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HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art

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Established in 1962, HKMoA is the first public art museum in the city, now custodian of an art collection of over 17,000 items, representing the unique cultural legacy of Hong Kong's connection across the globe. By curating a wide world of contrasts, from old to new, Chinese to Western, local to international, with a Hong Kong viewpoint, we aspire to refreshing ways of looking at tradition and making art relevant to everyone, creating new experiences and understanding.
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Chan Kwan-lok: The Connection with Nature Ink Art Installation

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

Venetian artists seamlessly integrated secular elements, such as contemporary costumes, natural landscapes and scenes of everyday life, into their religious themes. They depicted human desires and emotions, bridging the gap between deities and humanity. Inspired by this fusion of the divine and the human, Hong Kong artist Chan Kwan Lok perceives a growing distance between […]

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Boundless Universe: Calligraphy by Jat See-yeu

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

The Hong Kong Museum of Art is deeply honoured to receive a generous donation of 123 sets of precious artworks from the family of Hong Kong calligraphist Jat See-yeu (1935 – 2009), marking the largest single donation of calligraphy works by an individual Hong Kong artist that the museum has ever received. This substantial contribution […]

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Small Small World Panorama

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

The Hong Kong Museum of Art offers a world of contrasts in art. When you visit the museum through the lens of diversity, what would you discover? Drawing inspiration from the collections of the HKMoA, 60 youngsters from multicultural backgrounds and with different abilities explored the topics of biodiversity, cultural diversity and diverse abilities at […]

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The Story of the HKMoA’s First Collection

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

On the 2nd of March 1962, 62 years ago, Hong Kong’s first public art museum was established. It was called the City Hall Art Gallery & Museum, the predecessor of today’s Hong Kong Museum of Art. The beginning of the Museum’s collections can be traced back even further; the very first works were acquired through […]

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Wu Guanzhong: Between Black and White

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

Wu Guanzhong (1919 – 2010) practiced traditional Chinese ink painting in his early years and later ventured into the colourful realm of oil painting. After furthering his studies in France, he made the deliberate choice to return to China, dedicating his life to exploring the integration of Chinese and Western aesthetics. In his later years, […]

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Seeing Art Anew: Mounting and Conservation of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

Ho Iu-kwong, the Master of Chih Lo Lou once lamented the destruction of ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy due to wars, natural calamities, pest damage and the natural elements. The survival of these artworks owes much to the meticulous craftmanship of traditional mounting techniques. In collaboration with the Conservation Office, the Hong Kong Museum of […]

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True Likeness: The Art and Collection of Jingguanlou

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

Like many 20th century Chinese artists who navigated between realism and abstraction, Dr Leo Wong Kwai-kuen, the master of Jingguanlou, aspires to create his photographic works by embracing the Chinese artistic ideal of “taking the likeness in unlikeness as true likeness”. Photography garnered for him trophies in the form of international awards. Suspecting a block […]

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Mounting and Aesthetics: Reflections on Format Changes in the Transmission of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

Echoing the soon-to-open exhibition “Seeing Art Anew: Mounting and Conservation of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy”, the Hong Kong Museum of Art is inviting Prof. Hui-shu Lee from the Department of Art History, University of California, Los Angeles and also Visiting Scholar of the Department of Fine Arts and Institute of Chinese Studies of The Chinese […]

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The Art of Living – Expert Talk Series – Flavours of Life

Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Central and Western

We have invited Mr Yeung Chun-tong to provide insights on the art of living of the literati showcased in the exhibition. Mr Yeung has been working in the museum industry since 1974 and has curated numerous exhibitions and delivered cultural lectures. He currently serves as an expert adviser for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. […]

Fragrance of Time - In Search of Chinese Art of Scent

Fragrance of Time – In Search of Chinese Art of Scent

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

【Journey into the world of fragrance】The Chinese culture of scent has a long and rich history. This exhibition will explore the characteristics and evolution of Chinese fragrance culture from the Neolithic period to the late Qing dynasty, taking viewers on a journey through fragrance that spans thousands of years. • 【160 sets of treasures from […]

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Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Beyond Delight

Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Beyond Delight

Art Square, Forecourt of HKMoA 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) launched the new exhibition "Hong Kong Artist Dialogue Series: Beyond Delight" at the Art Square in the museum's forecourt, showcasing a large-scale public art installation, "Wandering through Snuff Bottles", collaborated by local art group STICKYLINE (Mic Leong and Soilworm Lai) and artist Cynthia Mak. A snuff bottle is […]

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Life Planning of the Chinese Literati: Selected Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Xubaizhai Collection

Life Planning of the Chinese Literati: Selected Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Xubaizhai Collection

HKMoA Hong Kong Museum of Art 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong

The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) launched the exhibition "Life Planning of the Chinese Literati: Selected Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Xubaizhai Collection", featuring 46 sets of Chinese painting and calligraphy selected from its Xubaizhai collection. The exhibition applies the contemporary concept of life planning to the choices made by traditional Chinese literati […]