CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
CHINA MANNED SPACE EXHIBITION (until 18th February 2024)
Jointly presented by the Government of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the China Manned Space agency
and organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the China Manned
Space Exhibition is being staged at the HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM and the HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY from 1st December
2023 to 18th February 2024 with free admission.
The exhibition gives a comprehensive and systematic
account of the thirty-year journey of China's manned space development. It is hoped that the
exhibition will arouse the interest of Hong Kong people, especially that
of the younger generation, in space science, and inspire them to pursue their
space dream through building a solid foundation of knowledge in the field of
innovation and technology. China is recruiting the fourth batch of astronauts where Hong Kong candidates
have entered the final round of the payload specialists recruitment.
The exhibition is divided into two zones, which will be staged respectively at the ScienceMuseum and HistoryMuseum. About 30 groups of exhibits are on display. The exhibition area at the 1/F Main Lobby of the History Museum centres around the history of China's manned space development, providing visitors with an insightful look into the extraordinary thirty-year journey towards the goal. The exhibition area at the 2/F Exhibition Hall of the ScienceMuseum displays remarkable engineering achievements and exciting prospects for future development. Highlighted exhibits include the Shenzhou spacecraft return capsule, a intravehicular space suit, a model of the space station, various carrier rocket models such as Long March-2F, Long March-7, Long March-5B, and models of the new-generation manned spacecraft and lunar lander.

Photo shows the return capsule of Shenzhou-13 manned
spacecraft and the Long March-2F carrier rocket 1:15
model
For further details of the exhibition see;
https://hk.science.museum/en/web/scm/exhibition/cmse.html
The opening hours of the History Museum will be specially adjusted during the exhibition period to
align with those of the Science Museum. Details are as follows*:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 10am - 7pm
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 10am - 9pm
Closed on Thursdays (except public holidays) and the
first two days of the Chinese New Year
Closed at 5pm on Christmas Eve and Chinese New Year's Eve
31st December 2023: closed at 9pm
* to echo the Night Vibes Hong Kong campaign to promote night activities, the two museums will extend opening hours to 10pm on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (except 24th and 31st December) until 1st January 2024.
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BOTTICELLI TO VAN GOGH: MASTERPIECES FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON (until 11th April 2024)
The HONG KONG PALACE MUSEUM has launched a special exhibition “Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London”, running from 22nd November 2023 until 11th April 2024 featuring 52 masterpieces from the National Gallery. The Hong Kong Palace Museum and the National Gallery, London teams have worked closely together to perform condition checks and install the newly arrived paintings in Gallery 9 of the Museum.
The first eight precious paintings unveiled at the Museum are: Long Grass with Butterflies (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), as well as masterpieces in the exhibition’s “Sacred Images” section– Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius (about 1500) by Sandro Botticelli (about 1445–1510); The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist (“The Garvagh Madonna”, about 1510–1511) by Raphael (1483–1520); The Virgin and Child Enthroned, with Four Angels (about 1506–1509) by Quinten Massys (1465 or 1466–1530); The Virgin in Prayer (1640–1650) by Sassoferrato (1609–1685); Saint Mary Magdalene (1634–1635) by Guido Reni (1575–1642); Virgin and Child (probably 1480–1490) by Giovanni Bellini (about 1435–1516); and Saint Jerome in His Study (about 1475) by Antonello da Messina (active 1456; died 1479). The exhibition is co-organised by the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the National Gallery, London, with AIA Hong Kong & Macau as the Lead Sponsor and Centurion from American Express as the Major Sponsor. This exhibition is one of the events receiving funding support from the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund (Mega ACE Fund), a fund newly launched by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the HKSAR Government in 2023 to support international and large-scale arts and cultural events in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum is the first cultural institution in Hong Kong to partner with the National Gallery, London; and the special exhibition will be the first time the Gallery’s prestigious painting collection are showcased in Hong Kong. The exhibition in Hong Kong follows successful runs at the Shanghai Museum and the National Museum of Korea earlier this year. Dr Gabriele Finaldi, Director of the National Gallery, London, made his inaugural visit to Hong Kong to officiate at the opening ceremony for the new exhibition on 21 November 2023. The exhibition offers audiences a concise history of Western European art as uniquely told by the Gallery’s collection. These masterpieces, painted over the course of more than four centuries, from 15th to the early 20th centuries, represent the significant turning points in the history of Western art, from Renaissance to impressionism and post-impressionism. Works by some of the world’s most celebrated artists, including Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Goya, Turner, Constable, Monet, and Van Gogh, will be on view.
Tickets for this special exhibition, priced at HK$150 for adults and HK$75 for visitors eligible for concessions*, include access to thematic exhibitions in Galleries 1 to 7.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum’s special exhibition “Gazing at Sanxingdui: New Archaeological Discoveries in Sichuan" is on display in Gallery 8 until 8th January 2024. A special combo ticket, priced at HK$240 for adults and HK$120 for visitors eligible for concessions*, will be available to visitors who wish to visit both special exhibitions—“Gazing at Sanxingdui” in Gallery 8 and “Masterpieces from the National Gallery” in Gallery 9 on the same day, in addition to all thematic exhibitions (featuring treasures from the Palace Museum and other collections) in Galleries 1 to 7. Please refer to the Museum’s website for more information.
*Concessions are available to children aged 7 to 11, full-time students, seniors aged 60 and above, persons with disabilities (with one companion), and CSSA recipients.
For further information see;
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THE REFLECTION – ART AND DESIGN OF HON BING-WAH (until 15th April 2024)
"The Reflection - Art & Design of
Hon Bing-wah" exhibition is being staged from 15th
November 2023 until 15th
April 2024 at the HONG KONG HERITAGE MUSEUM featuring over a hundred
selected works and sketches created by renowned local designer and
artist Professor Hon Bing-wah since the 1970s, so that members of the
public can learn more about the artistic journey of this master and
pioneer of local design.
Professor Hon is committed
to promoting the development of the design industry until of Hong
Kong and the Mainland as well as the combining of the Western and
Eastern elements as well as the use of elements of the Chinese
traditions and local culture. Professor Hon has been active in
artistic creation since he joined the design industry in the 1970s.
In addition to commercial design, he has also actively engaged in
different types of public and charity design projects and made
significant contributions to public services and culture promotion.
Through Professor Hon's designs, drawings, sculptures and public art
works displayed in this exhibition, visitors can observe Professor
Hon's passion for the Chinese culture and appreciate his diverse
forms of art and design combining the East and West, and old and new
elements.
Professor Hon is a renowned local designer and
artist who is a visionary pioneer in promoting the seamless
integration of Eastern and Western elements, by integrating the
Western design concept with Chinese traditions and local culture. His
works, ranging from graphic to three-dimensional displays, embody
humanistic ideas and reflect his concern for the community. Apart
from commercial design, he took part in the modification and
finalisation of the design of the Regional Flag and Regional Emblem
of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and designed logos
for numerous public, charity and cultural institutions.

