Exhibitions and Film Shows Series
Exhibitions and film shows by museums under Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Claude Monet: The Spirit of Place
The Impressionist master Claude Monet (1840-1926) is undoubtedly one of the greatest landscape artists in the history of Western art. For nearly 70 years on his artistic journey, he tirelessly depicted the essence or spirit of different landscapes. Collaborating with Le French May and the Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais, this exhibition, featuring some of Monet's very emblematic artworks conserved in private and French public collections, presents the spirit of place and the artist's legacy through the imperceptible differences captured over hours, days and seasons.
After traveling around, Monet settled in Giverny, where he created numerous famous paintings. In the education gallery of the exhibition, reconstructed scenes are set up to resemble various spots in Monet's home, studio and garden, giving visitors the opportunity to see the connection between Monet's life and works from different perspectives.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Heritage Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Until Jul 11 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed to Fri: 10am - 6pm |
| Admission﹕ |
Mon, Thu to Sun: $20, Wed: $10 |
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series
Mare Nostrum: Roman Navy and Pompeii
The exhibition explores the development of maritime navigation in ancient Rome and its impact on other aspects of Roman society, such as transportation, commerce, and war. Through around 110 sets of exhibits from different parts of Italy, multimedia settings and 3D animation, the exhibition uses the Roman navy's attempt to rescue victims of the Vesuvius eruption in A.D79 - the eruption that destroyed both Pompeii and Herculaneum - as a focal point to illustrate the close relationship between navigation and the ancient Roman society.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Museum of History |
| Date﹕ |
Jun 8 - Aug 29 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed to Fri: 10am - 6pm |
| Admission﹕ |
Mon, Thu to Sun: $20, Wed: $10 |
This interesting and educational exhibition is designed based on a children book about GROSSOLOGY in the animal world. Talking about slimy creatures, vomit-munchers, bloodsuckers, and unforgettable animal poops, the exhibition provides a slightly off-kilter view of the animal kingdoms. Using 16 interactive exhibits modules with multiple activity stations and larger-than-life animatronics animals, the exhibition introduces the stinkiest, slimiest and disgusting creatures on the planet, and the importance of these animals on ecological balance in the nature.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Jul 1 - Nov 2 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon to Wed, Fri: 10am - 7pm |
| Admission﹕ |
Mon to Sun: $30, Wed：$10 |
Commentary x Humour = Cartoons before and after the 1911 Revolution
A highlighted programme to commemorate Dr Sun Yat-sen's 150th birthday, this exhibition focuses on the situation in China in the late Qing period and the revolutionary road to the establishment of the Republican China through images of cartoons published before and after the 1911 Revolution and other relevant artefacts. The cartoons also reflect the changing social milieu of the period.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Gallery, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Jun 17 - Oct 10 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon to Wed, Fri: 10am - 6pm |
| Admission﹕ |
$10 |
The well-known Japanese designer Issey Miyake once said "Design is not for Philosophy, it's for life!" Only when design connects closely with life can it move the hearts of men and arouse resonance.
Collaborated with the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), vA! has launched "Bowls in Style", a local culture cum ceramics design workshop, from February to June. With the distinctive local cultures of 18 districts in Hong Kong as the theme, some 30 design students of the HKDI transformed the local characteristics into innovative design elements. Under the guidance of ceramic artist Jakie Leung, they rendered their ideas on bowls and created "Hong Kong-style" ceramics, blending design and ceramics with local culture.
To share with the public, these works will be displayed during the Muse Fest HK period.
| Venue﹕ |
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre |
| Date﹕ |
Jun 29 - Sep 26 |
| Time﹕ |
10am - 9pm daily, closed on Tue (except public holidays) |
| Admission﹕ |
Free |
Braving the Storm: Hong Kong Under Japanese Occupation
The exhibition sheds light on the contribution that the people of Hong Kong made to the anti-Japanese efforts in mainland China, and how they resisted against the Japanese Aggression and the hardship they experienced during the Occupation Period.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence |
| Date﹕ |
Until Jun 29 |
| Time﹕ |
10am - 6pm daily |
| Admission﹕ |
$10 |
Roving Exhibition on "New Life @ Heritage II"
The exhibition introduces the three revitalisation projects under Batch II of the "Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme" launched by the Commissioner for Heritage's Office of the Development Bureau, including Old Tai Po Police Station, the Blue House Cluster and Stone Houses.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre |
| Date﹕ |
Jun 26 - Jul 13 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon to Wed, Fri: 10am - 6pm |
| Admission﹕ |
Free |
Free Dome Shows: The Dark Matter Mystery and From Earth to the Universe
The Dark Matter Mystery invites you to join the scientists on their hunt for the contemporary astrophysics, the search for Dark Matter, with experiments in space and deep underground.
