Muse Fest Special Activity Series

This year, the two-week Muse Fest will start off with a summer party filled with the fragrance of tea. The party will be held at the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, the oldest example of Western architecture remaining in Hong Kong and now a museum for cultivating Chinese culture. Carrying a unique character blending cultures of East and West, the museum houses a lot of interesting stories for you to explore.  The special story-telling guided tour, tea-serving activities, workshops and a special talk will offer you an opportunity to experience the special Chinese tea culture and learn more about the story behind this oldest period house in Hong Kong.

Programme Details

Tasting the Art of Tea
Secondary school students will serve tea to the public, sharing with participants the art of tea and life.
Time: 2pm - 5pm, each session lasts for 30 minutes
Quota: Limited quota; first come, first served
Enrollment method: Registration starts on the spot 15 minutes before each session commences.

New Generation of Tea Lovers
Young tea enthusiasts will share their views and experience of tea culture promotion and the trend of the industry.
Time: 3pm - 4pm
Speakers: Ms Maggie Wong, tea appraiser, Mr Andrew Choi, tea shop owner and Mr Alky Ma, promoter of tea culture
Language: Cantonese
Quota: 40 persons; first come, first served
Enrollment method: Interested parties are advised to sign up 15 minutes outside Gallery 1 and 2 before the talk commences.

"Travelling in Time" Special Guided Tour
Let's revisit the historical scenes to explore interesting stories of the museum.
Time: 2pm - 2:30pm, 4pm - 4:30pm
Quota: 20 persons per session; first come, first served
Enrollment method: Registration starts on the spot 15 minutes before each session commences.

Cup Edge Decoration Figure Workshop
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Quota: 20 persons per session; first come, first served.
Enrollment method: Registration starts on the spot 15 minutes before the activity commences. Children aged 12 or below should be accompanied by an adult.

Coaster Making Workshop
Time: 2:30pm - 5pm
Quota: Limited quota; first come, first served. Children aged 12 or below should be accompanied by an adult.

Photo-taking in Museum
Taking photos of the activities or the architectural features of the museum for sharing on the social media will give you a chance to get a souvenir.
Time: 12nn - 5pm

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Extension Activities
Extension activities will be held during the festival as follows:

Creative Seal Engraving Workshop
Date: Jun 23 (Sun), Jul 1 (Mon)
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

"Travelling in Time" Special Guided Tour
Date: Jun 29 (Sat), Jul 1 (Mon) and Jul 6 (Sat)
Time: 12nn - 12:30pm, 2:30pm - 3pm, 4pm - 4:30pm

Cup Edge Decoration Figure Workshop
Date: Jun 30, Jul 7 (Sun)
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Quota: 20 persons per session; first come, first served.
Enrollment method: Registration starts on the spot 15 minutes before the activity commences. For workshop participant, children aged 12 or below should be accompanied by an adult.
 

Venue: Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
Date: Jun 22 (Sat)
Time: 12pm – 5pm
Language: Cantonese
Quota: Limited quota; first come, first served
Admission: Free
Enquiries: 2601 7324

Isn't it wonderful to see young students experiencing and enjoying the fascinating tea culture in our tradition? Students from 15 secondary schools will showcase their learning on tea culture and share the joy with public. Come and enjoy some good tea, along with the vibrant energy and cultivated temperament of the young.
 

Venue: Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
Date: Jun 29 (Sat)
Time: 2pm - 5pm, each session is for 30 minutes
Language: Cantonese
Quota: Limited quota; first come, first served
Admission: Free
Enquiries: 5110 3306

The Chinese unicorn, or qilin has long been regarded as an auspicious symbol in China, it plays an important role in festivities and religious rituals in which the "Hakka Unicorn Dance in Hang Hau in Sai Kung" has been practiced for more than 200 years. In creating the unicorn's head and body for the dance, the form, design and use of colours must follow strict guidelines. Organised by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, the two workshops will enable participants to learn about Hakka unicorn's unique physical features, the design elements and the use of colours that bear symbolic significance and enhance their understanding of traditional Hakka culture through colouring Hakka unicorn figurine and making paper unicorn models.