Model of "Transformation", a
piece of public art installed in the Sculpture Walk, Kowloon Park
Highlight exhibits include art installation "Bauhinia",
poster designs "Cultural Value Redeeming Culture" and
"Peace - Kiss or Kill", logo designs for the Hong Kong Arts
Festival and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, embroidery pattern
design "Dragon", and a model of "Transformation",
a piece of public art installed in the Sculpture Walk, Kowloon.
Hong Kong Heritage Museum is located at 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin. For further details see;
https://hk.heritage.museum/en/web/hm/exhibitions/data/hon-bing-wah.html
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THE SHAW PRIZE 2023 EXHIBITION (until 10th January 2024)
HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM launched "The
Shaw Prize 2023 Exhibition" on 10th
November 2023 to introduce the Shaw Laureates this year and their
outstanding contributions. The exhibition also features basic science
knowledge in the laureates' respective academic fields to enable
visitors to understand more about the major efforts and achievements
in scientific research by top-notch scientists
worldwide.
Established in 2002, the Shaw Prize consists of
three annual awards, namely the Prize in Astronomy, the Prize in Life
Science and Medicine and the Prize in Mathematical Sciences. It is an
international award to honour individuals who are currently active in
their respective fields, have made outstanding contributions in
academic and scientific research or applications, have recently
achieved distinguished and significant advances, or have achieved
excellence in other domains.
The three Shaw Prize
laureates in Astronomy 2023 are Director of the Australian Research
Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery,
Professor Matthew Bailes; Professor and Interim Chair of Physics and
Astronomy and Associate Dean for Research at Eberly College of Arts
and Sciences at West Virginia University, the United States,
Professor Duncan Lorimer; and Eberly Family Distinguished Professor
at the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Center
for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology at West Virginia University,
the United States, Professor Maura McLaughlin. They discovered the
first fast radio burst and deduced many of the properties of its
source, in particular its extreme distance, small size, and enormous
energy. They also estimated the cosmic rate of production of fast
radio bursts and highlighted their potential as cosmological
probes.
The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine 2023
is awarded in equal shares to Director of Department of Molecular
Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and
President of the Max Planck Society, Germany, Professor Patrick
Cramer, and Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and
Structural Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology,
University of California, Berkeley, the United States, Professor Eva
Nogales. They pioneered structural biology that enabled
visualisation, at the level of individual atoms, of the protein
machines responsible for gene transcription, one of life's
fundamental processes. They revealed the mechanism underlying each
step in gene transcription, how proper gene transcription promotes
health, and how dysregulation causes disease.
The two Shaw
Prize laureates in Mathematical Sciences 2023 are Harry Pratt Judson
Distinguished Service Professor of Mathematics at the University of
Chicago, the United States, Professor Vladimir Drinfeld, and Chair
Professor at Tsinghua University, Professor Yau Shing-Tung, for their
contributions related to mathematical physics, to arithmetic
geometry, to differential geometry and to Kähler geometry. Professor
Vladimir Drinfeld launched the geometric Langlands program while
Professor Yau worked on mathematical problems arising from general
relativity and string theory.

The exhibition is jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Shaw Prize Foundation, and is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Science Museum, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong Education City.
The exhibition is located at the main lobby of the Hong Kong Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon. For further details see;
https://hk.science.museum/en/web/scm/exhibition/shawprize.html
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CINDERELLA AND HER QIPAO (until 5th May 2024)
The HONG KONG FILM ARCHIVE is staging the "Cinderella
and Her Qipao" exhibition at the Exhibition Hall of the Archive from 3rd November 2023 until 5th
May 2024, displaying 31 pieces of qipao costume in films from the
1950s to the 1990s to showcase the fashion trends in films of different eras.
This exhibition is one of the programmes of the Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival
2023.
Movie stories are often fictional but costumes help make the characters real.
They also reflect a fashion trend. The exhibition is divided into two sections,
"The Fashion Show" and "Recreating the Past", according to
different time periods the films are set in, from the Republican era to the
present day. Visitors can savour the beauty and style of iconic actresses while
contemplating the contributions of costumes to the narrative and artistic
aspects, and learning how costume designers constructed the image of actresses
and characters through the application of different patterns of the fabric.
The qipao dresses in the exhibition were worn by iconic actresses in various
films, including Li Lihua in "Red Rose" (1952), Luo Lan in
"Modern Red Chamber Dream" (1952), Hsia Moon in "Tales of the
City" (1954), Betty Loh Ti in "Malayan Affair" (1960), Linda Lin
Dai in "The Blue and the Black" (1966), Brigitte Lin in "Red
Dust" (1990) and Maggie Cheung in "Center Stage" (1992). In
addition, related film clips and film stills will be displayed at the
exhibition, allowing visitors to have a better understanding of qipao costumes.