From Earth to the Universe takes the audience on a journey of celestial discovery, from the theories of the ancient Greek astronomers to today's grandest telescopes.
| Venue﹕ |
Stanley Ho Space Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Jun 28 and Jul 5 (Tue) |
| Time﹕ |
The Dark Matter Mystery: 2pm - 2:40pm, 4pm- 4:40pm(Duration: 38 minutes) |
| Language﹕ |
English narration with Chinese subtitles |
| Quota﹕ |
135 per session, first come, first served |
| Admission﹕ |
Free |
3D Dome Show "To Space and Back 3D"
The audience will leave the Earth for space exploration, witness the rapid development of space technology and return to the Earth to look for traces of the technology. "Life in space" as depicted in science fictions has already begun on the Earth without our noticing it.
| Venue﹕ |
Stanley Ho Space Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Mar 2 - Jun 30 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed to Sat: 2:40pm, 6:10pm |
| Language﹕ |
Narrated in Cantonese, English, Putonghua and Japanese |
| Quota﹕ |
270 persons per session |
| Admission﹕ |
$32 (stalls), $24 (front stalls) |
A robot named RoboThespian will introduce you to this fascinating world of robots. From the first space robot handyman to robot butlers and from eerily human-looking androids to search and rescue robots, the film showcases the latest cutting edge technology and new breakthroughs in robotics.
| Venue﹕ |
Stanley Ho Space Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Mar 2 - Aug 31 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed to Sun and public holidays: 1:30pm, 5pm, 8:30pm |
| Language﹕ |
Narrated in Cantonese, English, Putonghua and Japanese |
| Quota﹕ |
270 persons per session |
| Admission﹕ |
$32 (stalls), $24 (front stalls) |
The show leads the audience following the astronomers' footsteps to unlock the secrets of the stars. What more can the starlight reveal to us the mysteries of the Universe?
| Venue﹕ |
Stanley Ho Space Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Mar 2 - Oct 31 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri: 3:50pm, 7:20pm |
| Language﹕ |
Narrated in Cantonese, English, Putonghua and Japanese |
| Quota﹕ |
270 persons per session |
| Admission﹕ |
$32 (stalls), $24 (front stalls) |
3D OMNIMAX Show "Journey to Space 3D"
The show celebrates the Space Shuttle program, International Space Station and their vital contributions to the human knowledge. The film also shows how the manned Mars mission will likely happen within the next generation.
| Venue﹕ |
Stanley Ho Space Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Jul 1- Dec 31 |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed to Sat: 2:40pm, 6:10pm |
| Language﹕ |
Narrated in Cantonese, English, Putonghua and Japanese |
| Quota﹕ |
270 persons per session |
| Admission﹕ |
$32 (stalls), $24 (front stalls) |
Doing Nothing Garden Hong Kong
Song Dong's project Doing Nothing Garden has built a potted landscape on the lawn of Oi! using excess resource from the community – waste. The neon signs, which highlight the artist's notion on doing something, doing nothing, wasting something and wasting nothing, clearly reveals the concept behind the work. The potted landscape created at the Doing Nothing Garden becomes an epitome of society that hints at the wasting of resources and the futility of the efforts invested.
| Venue﹕ |
Oi! |
| Date﹕ |
Until Aug 31 |
| Time﹕ |
10am - 8pm daily |
| Admission﹕ |
Free |
The 6th Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme: North Point Dream Properties Limited
The "North Point Dream Properties Limited" exhibition delves into the distinctive community of North Point in a manner of hunting for a dream property. Designed as a show flat of a new property, the exhibition illustrates all aspect of "living" and reflects the relation between housing and living in Hong Kong. By visiting the show flat, visitors can experience the core value and culture of Hong Kong in the past and at the present.