Hakka Unicorn Colouring Workshop
Date: Jun 22 (Sat)
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Quota: 20 persons

Paper Model Making of Hakka Unicorn Workshop
Date: Jul 6 (Sat)
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Quota: 30 persons
 

Venue: Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre (Sam Tung Uk Museum)
Language: Cantonese
Admission: Free
Enrollment method: By registration. For details, please visit the website of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office.
Enquiries: 2780 2283

Fight or Flight? Fear of the unknown can make one really nervous. Join the Phobia Party in the Hong Kong Science Museum to explore what phobia really is, from the science behind it to how it affects our decision making in daily lives. Come challenge your senses at the "Fear Room", you will discover your innate instinct in unfamiliar situations. Be prepared for the goose-bumpy journey and perhaps learn to better manage your own fears!

Phobia Party is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Science Centre Singapore. Participants will have a chance to get a souvenir.

Enrollment: Application was closed on Jun 14. Since applications are oversubscribed, a draw will be conducted to select the participants. The Organiser will send a confirmation via email to the successful applicants on or after Jun 21. Applicants should assume their applications unsuccessful if they do not receive the confirmation email up to two days before the programme commences.
 

Venue: Lecture Hall and Lecture Hall Lobby, Hong Kong Science Museum
Date: Jul 6 (Sat)
Time: 3pm - 4pm, 4pm - 5pm, 5pm - 6pm (Each session lasts for 1 hour, the first 40 minutes are for the senses challenges and the 15 minutes followed are for the debriefing by the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Science Centre Singapore)
Language: Cantonese and Putonghua
Quota: 40 persons per session
Admission: Free
Enquiries: 3621 0582 / 2601 7324

Breathing is one of the vital signs that naturally indicate the physical condition of the human body. The rate at which we take breath provides a natural rhythm for our lives. Taken together, our natural rhythms form and represent the vibrant cadence of life in the city. Media artist Ng Tsz-kwan will lead audiences on a journey to the inner self and the art of tranquility through his interactive media art installation "Breathe in • Breathe out". Venerable Chang Zhan, choreographer / dancer Mui Cheuk-yin, performer of singing bowls Tsang Man-tung have also been invited to help audiences enter a realm where they can forget material things and a state of in-depth reflection where they can fully contemplate themselves in silence. "Breathe in • Breathe out" has been created in response to the idea of "Curating the new", the theme of this year's Muse Fest.

Artist
Ng Tsz-kwan graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1997 with a Bachelor degree in Fine Art and earned his Masters at Central Saint Martins, UAL, in 2000. His practice is devoted to electronic and video art, and he has exhibited in London, Berlin, New York, Helsinki, Japan and Korea, in addition to numerous exhibitions in Hong Kong. He also maintains a design practice in which he applies interactive media design to the commercial and exhibition sectors, and explores the use of different media for integrated design solutions. He co-founded yU+co.[lab] in 2006 when he partnered his interactive multi-media design company, N.T. Lab, with award-winning Hollywood-based creative design firm yU+co. In 2007, Perspective Magazine commended him as one of the 40 outstanding design professionals under the age of 40 in Greater China. He continues to lecture in multimedia, electronic arts and design-related departments of various universities and institutions in Hong Kong.
 

Exhibition
Venue: Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre (vA!)
Date: Jul 7 - Oct 7 (Closed on Tue)
Time: 10am - 9pm
Admission: Free

Breathing (total 2 sessions)
Venue: Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre (vA!)
Date: Jul 7 (Sun)
Time: 6pm, 8pm (1 hour 15 minutes for each session)
Quota: 35 person per session
Admission: Free
Enrollment method: Online enrollment required. For updated news about the programmes, please stay tuned the facebook page of vA!.
Enquiries: 3101 2770

The Muse Fest HK 2019 has kicked off with the theme "Curating the New". Among the bunch of fantastic programmes, "Listening", an experiment beginning at HKMoA, is one of the highlights. The valuable voices of our curators and the audience will be collected through interviews, chit-chat, workshops, design-thinking exercises and creation of speech bubbles, which will be presented to mass audience by video series, performances, printed matters, etc. We are all ears and what we need now, is your attention and support. See More…
 

Venue: The Listening Lab, next to HKMoA & elsewhere
Date: Starting from Jul 7 (Sun)