Admission to the exhibition is free. For further details see;
https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/en/web/hkfa/pe-event-2023-qipao.html
The first Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival was launched in April 2023, aiming to showcase Hong Kong's unique cultural creativity and vibrancy through exhibitions, film screenings and pop concerts. For more information on other fascinating programmes of the Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival see;
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SERIES: TITIAN AND VENETIAN RENAISSANCE FROM THE UFFIZI (until 28th February 2024)
"The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi" exhibition is
being staged at the HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART from 3rd November 2023 until 28th February 2024. Showcasing prestigious collections
from the world-renowned Uffizi Galleries in Italy,
the exhibition enables visitors to explore the classical works of Titian, who
was one of the most important artists in the history of Western art, and those
from Venetian School
masters from the same period of Titian. This is the first large-scale
exhibition of Titian and the Venetian
School of painting in Hong
Kong. All the 50 exhibits, characterised by their use of rich
colours and profound depiction of human emotions, are displayed in Hong
Kong for the first time, with many having never been exhibited in Asia
before.
Venice during the Renaissance was
an important trading and cultural hub. The affluent setting and unique cultural
atmosphere of this city of water nurtured the Venetian
School of painters, who were
renowned for the use of rich colours and the profound depiction of human
emotions. Titian was one of the most important artists of that
time, and was highly sought after not only in Venice
but across Europe. Titian excels at representing
the most intense facets of human sentiment - love, desire, power and
spirituality - in an extraordinary way, which made him not only a model
for his contemporaries, but his works also profoundly influenced European art,
even in the centuries to follow.
The exhibition features 50 precious works by Titian and Venetian
artists of the same period such as Giorgione, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese
and more. The content of the works includes portraits and works of biblical and
mythological subjects, enabling the audience to be immersed in the artistic
world of the Venetian School
of painting. Highlight exhibits include Titian's "Flora", "Venus
and Cupid with a Dog and a Partridge", "Portrait of Tommaso
Mosti" and "Madonna of Mercy"; Giorgione's "Moses
Undergoing Trial by Fire", Tintoretto's "Venus, Cupid and
Vulcan" and Veronese's "Baptism of Christ".

Giorgione's "Moses Undergoing Trial by Fire"
In addition, the museum has invited local artists Leung Chi Wo and Chan
Kwan-lok to draw inspiration from the Venetian
School of painting and create their
artworks, initiating an artistic dialogue spanning the centuries with 16th
century Italian Renaissance masters through the unique perspectives of 21st
century Hong Kong artists.
The site-specific art installation, "Tears of Tempo" created by
visual artist Leung, allows viewers to explore the subtle yet delicate marks of
time. Leung collected vintage Venetian glass lamps which have been used at
various homes and places in Italy
from the 19th and 20th centuries. The flickering light reflected on the vintage
Venetian glass, together with the sound track recorded by the artist in Venice
in September this year of waves hitting the docks of Murano, represent a
transcendental meeting across time and geography.
Inspired by the fusion of the divine and the human in the Venetian School of
painting, artist Chan employs traditional ink techniques to personify natural
elements such as the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, trees, and rocks,
infusing them with vitality. Through the portrayal of emotions and experiences,
he aims to establish a profound connection with nature, bringing it closer to
human senses. Through 13 gongbi paintings in his ink art installation,
"The Connection with Nature", viewers will be immersed in the
profound artistic emotions from both past and present, uncovering the inherent depth
and meaning within.
The exhibition is located at the Special Gallery on the second floor of the Hong
Kong Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. The
exhibition is solely sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust,
presented by the LCSD and the MiC - Italian Ministry of Culture, and jointly
organised by the HKMoA and the Uffizi Galleries. In collaboration with the
Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong, the exhibition
is supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong
and is a programme of ITALIA on STAGE.
For further details of the exhibition see;
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BLACK HOLE: THE INFORMATION BARRIER (until 27th May 2024)
HONG KONG SPACE
MUSEUM has launched a new free
special exhibition, "Black Hole: the Information Barrier", leading
visitors to explore the enigma of a black hole. The exhibition runs from 25th November 2023 until 27th May 2024.
The idea of black holes was first proposed by scientists over 200 years ago,
suggesting that the gravitational field of these cosmic behemoths was so
intense that not even light could escape. Nevertheless a consensus on their
existence was never reached until after decades of research, when scientists
finally found concrete evidence confirming the existence of the cosmic voids.
To scientists' amazement, black holes are not only crucial to the
evolution of the universe but also hold the key to decipher its deepest
mysteries.
Spanning across seven different zones, the exhibition unfolds the history of
black hole research, unravel the intricate anatomy of black holes as well as
their intriguing births and deaths. Visitors can also gain insight into the
latest black hole research being conducted through the work of local scholars.
Through a series of interesting interactive exhibits, the exhibition enables
visitors to have a simulated experience of plunging into a black
hole, hear haunting sounds converted from gravitational waves created by black
holes, uncover the technology of producing black hole images through 3D
puzzles, and learn the scientific principles underpinning the detection of
gravitational waves. Additionally, the exhibition will delve into the
mind-boggling black hole information paradox and provoke thoughts regarding the
potential utilisation of black holes as a new resource.