| Venue﹕ |
Oi! |
| Date﹕ |
Until Jul 17 |
| Time﹕ |
10am - 8pm daily |
| Admission﹕ |
Free |
The 6th Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme: 7-Paperholic
In this exhibition, seven local artists from various backgrounds are invited to create a series of work with the use of papers. Inspired by the daily life in North Point, the artists documented their thoughts and impressions of this old district in their work. Not only do the artworks show the diverse possibilities of paper as an art medium, but also encompass sentiments of the artists towards the community.
| Venue﹕ |
Oi! |
| Date﹕ |
Until Jul 24 |
| Time﹕ |
10am - 8pm daily |
| Admission﹕ |
Free |
The legend of Bruce Lee's life is intertwined with his confidence and charisma as well as a personal background that married East and West.
Bruce Lee passed away 43 years ago, but his spirit lives on. In collaboration with the Bruce Lee Foundation of the US, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum has gathered together more than 600 items of Bruce Lee memorabilia from local and overseas collectors to create an exhibition that looks at Bruce Lee not only as a film star and martial artist, but also as a cultural phenomenon from a more comprehensive, in-depth and independent perspective. Visitors will be able to gain a greater insight into his achievements and contributions as well as his significance in popular culture, as the exhibition takes a new angle in presenting the legend of Bruce Lee.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Heritage Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Now on show |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed to Fri: 10am - 6pm |
| Admission﹕ |
$10 |
Nature has a wonderful rhythm, the seasons come and go along with their changing scenes.
Professor Chao Shao-an immersed himself in the inspiration of nature throughout his life. With nature as his teacher, he observed the natural world meticulously, with a unique vision to discover the ultimate beauty. He captured its essence, using superb drawing skills to create unique works of art. His brushes created flowers in full bloom, dazzling in their brilliance. His favorite noble cicadas sing loudly and clearly in the summer willows, with red lychee in abundance, the fruit of the season. Depicting a rich autumn harvest, he painted fisherman along the reed shore. He admired the plum blossoms in moonlight and enjoyed the serenity of dreamlike winter snow.
In this exhibition, with the four seasons as the theme, a selection of around 40 paintings has been chosen from the museum's collection to show the beauty of the four seasons with the poetic scenery Professor Chao created.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Heritage Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Now on show |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed to Fri: 10am - 6pm |
| Admission﹕ |
$10 |
A Glimpse of Tsui's Collection
In 1991, Dr T. T. Tsui invited his friend, famous artist Huang Yongyu to visit his first private Museum The Tsui Museum in Hong Kong and gifted Huang a copy of the collection catalogue as souvenir. While the artist opened the catalogue, he was captivated by nine lively antique potteries with a sense of humor among the many treasures. They inspired him to create an album for them as a return of the friendship with Dr Tsui.
The name of this album, A Glimpse of Tsui's Collection, is a metaphor of the huge collection of Dr Tsui, which means this album reflects only a small group of his marvelous amount of treasures.
The exhibition displays the album and seven precious funerary potteries from the Han and Tang dynasties. Being evidence of the lavish burials, they reflect the prevailing social customs and livelihoods. With the album as the prelude, the exhibition demonstrates the interaction between paintings and artefacts, and the sincere friendship between collector and artist.
| Venue﹕ |
Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong Heritage Museum |
| Date﹕ |
Now on show |
| Time﹕ |
Mon, Wed to Fri: 10am - 6pm |
| Admission﹕ |
$10 |
Permanent Exhibitions
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
600 Years of Hong Kong's Coastal Defence
Hong Kong in Dr Sun Yat-sen's Time
Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery
The exhibition features the marine rescue work in Hong Kong
Photo Exhibition on Ancient Musical Dance Baixi Portrayed on Han Pictorial Stone
T.T. Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art
The restored village recreates the rural life of Sheung Yiu Village in its heyday
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
Chinese Ceramics and Seals Donated by the K.S. Lo Foundation
Let's talk about tea through the age
Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
The Oral Legacies - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong Exhibition
Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre
The Centre is housed in the Old Ping Shan Police Station
Exhibitions by other museums
Re-encountering Confucius - Master Confucius and ACG: Have Fun!
The World in a Grain of Sand: Ancient Maritime and Overland Trade
In the Midst of Storm: Hong Kong's Early Typhoons
Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences