Treasures from the Palace of Versailles, just outside Paris, and The Palace Museum in The Forbidden City in Beijing—both Unesco World Heritage Sites—are on show at the Hong Kong Palace Museum (until 4 May). The exhibition, The Forbidden City and The Palace of Versailles: China-France Cultural Encounters in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, throws new light…
Seven institutions in Egypt will loan more than 200 works to the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this year for a blockbuster show focused on King Tutankhamun, the young pharaoh who ruled Ancient Egypt from around 1332-23BC. Tutankhamun and the Secrets of Saqqara, billed as “the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of ancient Egyptian treasures…
The Hong Kong Palace Museum has said it did not authorise a third party to collect artefacts on its behalf and has urged people to remain vigilant after a social media post claimed “big money” was available for items. “The museum has noticed social media posts claiming to offer high prices to private collections on…
Hong Kong’s arts hub is aiming to expand exchanges with Middle Eastern countries, while its annual deficit has narrowed by 20 per cent year on year to HK$578 million (US$74.3 million). Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, the CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, said on Thursday the construction of a music centre would be…
Nine top-grade national treasures from Beijing’s Palace Museum will go on display alongside historical artefacts from the Palace of Versailles in Paris as part of a 150-item exhibition in Hong Kong to celebrate 60 years of Sino-French diplomatic ties. The Hong Kong Palace Museum announced on Monday that it would hold a special exhibition, called…
From a major jazz festival and an adaptation of an off-Broadway musical to niche art exhibitions and a Chinese painting masterclass, here are five of the best shows to catch this weekend in Hong Kong. 1. WestK – Freespace Jazz Fest 2024 This weekend sees the largest and most international edition so far of the…