The 3D puzzles at the exhibition introduce the technology of
producing black hole images
The free exhibition is staged in the foyer of the museum, located at 10
Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Astronomy film shows and lecture related to black holes will also be held by
the Hong Kong Space
Museum. For further details of the
exhibition and programmes see;
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PO LEUNG KUK 145th ANNIVERSARY: BUILDING CHARITY WITH BENEVOLENCE (until 19th February 2024)
This year marks the 145th anniversary of Po Leung Kuk. HONG
KONG HERITAGE MUSEUM
has launched an exhibition entitled "Po Leung Kuk 145th Anniversary:
Building Charity with Benevolence", running from 18th October 2023 until 19th February 2024. Showcasing some 280 pieces of historical
documents, artefacts and old photos from the collections of Po Leung Kuk and
museums under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, together with
multimedia interactive programmes and videos, this exhibition introduces the
relations between the Po Leung Kuk's history and the development of Hong
Kong society vividly and interestingly.
Being one of the oldest local charities run by Chinese in Hong Kong,
Po Leung Kuk has benefitted the local community for a long time. The Leisure
and Cultural Services Department joined hands with Po Leung Kuk to present this
exhibition to retrace with the public the footsteps made by Po Leung Kuk with Hong
Kong society for over a century, especially the huge contributions
made towards protecting the widowed and the orphaned.
The words "Po Leung" refer to "baochi anliang" (protection
of young and the innocent women), reflecting one of Po Leung Kuk's most
important social functions from the late 19th century - rescuing and
protecting destitute women and children. The services of Po Leung Kuk today
have reached far beyond the protection of women and children. Along with social
and economic development, Po Leung Kuk's services have been expanded to include
vocational training within Po Leung Kuk, founding primary and secondary
schools outside Po Leung Kuk, recreation activities, elderly care, and medical
services since the 1980s. It carries the collective memory of generations of
the city's inhabitants.
This exhibition begins with the Po Leung Kuk's residential services - the
oldest services offered. Exhibits on aspects of clothing, food, living and
travel are on display, illustrating the rejuvenating journey of destitute women
and children, from entering and staying in Po Leung Kuk to leaving for
adoption, marriage and more. Highlight exhibits include "The
Petition", which is the earliest and most valuable record kept by Po Leung
Kuk, detailing the origins of the organisation; an adoption record issued in
1930; a baby walker of the 1950s to 1960s; a photo showing Po Leung Kuk's last
marriage ceremony of its marriage arrangement service in 1971; a Po Leung
Kuk Flag Day metal donation box from the 1960s and a brochure of
"Gala Spectacular - An Evening To Remember" published in 1985.

Po Leung Kuk Flag Day metal donation box
A total of 11 multimedia interactive programmes, videos, an augmented
reality tour and games have also been specifically designed for the
exhibition, including "Timeline of Po Leung Kuk",
"PoLeungTour.com", "Po Leung School Song Collections" and
"Po Leung Mama". Visitors can learn more about the services and
development of Po Leung Kuk in an interactive way.
The exhibition is jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services
Department and Po Leung Kuk, and jointly organised by the Hong
Kong Heritage Museum
and the Po Leung Kuk Museum. Hong Kong
Heritage Museum
is located at 1 Man Lam Road,
Sha Tin. Admission is free.
For further details including opening hours see;
https://hk.heritage.museum/en/web/hm/exhibitions/data/po_leung_kuk_145.html
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KINGS’ INSCRIPTIONS – CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS (until 18th February 2024)
OIL STREET ART SPACE (Oi!) launched the "Archaic
Curator Series" last year and invited young Chinese art historians to
serve as guest curators to showcase contemporary art that draws upon
traditional Chinese culture. The second exhibition of the series, "Kings'
Inscriptions‧Contemporary Interpretations" runs from 28th September 2023 until 18th February 2024. Taking three inscriptions
overarching 1 000 years that are related to the "king" as a
starting point, guest curator Dr Sarah Ng invites artists to respond to these
written writings through creative works of written texts, inscribed engravings
and ink rubbings, enabling the audience to appreciate the cultural connotations
and history of traditional Chinese art.
Dr Ng uses the Stele of Mount Yi, which commemorates the achievements of
Qin Shi Huang; "Sung Wong Toi", an inscription rock repaired in the
Qing dynasty commemorating the temporary residence of Zhao Shi and Zhao Bing,
the last two kings of the Southern Song dynasty, and the street writing of the
self-proclaimed "King of Kowloon", Tsang Tsou Choi as the starting
point and connects the past and the present to highlight the uniqueness and
artistic value of Chinese calligraphy, engraved steles and ink rubbings. She
has invited six artists from both local and overseas backgrounds to create
artworks in different media, including Lee Wing Ki's installation "Tsang's
Odyssey-Dream"; Lee Yun Woon's gold ink calligraphy on purple fabric
"Blessings to Hong Kong"; Leung Kwan Kiu's community participation
project "I Love You"; Leong Lampo's digital ink generative video art
installation "Heavenly Inquiry"; Tso Cheuk Yim's mixed-media work
"See You, Old Hong Kong"; and Yeung Yuk Kan's handbuilt porcelain
installation "Eastern Echo". The exhibition aims to provide a guide
for audiences to appreciate traditional Chinese culture and art from a new
perspective.

