POLY MGM MUSEUM Reaches Milestone of Welcoming 500,000 Visitors
MACAU, Feb. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The POLY MGM MUSEUM ("Museum") opened its door in November 2024 and has garnered widespread acclaim for its exceptional cultural heritage allure, reaching the milestone of 500,000 visitors in just three months' time. To celebrate this occasion, Ms. Pansy Ho, Chairperson & Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited, honored its 500,000th visitor with a curated gift package today.
Since its opening, the Museum has enjoyed widespread popularity, recording a daily average that exceeded 10,000 visitors during the Chinese New Year period, and has welcomed its 500,000th visitor today. The lucky visitor, Mr. Chen from Foshan, Guangdong, traveling to Macau with his wife and children, received precious commemorative gifts presented by Ms. Ho. The gift set includes an exquisite bowl set inspired by the Museum's ornate dougong column decorations, made with cloisonné enamel by a master of intangible cultural craftmanship; a Museum catalog autographed by Ms. Ho; and a series of exclusive experiences from MGM.
Ms. Pansy Ho, Chairperson & Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited said, "the POLY MGM MUSEUM has attracted visitors from all around the world with great enthusiasm for the top-grade cultural treasures and contemporary artworks we have on display. This has been very encouraging to us in our work towards fortifying Macau as a window for cultural exchange between East and West, its status as a crucial node on the Maritime Silk Road, and for the promotion and preservation of Chinese culture. Looking towards the future, we are currently preparing the second exhibition for the museum set to debut before the end of the year. We will continue to evolve the Museum with innovation and creativity, bringing even more diverse experiences to our visitors and polishing Macau's 'golden business card' as a cultural tourism metropolis."
The Museum, dedicated to cultural inheritance, is deeply rooted in Macau while connected with the world. It showcases the brilliance of Chinese civilization to the global community with top-notch international exhibition standards, highlighting Macau's cultural essence as a "World Centre of Tourism and Leisure". The Museum spearheads an innovative approach, blending "East meets West", "Antiquity and Modernity", "Virtuality and Reality", and "Culture and Technology" to bridge art and culture with audiences, paving new pathways for both the high-quality development of cultural heritage and the transmission of Chinese culture.
Poly Culture Group Corporation Limited (Poly Culture) and MGM are dedicated to drive the innovative advancement of Macau's cultural and tourism industries by introducing a series of outreach activities, including symposiums, museum exchange programs, and workshops, to deepen cultural exchange and inheritance. The Museum offers professional guided tours in Cantonese and Mandarin daily at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm respectively, and provides a convenient digital guided tour system for self-service. The Museum also features an M-BOX creative cultural product vending machine, offering premium exhibition-themed souvenirs and gifts to visitors.
About POLY MGM MUSEUM
POLY MGM MUSEUM is a cultural landmark dedicated to preserving China's invaluable intangible heritage and promoting global cultural dialogue. Located at MGM in Macau — a city at a historic crossroads on the Maritime Silk Road — the museum adheres to Chinese national standards for the exhibition of grade-one cultural relics, positioning it at the forefront of China's connection to the world. The museum embodies the harmonious blend of "East meets West," "Antiquity and Modernity," "Virtuality and Reality," and "Culture and Technology." It offers visitors an immersive experience by combining traditional Chinese craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology. The exhibitions feature traditional Chinese intangible heritage crafts from key countries along the "Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road," all expressed through the lens of modern architecture. The POLY MGM MUSEUM stands as a testament to the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization and reflects Poly Culture and MGM's commitment to preserving the cultural treasures of the Chinese nation for generations to come.
About Poly Culture
Poly Culture is a leading enterprise group primarily focused on cultural and artistic operations, supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). Established in 2000, it was honored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China as a "National-level Cultural Industry Demonstration Base" and has amassed more than 10 wins of "China's Top 30 Culture Enterprises".
Poly Culture Group owns and controls over 150 subsidiaries, including well-known brands like Poly Theater, Poly Auction, Poly Film, Poly Art Education, Poly WeDo, and Poly Art Museum. In recent years, Poly Culture has actively expanded its presence in cultural communication, tourism, asset management, digitalization, and other sectors, achieving notable growth.
Poly Culture, guided by the principles outlined by President Xi Jinping and anchored in his thoughts on culture, is committed to delivering top-notch cultural products and services to the public. The group aims to present China's stories and amplify its voice through refined cultural and artistic endeavors. It strives to be a "leading creator of a brighter future", focusing on key missions such as upholding socialism, rallying public support, fostering a new generation with sound values and ethics, developing Chinese culture, and building a positive image of China. Poly Culture is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of China's rich traditional heritage, fostering the growth and prosperity of cultural endeavors and industries, and contributing to the advancement of cultural confidence and the construction of mode.
About MGM
MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in Greater China. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai.
MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. The POLY MGM MUSEUM spanning almost 2,000 square meters, is constructed in accordance with Chinese national standards for the exhibition of Grade-One cultural relics. MGM MACAU's world class facilities also include conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.
Designed as the "jewelry box" of Cotai, MGM COTAI offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings, food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. MGM has joined hands with renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou to set up the "Macau 2049" residency in MGM Theater. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.
MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.
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