Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Shatin

With a photogenic riverside location, the 3-story museum, in the style of an ancient ancestral hall, opened in 2000. It’s a great place to visit, spacious enough to feel unoppressive, an enticing café and a series of both permanent and visiting exhibitions. Admission to the permanent exhibitions is free and currently includes Cantonese Opera and New Territories heritage halls, TT Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art and a Bruce Lee: Kung Fu-Art-Life display. Check the museum website for visiting exhibitions (nominal charges apply) schedule, these are pleasingly diverse and by example this summer saw a superb display of Claude Monet masterpieces – so get ready.