Tso Cheuk Yim's mixed-media work, "See You, Old Hong
Kong"
"Archaic Curator Series: Kings' Inscriptions‧Contemporary
Interpretations" is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services
Department, organised by Oi! in collaboration with the University Museum Art
Gallery (UMAG). Oi! Is located at 12 Oil Street, North
Point. For further details see;
https://www.apo.hk/en/web/apo/oi_archaic_curator_series_kings_inscriptions.html
The exhibition is concurrently presented at Oi! and the UMAG
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YESTERDAY’S VACATION IN HK (from 15th September 2023 until September 2024)
The PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE of the Government Records Service
has launched its annual thematic exhibition "Yesterday's Vacation in
HK", which takes visitors on a journey through Hong Kong's
past. The exhibition runs from 15th September 2023 until September 2024.
Featuring a selection of tourism-related archival holdings from the 1950s to
the 1980s, the exhibition unveils visitors' diverse experiences in the city and
a variety of tourist attractions under four themes, namely "Sight and
Scenes", "Shopping Paradise", "Paradise for Foodies",
and "Happenings in the City". Do you still remember how the original Peak
Tower - one of
the distinctive landmarks in Hong Kong - looked
like before its redevelopment? How did the Sung
Dynasty Village
and the Haw Par
Mansion demonstrate Chinese
traditional culture and characteristics? In addition to the sightseeing spots
in urban areas, the information for visitors at that time also recommended
various attractions beyond the city's hustle and bustle, such as the New
Territories and the outlying
islands, to visitors craving a relaxing holiday.
The exhibition also sheds light on different facets of lives in old Hong
Kong. Shopping malls began to emerge in Hong Kong
in the 1960s, which allowed visitors to shop at modern and glamorous shopping
arcades apart from treasure hunting at street-level shops and traditional
markets. Sampans at the typhoon shelters, floating restaurants, dai pai dongs
(on-street cooked food stalls), and Chinese restaurants are the common food memories
of both locals and visitors of Hong Kong. A wide
range of events, including the Dragon Boat Festival races and the Festival of
Asian Arts, were windows for visitors to experience the city's unique blend of
traditional and modern elements. The "Yesterday's Vacation in HK"
exhibition provides an entry point to rediscover Hong
Kong's distinctiveness through the lens of visitors.

In the 1960s, shopping malls began to emerge in Hong
Kong. Modern and glamourous shopping arcades provided visitors
with convenience and endless choices. Apart from big shopping complexes,
visitors would also treasure hunt at street-level shops and traditional
markets.
Members of the public are welcome to visit the Exhibition Hall where a
selection of over 70 archival holdings is on view. A thematic backdrop near the
entrance of the Exhibition Hall offers a photogenic spot for visitors to begin
their exhibition journey. An "Exhibition
Pass" booklet is also
available on-site. The exhibition opens from Monday to Friday, from 9am to
5.45pm (except for public holidays), in the Exhibition Hall on the second floor
of the Hong Kong Public Records Building, 13 Tsui Ping Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon.
Admission is free.
Members of the public can find more precious archival images by browsing the
online exhibition;
https://www.grs.gov.hk/ws/online/yvhk/en/home/index.html
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EXTINCTION – RESILIENCE (from 15th September 2023 until further notice)
"Extinction·Resilience" is the inaugural exhibition of HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM's new and permanent exhibition gallery, "Palaeontology Gallery". The exhibition presents the challenges and evolution that life has gone through since the Ediacaran Period 635 million years ago.
The exhibition is divided into six zones to introduce five major mass extinction events that occurred in the Earth's long geological history. The exhibition features over 100 sets of precious animal and plant fossils of different periods. Valuable exhibits include a woolly mammoth fossil more than 3 metres tall from the Quaternary ice ages; the most complete Deinonychus fossil to date; 1:1 fossil replicas of prehistoric marine predator fish species Xiphactinus, Megalodon and Dunkleosteus; and fossilised Dryobalanoxylon wood specimens that were formed in Indonesia 2 to 4 million years ago. The exhibition also showcases lifelike robotic dinosaurs and interesting interactive exhibits featuring knowledge on fossil excavation, prehistoric environment and the evolution of life, etc. It holds an open ending with the depiction of an ongoing risk of the sixth mass extinction that calls for human efforts to boost wildlife conservation and environmental protection.

Woolly mammoth fossil over 3 metres tall. (Collection of National Natural History Museum of China)
The exhibition runs from 15th September 2023 and is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, organised by the Hong Kong Science Museum, and supported by the National Natural History Museum of China, the Nina Park of Chinachem Group and Vegasoul Capital Management (Asia) Limited. The Hong Kong Science Museum is located at 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East.
For further details of the exhibition see;
https://hk.science.museum/en/web/scm/exhibition/pg.html
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A TALE OF THREE CITIES: GUANGDONG - HONG KONG - MACAO GREATER BAY AREA AND EXPORT OF SILK PRODUCTS IN THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES (until 17th December 2023)
Jointly organised by the Guangdong Museum, the Macao Museum
and the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the touring exhibition "A Tale of Three
Cities: Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Export of Silk Products
in the Ming and Qing Dynasties" is being held from 8th September to 17th
December 2023 at the HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART. This exhibition brings together
108 sets of artefacts from the three museums to showcase the Greater Bay Area
landscape and silk production during the Ming and Qing dynasties, allowing
visitors to explore the connections among the three places and stories of
cultural exchanges between East and West through the Maritime
Silk Road.
In support of the cultural co-operation of the Greater Bay Area, the three
museums jointly launch this touring exhibition from 2020 to 2023. Following its
inaugural run in Guangzhou and
second exhibition in Macao, the
touring exhibition comes to its final stop in Hong Kong.
The exhibition displays the determination of Guangdong,
Hong Kong, and Macao
to jointly overcome the pandemic and continue to foster co-operation despite
the difficulties. As an East-meets-West centre for international cultural
exchanges, Hong Kong also serves as an external platform
linking Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao and the rest of the world. This major
exhibition will offer a diverse cultural experience to audiences from around the
world. Hong Kong will be the host city of the
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival. By
leveraging the advantages of having excellent art and cultural resources and
through co-operation among cities, Hong Kong actively promotes the initiative
of "Jointly Developing a Cultured Bay Area" advocated in the Outline
Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with a
view to bringing more captivating art and cultural experiences to the people of
Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area as well as travellers from around the world.
From the Qin and Han dynasties, the region along the Pearl River estuary, with
Canton (Guangzhou) at its centre, was an important starting point on the
Maritime Silk Road and has always been a hub on international trade routes.
With the increased connectivity of the maritime trade routes during the Ming
and Qing dynasties, Chinese silk was shipped all over the world through the
Greater Bay Area as an important mass commodity. The export of silk witnessed
the legacy of the handicraft industry in Guangdong,
Hong Kong and Macao
and the process of the global integration of trade. Today, the craftsmanship of
silk embroidery continues to flourish and enriches the cultural heritage of the
Greater Bay Area, while contributing to the strengthening of the cultural soft
power of the region.
The exhibition features valuable exhibits including China
trade paintings; exported fine silk fabrics such as jacquard fabric,
hand-painted silk and silk embroidery products; clothing, accessories and home
fabrics in four sections: "The Greater Bay Area", "Silk
Exports", "Crossroads of Silk and Silver" and "The Greater
Bay Area Today". Highlight exhibits include oil paintings depicting the
landscapes in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao from the 19th century, titled
"Victoria City", "The Praia Grande, Macao" and
"Thirteen Hongs (Factories) of Canton"; and three grade-three
national treasures from the Qing dynasty, which are the white silk wallpaper
with hand-painted flowers and birds, the ingenious set of Canton embroidered
folding screen with the scene of birthday greetings from the Eight Immortals
and a Woman's robe embroidered with flowers and butterflies and rank badge on
red satin applying the "sanlanxiu" technique. Other notable exhibits
include a lacquered wood sewing table with pattern in gold from the 19th
century, and yellow costume with gold and silver sequin embroidery dating from
the 1940s to 1960s.

The exhibition brings together 108 sets of artefacts from
the three museums to showcase the Greater Bay Area landscape and silk
production during the Ming and Qing dynasties
To coincide with the exhibition, Hong Kong artist Janko Lam has created a
site-specific art installation, "Those Days - Out There", which will
be a studio outside the gallery that invites visitors to travel through the
past, present and future from a fashion designer's perspective and showcases
new fashion pieces to recreate the classics.
In collaboration with the Hong
Kong Polytechnic University's
School of Fashion
and Textiles, the Computer Aided Fashion Intelligence (CAFI) research group and
digital fashion students for the first time, the exhibition uses Augmented
Reality and Virtual Reality technologies to showcase the exhibits from multiple
perspectives. Through the integration of art and technology, visitors are
invited to virtually try on Chinese silk costumes and participate in a fashion
show that bridges the past and present.
The exhibition will is located at the Chinese Antiquities Gallery on the third
floor of the museum (10 Salisbury Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon) with free
admission. The exhibition is jointly presented by the Department of Culture and
Tourism of Guangdong Province, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the Cultural
Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government; and is jointly organised by the Guangdong
Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of Art
and the Macao Museum.
For further details see;
https://hk.art.museum/en/web/ma/exhibitions-and-events/a-tale-of-three-cities.html
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DRESS iN TiME / Oi! ONSITE EXHIBITION OF ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE - SAD KITCHEN: Oi! GUIDE - A COMFORT FOOD JOURNEY (until 7th January 2024)
OIL STREET ART SPACE (Oi!) has launched two new exhibitions,
"DRESS iN TiME" and "Oi! OnSite Exhibition of Artists in
Residence - SAD Kitchen: Oi! Guide - A Comfort Food Journey" with the
theme of clothing and food respectively to allow visitors to experience the
North Point community where Oi! is located and the stories of Hong
Kong. The exhibitions run from 1st September 2023 until 7th January 2024.
Fashion designer Toby Crispy responds to today's fast-paced culture through the craft of stitching. She has collected over 130 stitch patterns and stories about Hong Kong from members of the public who participated in the previous project "SLOW STiTCH NOMAD @ Oi!" held in Oi! After reorganisation and compilation, these patterns have been combined with refurbished old clothes to create 15 sets of upcycled garments and art installations for display in the "DRESS iN TiME" exhibition. The exhibition includes elements of moving images and lighting designs to express the flow of time and changes of the city, offering a multi-sensory experience to audiences. A series of interactive workshops would be held to tie in with the exhibition so that audiences can understand the story behind each stitch pattern and learn to share their impressions of the city through stitching, jointly participating in weaving together the collective memories of Hong Kong.

"DRESS iN TiME" shares the city's stories through
stitch patterns
"Oi! OnSite Exhibition of Artists in Residence" invited artist Silas Fong this year to turn the Oi! Warehouse into a "kitchen" and invite audiences to explore different kinds of personal emotions and the community's relationship related to food through a site-specific game setting. In "SAD Kitchen: Oi! Guide - A Comfort Food Journey", audiences are encouraged to find the hidden psychological test questions at different corners or on different objects in the "kitchen" and complete the psychological test. Audiences will receive an exclusive "Comfort Food Guide" according to the results. The guide will lead audiences to find comfort food in the North Point community, hoping that food can be used as a means for cultural and social construction and connecting people, places and stories.

