It is a public museum managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.

[2][3] It has an extended branch, the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, at the Hong Kong Park in Central.

[6] Before leaving City Hall in 1991, the art museum occupied the 8th (rear portion), 9th, 10th, and 11th storeys of the High Block.

The exhibitions in the museum are mainly of paintings, calligraphy and sculpture from Hong Kong, China and other parts of the world.

It is even closer to the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier, with services to Wan Chai and Central.