Hong Kong’s major arts hub has partnered with a bus operator to provide package ticket savings and improved transport services to promote local cultural tourism. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and Citybus on Thursday announced a new memorandum of understanding to explore additional collaboration opportunities, such as ticket packages for buses and museums, more…
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, an ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. When Hong Kong‘s M+ opened in 2021 after over a decade in development, the contemporary art museum instantly became central to the city’s art ecosystem, putting on ambitious exhibitions of both Asian…
According to the Chinese Almanac, this weekend is good for going out and meeting with friends. You can kill two birds with one stone with the five highlights suggested below. 1. Picasso for Asia: A Conversation at M+ The M+ museum of visual culture’s blockbuster show on Pablo Picasso opens on March 15. The bold…
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has described the coming month as “Hong Kong Super March”, listing a series of major events that will be held to push the city onto the global stage for arts, sports and entertainment. So what are the events and how can you take part? The Post takes a look. 1….
More than 200 works by Chinese-French master Zao Wou-Ki, one of the greatest abstract artists of the mid- to late-20th century, will be shown at Hong Kong’s M+ museum later this year. The venue on Thursday said it was planning Asia’s first major retrospective of Zao’s graphic works with an exhibition tentatively titled “Zao Wou-Ki:…
Hong Kong’s M+ museum has signed an agreement with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York to collaborate in several areas in the first such deal between the famed US institution and an Asian counterpart, which comes amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Separately, the visual arts museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District said…
After a year of discussions, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and M+ in Hong Kong, a contemporary art museum in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts district, have formalized an agreement that could soon see them share shows, research, and donor development resources. The agreement marks MoMA’s first collaboration of this type with…
Angelle Siyang-Le, director of Art Basel Hong Kong. Courtesy of Art Basel While Art Basel Miami Beach is just around the corner, Art Basel Hong Kong has already announced the gallery list and details for its 2025 fair, set for March 28-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year’s edition will showcase…
Hong Kong’s Travel Industry Council has partnered with agencies, trade bodies and a mobile operator to promote 14 itineraries for mainland Chinese tourists seeking local in-depth experiences in an attempt to entice more visitors amid a slow recovery in the sector. Chairwoman Gianna Hsu Wong Mei-lun said on Tuesday that the council had collaborated with…