MACAU - More than 16 million people visited the inaugural Art Macau mega-event which - since May - saw six gaming concessionaires collaborate with government departments and private entities to bring world-class exhibitions, performances and art works from overseas and local artists.
“Ten million people visit the Louvre each year, which means that Art Macao had three times as many people seeing it than the Louvre in Paris [in a similar time frame],” said the closing dinner host Frederic Winckler, chief creative and brand officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, .
Alexis Tam, secretary for social affairs and culture, highlighted “how art can connect people and create a new atmosphere in the city”. He added, “I hope in future we can continue with this effort to built Macau as an art brand.”
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has announced, in less good news, that the opening of the Macau Grand Prix Museum will be delayed until Q1 2020. Meanwhile the wine museum is also still searching for a suitable location.
The Macau Grand Prix Museum originally opened to celebrate the event’s 40th anniversary in 1993, with modernisation taking place in 2003. Although the testing of devices that will be part of the museum’s installations is delaying the opening, the MGTO assured that the revised budget of MOP830 million (US$102.7m) would not be exceeded.