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Monet steals the show at extraordinary Hong Kong art exhibition

WANT TO LEARN the history of western art in a single afternoon? The Hong Kong Palace Museum is showcasing the UK National Gallery's prestigious painting collection - with 52 of the world’s finest masterpieces painted by fifty influential artists over a 400-year period. All the big names are there, including Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt,…

December 12, 20230Comments ByEmily Zhou

Hong Kong News Opinion

Hong Kong’s new cultural district deserves our support

Believe it or not, this wide, green open waterfront space (pictured above) is in Hong Kong, a place more famous for developers frantically crowding buildings into every spare centimeter. This area should be celebrated, but the West Kowloon Cultural Center is being criticized for not being profitable. That argument is missing the point, says Brian…

October 31, 20230Comments ByBrian Renwick

Culture

Palace Museum’s cool gifts take art to the young

ASK A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE whether they want to learn about ancient Chinese art, and they will politely reply: “No, thank you, Uncle.” Now ask them whether they want purple lipstick or the coolest smartphone case EVER and watch them suddenly become interested! Such has been the strategy of the keepers of the Palace…

July 4, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Winnie Tam: Hong Kong as a world-class cultural center

IN HONG KONG IN THE 1960s, a teacher looked at her daughter and wondered how to instil in her a love of culture. They were not a rich family, but strongly believed that parents should help to generate a love of books, literature and the arts in every child, whatever their social status. The girl,…

December 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

(Caption: Look closely at the thousands of aluminium panels on the side walls and you can see the classical Chinese influence on what looks like a very contemporary building. Image: China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong)) WHEN GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED Hong Kong architect Rocco Yim Sen-kee took the helm of designing the city’s new Palace…

July 11, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Monet steals the show at extraordinary Hong Kong art exhibition

Hong Kong’s new cultural district deserves our support

Palace Museum’s cool gifts take art to the young

Winnie Tam: Hong Kong as a world-class cultural center

Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

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