens from 10:00 to 18:00 in other days.
Asked by Krismae from PHILIPPINES | May. 15, 2019 22:23Reply
Opening date of Macau grand prix
Will it be open by July 2019?
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Answered by Hailey from USA | May. 16, 2019 19:54
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Probably not, the reopen time is still uncertain.
Asked by Robin angkasa from INDONESIA | Apr. 26, 2018 19:27Reply
Will Grand prix museum still open now?
I want to ask you whether grand prix museum is still open now or close temporary?
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Answered by Mike from USA | Apr. 27, 2018 19:54
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Not yet, as I know, it’s still closed now.
Answered by Guest0001 from PHILIPPINES | Aug. 27, 2018 23:18
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Hi is still closed by October?
Answered by Mike from USA | Aug. 28, 2018 00:04
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Yes, it is said it will be closed about 2 years from 2017.
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