The Handover Gifts Museum of Macao is situated next to the Macao Museum of Art on Avenida Xian Xing Hai (N.A.P.E.). The location of the Museum was opposite the site of the handover ceremony – the Garden  Pavilion of the Macao Cultural Centre – on 20th December, 1999, when Macao was returned to China. The hall was dismantled after the ceremony and the area was transformed into part of the Macao Cultural Centre. Construction of the Handover Gifts Museum of Macao, designed by the architect Vicente Bravo (who also designed the Garden  Pavilion), started in March 2003 and was completed in October 2004. The Museum was officially opened in December 2004.

The aim of the Handover Gifts Museum of Macao is to commemorate the handover for its significance in Macao’s modern history. The inauguration of the Museum on the 5th anniversary of the handover was also significant and momentous.

The Handover Gifts Exhibition Gallery primarily exhibits the handover gifts presented by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It also includes the inscription for Macao by the former President Jiang Zemin. Additionally, the Museum also houses a gallery called ‘The Youth Educational Base with the Theme of Loving the Motherland and Macao’, which is managed by the Education and Youth Development Bureau.