Artist Silas Fong invites audiences to find out the hidden
psychological test questions at different corners or on different objects in
the "kitchen" and complete the psychological test
Oi! is located at 12 Oil Street, North Point. The exhibition is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and organised by Oi!
For further details see;
https://www.apo.hk/en/web/apo/oi_projects_and_programmes.html
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THE ART OF LIVING: STATIONERY AND TEA ACCESSORIES OF THE CHINESE LITERATI (until 30th September 2024)
FLAGSTAFF HOUSE MUSEUM OF TEA WARE is staging an exhibition "The Art of Living:
Stationery and Tea Accessories of the Chinese Literati", featuring nearly
100 sets of stationery items and tea accessories of the Ming and Qing dynasties
selected from the collections of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Flagstaff
House Museum of Tea Ware to illustrate the passion for antiquity and aesthetics
of the Chinese literati. The exhibition runs from 2nd August 2023 until 30th September 2024. Admission is free.
Since the Ming dynasty, Chinese literati had developed an increasingly
sophisticated lifestyle with a keen interest in stationery and collectibles to
demonstrate their superior taste and socio-economic standing. These items were
crafted by skilled artisans employing fine techniques and various materials,
and they conveyed a feeling of uniqueness and cultural significance. The
exhibition presents artefacts including stationery, collectibles and tea
accessories made of materials such as bamboo, jade, stone and purple clay.
Through the exhibition, visitors can learn more about the significance of these
materials and the objects made from them in the Chinese culture and literati
life.
Highlight exhibits include an incense-burner made of bamboo and a jade
wrist-rest used in writing carved with bamboo design from the Qing dynasty; a
brush washer in lotus shape said to be the work of Chen Mingyuan, a renowned
zisha master from the Qing dynasty; a teapot in gourd shape with prunus painted
in famille-rose enamel created by calligrapher, painter and seal engraver Qu
Yingshao from the Qing dynasty; and a rhinoceros horn cup carved with mantis and
butterfly design.
In addition to qin (Chinese zither), chess, calligraphy, painting, reading and
meditation, tea appreciation was also popular among the literati. At
gatherings, the literati would consume tea and exchange ideas and they were
very conscientious about the usage of tea equipment, the environment and the
logistics of preparing a tea ceremony. The exhibition will introduce to
visitors the basic setup of a Chinese tea ceremony. Visitors can create their
own design of tea ceremony through an interactive installation titled "Tea
Appreciation Space: My Proposal for Tea Ceremony", to experience the charm
of Chinese tea culture and enjoy the elegance of tea appreciation.

Interactive installation titled "Tea Appreciation Space: My Proposal for Tea Ceremony". Visitors can learn about the basic setup of a Chinese tea ceremony and create their own design of tea ceremony, to experience the charm of Chinese tea culture and enjoy the elegance of tea appreciation
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central (inside Hong Kong Park). For further details of the exhibition and opening hours see;
https://hk.art.museum/en/web/ma/mt-thematic-exhibition.html
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"Art Personalised: Masterpieces from the Hong Kong Museum
of Art" exhibition is being held at the HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART from 30th June 2023 until further notice.
Featuring nearly 100 artworks of different styles from ancient and modern times
from the museum's rich collection, the exhibits are grouped in four personality
types for display, offering visitors an interactive and interesting way to appreciate
art and enabling them to embark on a personalised aesthetic journey.
Visitors are encouraged to take a personality test before their visits to find out their personality types. Then, based on the test results, they can enter the four different exhibition zones, namely Adventurer, Perfectionist, Elegance and Fashionista, to appreciate their exclusive artworks on display in line with their personality types. Highlight exhibits include Wu Guanzhong's "Wind from the sea", Lam Yau-sum's "Metal tree", a jar with dragons amid wave design in underglaze blue from the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty, a tea bowl with hare's fur striations in black glaze, Jianyang ware of Fujian from the Northern Song dynasty, and Zhang Wei's "Fountain‧Fan Kuan vs Duchamp". The museum has invited artist Joey Leung to custom-make corresponding hand-painted characters for the selected artworks in the personality test while five exclusive scents are also crafted for different exhibition zones by the Hong Kong brand Scentory, and limited-edition scented stickers will be distributed in the exhibition gallery.

Interactive installation in the "Elegance"
exhibition zone
The museum has also invited two Hong Kong artists Angela Yuen and Bovey Lee to
create new site-specific art installations with inspiration from the museum
collection. Angela Yuen used found objects and turned them into a kinetic art
installation "Land Ho!". The interplay of light and shadow creates a
dreamy landscape that expresses her feelings towards Hong Kong's
diverse culture. Cut paper artist Bovey Lee frequently travels between Hong
Kong and Los Angeles.
Her artwork "Bird Song‧Flower Scent" features a large
pond with ripples hand-cut by the artist, constructing a world of beauty that
blends reality and illusion with the technology of augmented reality, and
honouring and promoting Chinese traditional craftsmanship in a contemporary
sense. The artwork also reflects her nostalgia for her homeland in a foreign
land.
The exhibition is located at The Wing on the first floor and ground floor of
the museum at 10 Salisbury Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon with free
admission.
For further details of the exhibition see;
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TRACES OF HUMAN TOUCH (until further notice)
An exhibition, "Traces of Human Touch",
organised by the INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OFFICE (ICH Office) under the
Leisure and Cultural Services Department is open to the public from 19th May 2023 until further notice. The
exhibition is located at CLP Pulse, which has been revitalised from a
Grade 1 historic building. Ten items of traditional craftsmanship and
performing arts which belong to local intangible cultural heritage (are
showcased in the exhibition to enhance the understanding by the public of
the preservation and transmission of intangible cultural heritage. Despite
having no physical form, intangible cultural heritage is an important element
for community cohesion. Through oral traditions and practical applications,
intangible cultural heritage can be transmitted from generation to generation.
Traditional craftsmanship meets the needs of everyday life while performing
arts foster a rich and colourful existence. All these give tangible
expression to intangible beliefs, etiquettes and customs as well as aesthetic
ideas.
The guest curator of the exhibition "Traces of Human Touch", Stanley
Siu, makes use of the exhibits, interactive installations and videos to
showcase three sections, namely "Apparel and Footwear",
"Ornaments and Decorations" and "Words and
Sounds", with 10 intangible cultural heritage items including
the Hong Kong cheongsam-making technique, leather shoe-making technique, wooden
furniture-crafting technique, patterned band-weaving technique, karat gold
jewellery-making technique, jade carving technique, movable-type printing
technique, putting up huichun (spring scrolls), seal carving technique and
nanyin (southern tunes). Through the display of these ICH items, vitality and
creativity as a result of the interactions between master and apprentice are
demonstrated.

