This May, Tai Kwun marks a milestone with ENCORE! – HKJC Celebrates Tai Kwun 7th Anniversary, a city-centre celebration of creativity, community, and connection. Anchored by Tai Kwun Gameboard, the site is set to transform into a playful landscape, where board games will stretch across the Parade Ground, pickleball takes over the Prison Yard, and moments of shared […]
Following the The Inner Études (2021) which drew inspiration from the history of granites in Hong Kong and The Sublime Progressions (2023) themed around migration and diaspora, the arts group Vividly unveils Fugue of Two Shores, the third and final chapter of a trilogy of immersive theatre. Set sail! We shall embark on a journey back in the Age of […]
Tai Kwun presents its annual event Artists’ Night on Friday 28 March 2025, a captivating fusion of visual art, installation, live performance, experimental events and music that revolves around the themes of AI, body and ritualistic encounters. From 6pm till midnight, this evening programme activates multiple venues across Prison Yard, celebrating emerging and experimental musicians and visual artists […]
Tai Kwunis proud to present its first-ever Art Week (22 to 30 March 2025) - a dynamic nine-day celebration brimming with cutting-edge performances from emerging artists, absorbing cultural events, extended exhibition hours, and eclectic commercial gallery offerings. As the highlight of the week, Artists’ Night, presented by Tai Kwun and supported by Art Basel Hong Kong, […]
Since 2022, Tai Kwun’s annual signature programme InnerGlowhas transformed the façades and exteriors of the Barrack Block of the former Central Police Station into ambitious large-scale displays of digital animation. In partnership with The Electric Canvas, Australia’s foremost large-scale architectural projection mapping specialist, Tai Kwun once again converts the surface of its visual heritage into a […]
Alicja Kwade: Pretopia is the artist’s first solo institutional exhibition in Hong Kong. Showcasing works that span different periods of the Polish-born artist’s career, the exhibition reflects on our perception of time. It also proposes new perspectives for viewing and understanding reality. Pretopia shows nine works from her career, together with newly commissioned installations tailored […]
Following the success of last year’s appearance by the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble, Tai Kwun announces the third incarnation of its Prison Yard Festivalwith a residency by the Sydney-based Australian Chamber Orchestra, once again transforming Tai Kwun’s iconic Prison Yard into an outdoor performance space where music wafts from the souls of performers to the walls of […]
In the heart of Hong Kong, where the season's spirit comes alive, The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and Tai Kwun invite you to step into a magical Christmas tale, where HKJC X Tai Kwun - Simple Gifts of Joy 2024 will beckon from 1 December 2024 to 1 January 2025. This annual tradition brings to life three […]
Tai Kwun Contemporary's BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair 2024 is returning for its sixth edition, for three days from 30 August to 1 September 2024, on all floors of JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun. The art book fair will once again be welcoming local, regional, and international exhibitors—including publishers, artists, booksellers, and organisations—from Hong Kong, […]
As Tai Kwun turns six years old, we reflect on the thousands of events, exhibitions, and performances hosted since 2018. The one constant feature and source of inspiration that has continually filled Tai Kwun with energy in that time is you. The people of Hong Kong have come in their millions, returning again and again, […]
Dormitory Town invites audiences to set out on an odyssey through the complexities of mortality. Travelling from Tai Kwun to the Tung Wah Coffin Home, the roaming theatre performance guides its followers through soliloquy and song - into the web of work, rest, and the afterlife – made tangible in the context of a local […]
Artificial Intelligence and chatbots – once considered tools or playthings – are evolving, poised to become our everyday companions and confidants. As AI becomes increasingly enmeshed within personal expression and social interaction, humanity must grapple with shifting notions of identity and self-awareness. Created by transdisciplinary artist Lo Wan Ki, Retry Login is a virtual life […]