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The Quest for Originality: Contemporary Design and Traditional Craft in Dialogue

Hong Kong Palace Museum West Kowloon Cultural District, Yau Tsim Mong

While the term sheji (“design”) was not used in China until the late nineteenth century, artisans there have been designing and making beautiful and ingenious objects for millennia. This exhibition brings together over 90 precious objects from the Palace Museum in lively dialogue with Hong Kong contemporary design. It demonstrates the deep interest in innovation, […]

Encountering the Majestic: Portraits of Qing Emperors and Empresses

Hong Kong Palace Museum West Kowloon Cultural District, Yau Tsim Mong

At the imperial painting academy of the Qing dynasty, a special category of imperial portraits was commissioned specifically for the purpose of ancestor worship. These portraits record the likeness, temperament, and exalted status of imperial figures. Their overall style is formal, dignified, and at the same time, extravagantly majestic. This exhibition brings together eight ancestor […]

Clay to Treasure: Ceramics from the Palace Museum Collection

Hong Kong Palace Museum West Kowloon Cultural District, Yau Tsim Mong

The Palace Museum is home to one of the world’s richest collections of Chinese ceramics. Presenting highlights from the collection, the exhibition surveys China’s ceramic traditions, with a focus on technical and aesthetic achievements in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The works on display range from everyday household goods to luxuries used by the ruling […]

From Dawn to Dusk: Life in the Forbidden City

Hong Kong Palace Museum West Kowloon Cultural District, Yau Tsim Mong

Follow in the footsteps of the key residents of the Forbidden City to experience court life in the eighteenth century. Ten emperors and over twenty empresses of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) had their distinct lifestyles, and their schedules varied from day to day. Significant events from morning to bedtime, and over 300 sumptuous treasures you […]

Entering the Forbidden City: Collection, Architecture, and Heritage

Hong Kong Palace Museum West Kowloon Cultural District, Yau Tsim Mong

Featuring over 179 significant works from the Palace Museum, this exhibition sheds light on the architecture and collections of the Museum, as well as the activities of the multicultural Qing court. Built on Beijing’s central axis, the position of the Forbidden City testifies to its significance to Chinese politics and culture. Reconstructed many times, it […]

The Making of Masterpieces: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Palace Museum

Hong Kong Palace Museum West Kowloon Cultural District, Yau Tsim Mong

30 iconic and textbook paintings and calligraphic works from the Jin, Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties. All works are grade-one cultural objects, and some are the only surviving examples of their kind. The exhibition comprises three rotations, each lasting around one month, with ten prominent paintings and calligraphic works from the Palace Museum’s collection on […]