Video and an interactive game of the intangible cultural
heritage item, putting up huichun (spring scrolls)
CLP Pulse is located at 147 Argyle Street,
Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. Admission is
free. The exhibition will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays to Sundays from 10am to 6pm. For further details of the exhibition see the
ICH Office website;
https://www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/traces_of_human_touch.html
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HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM is featuring a new interactive exhibit, "Moon | Mars VR" from 3rd December 2022 for one year. The exhibit makes use of data provided by the China National Space Administration and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) team led by the Fiona Cheung Professor in Spatial Science Professor Wu Bo, to create a virtual reality environment of our moon and the planet Mars, allowing visitors to understand spacewalking on the two celestial bodies and explore the landing sites of Chang'e 4 and Tianwen-1. The exhibit also introduces the exploration programmes of Chang'e and Tianwen, and the technical support provided by PolyU. Visitors will be able to learn more about the team's research efforts and contributions through their visits.
China's aerospace industry has been advancing rapidly, and yielded epoch-making results in both lunar and Mars exploration missions in the past decade. The spirits of dedicated science teams are pivotal to the success of these missions. PolyU team has been participating in multiple deep space explorations by China and made significant contributions to building devices and analysing data required for the spacecraft to conduct landing and sampling successfully.
"Moon | Mars VR" interactive exhibit. Visitors can understand spacewalking on the moon and Mars and explore the landing sites of Chang'e 4 and Tianwen-1
Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and PolyU, the exhibit is jointly implemented by the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Planetary Remote Sensing Laboratory of the Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations of PolyU, and supported by the China National Space Administration and the China National Space Administration Information Office.
The exhibit is open to the public in sessions on a first-come, first-served basis at the Hall of the Cosmos at the Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. As participants are required to put on a headset provided by the Museum, the exhibit is only suitable for persons aged 13 or above. For further details see;
https://hk.space.museum/en_US/web/spm/exhibitions/permanent-exhibition/moon-mars-vr.html
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A MAN BEYOND ORDINARY: BRUCE LEE (long term exhibition until 2026)
The "A Man Beyond the Ordinary: Bruce Lee" exhibition is being held from 28th November 2021 for five years until 2026 at the HONG KONG HERITAGE MUSEUM to showcase around 400 items of Bruce Lee memorabilia and photos, which will enable visitors to look back at the legend of the internationally famous martial arts superstar.
Bruce Lee (1940–1973) was born Lee Jun-fon. He combined various schools of martial arts to create what is known as Jeet Kune Do, and his martial arts movies became classics. Behind the spotlight, Lee loved his family and enjoyed reading. He expressed his emotions and ideas in letters and other types of writing. Through daily training and reflection, he went beyond his limits and became a legend. Following the "Bruce Lee: Kung Fu‧Art‧Life" exhibition which ran from 2013 to 2020, the museum has collaborated with the Bruce Lee Foundation again to present the exhibition "A Man Beyond the Ordinary: Bruce Lee", which features how Lee's perseverance gave birth to the legend that is Bruce Lee through his films, martial arts and life story.
Highlighted exhibits include a baby jacket worn by Lee; a fencing mask he used while studying in Hong Kong; his exam revision notes taken at the University of Washington; his letter to his wife Linda, written while filming "The Big Boss" in Thailand; the first edition of the first book published by him, "Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense"; Jeet Kune Do plaques, and the original set design drawings for the film "Enter the Dragon". Various large-scale lighting exhibits and interactive installations have also been added to the exhibition, including an optical fibre interactive projection installation which displays Lee's martial arts ideas and life philosophy; and an immersive light and sensory installation "Self.Martial Arts.Emptiness", which illustrates Lee's self-actualisation concept.
Classic yellow jumpsuit worn by Bruce Lee in the film "The Game of Death"
Photos of Bruce Lee with his wife Linda, son Brandon and daughter Shannon
The exhibition is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and is jointly organised by the Bruce Lee Foundation and Hong Kong Heritage Museum and sponsored by Fortune Star Media Limited. Due to copyright restrictions no photography and video-recording is permitted in the exhibition gallery.
Hong Kong Heritage Museum is located a 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, New Territories. It is open from 10am to 6pm on weekdays, and from 10am to 7pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. It is closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays). The museum is within three minutes walk of Che Kung Temple Station, on MTR Ma On Shan Line.
For further details of the exhibition and admission arrangements see;
https://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid269.html