Hong Kong Museum of Art

The Hong Kong Museum of art is located on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is close to the space museum. It is about ten times larger than the old museum. It has five floors in total. Each floor has two fixed exhibition areas, including Chinese cultural relics, Chinese painting and calligraphy, Hong Kong contemporary art, historical painting and Xu Bai Qi's collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy. It is mainly composed of ancient Chinese works of art. From time to time, there will be various mobile exhibitions that keep pace with the times. The equipment is advanced and perfect. There are six exhibition halls, lecture hall, Outdoor Sculpture Institute, art museum and art exhibition and sales service.

Hong Kong Museum of Art

The Hong Kong Museum of art is located on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, adjacent to the space museum. The building is five stories high, which is about ten times larger than the old one. The facilities are advanced and perfect. There are six exhibition halls, lecture hall, Outdoor Sculpture Institute, art museum and art exhibition and sales service. As there are a large number of treasures in the museum, the staff need to select more than 100 pieces for regular exhibition in each exhibition hall. The public can enjoy a variety of works of art by local and overseas celebrities. The Art Museum of HK is one of the museums under the leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government. The Hong Kong Museum of art is divided into seven exhibition halls, displaying more than 14000 works of art from China, Hong Kong and all over the world. From time to time, the museum holds various kinds of art exhibitions, which are also open to schools, groups and the public.

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Historical development

Established in 1962, the Hong Kong Museum of art was originally located in the high block of the Hong Kong City Hall. In 1991, the new pavilion near the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui was completed, so it was moved to the current site. The Hong Kong Museum of art also has a branch of the teaware Museum, which is located in the Hong Kong Park in Admiralty, Hong Kong Island.

During the period from February 5 to April 10, 2005, the Hong Kong Museum of art exhibited a total of 48 famous Impressionist paintings from the Museum of Orsay in France and other French art museums, with the largest number of visitors over the years.

Structural layout

The Hong Kong Museum of art is one of the museums of the leisure and Cultural Services Department. The Museum of art was founded in 1962. It was originally located in the high block of the city hall. In 1991, the new museum in the Hong Kong Cultural Center was completed, but it was moved to the current site. The museum also has a branch of the teaware Museum, which is located in the Hong Kong Park. The museum is committed to preserving the essence of Chinese culture and promoting Hong Kong art. Up to now, it has collected more than 15000 pieces, including Chinese calligraphy and painting, ancient cultural relics, historic paintings and the creative achievements of local artists. A selection of the collection will be displayed in the long term exhibition hall. Its special exhibition hall also regularly hosts short-term exhibitions invited back from local and other parts of the world, including ancient, modern, Chinese and foreign topics.

Popularizing art to the masses has always been the main policy of the Hong Kong Museum of art. As a result, the museum has also arranged various educational and promotional activities to support the exhibition. It is hoped to deepen the public's understanding and interest in artistic creation.

The museum and other exhibition halls of the Hong Kong Cultural Center opened in 1989. Four of the six exhibition halls display Chinese antiquities, works of local artists, and many calligraphy and paintings with special historical and artistic value. In China's antiquities, there are thousands of exhibits, ranging from rhinoceros horn cups to funeral articles and tomb decorations. Among them, the collection of two animal shaped tomb guardians in Tang Dynasty (618-906) myths is particularly interesting.

Art Gallery: This is the best art gallery in the museum. It shows the pictures and printed materials of Hong Kong in the past. It's really hard to believe that Hong Kong can transform itself into such a different kind of Jungle (Urban Jungle) in such a short period of time. From the pictures of Victoria City (the part of Hong Kong built at that time), we can see how much Hong Kong has changed in 150 years.

The Hong Kong Museum of art is divided into seven exhibition halls: special exhibition hall, contemporary Hong Kong Art Exhibition Hall, Xubaizhai collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy Museum, Chinese cultural relics exhibition hall and Chinese painting and calligraphy exhibition hall. More than 14000 works of art from China, Hong Kong and all over the world are exhibited. It includes Chinese painting and calligraphy, ancient cultural relics, historic paintings and the creative achievements of local artists. A selection of the collection will be displayed in the long term exhibition hall. Its special exhibition hall also regularly hosts short-term exhibitions invited back from local and other parts of the world, including ancient, modern, Chinese and foreign topics. From time to time, the museum holds various kinds of art exhibitions, which are also open to schools, groups and the public.

The works on display in the contemporary art gallery take 10 years as an exhibition unit. Here we can clearly see the development of local art since the 1950s. At the same time, the museum also has a collection of Chinese calligraphy and paintings, and a special exhibition hall for foreign art. The models of merchant ships and Chinese flat bottomed ocean going sailboats on display in the museum are enough to make those model fans and boat enthusiasts excited. There are also those leather armchairs facing the huge windows, which can give tourists a full rest and enjoy the beautiful street view outside.

Main collections

Chinese cultural relics

The Department of ancient Chinese cultural relics of the Hong Kong Museum of art is the museum with the richest collection and the oldest collection. The exquisite works of art from the Neolithic Age to the 20th century are included. China ceramics, Guangdong ceramics, China export ceramics, Southeast Asia ceramics, clothing and embroidery and other arts and crafts, including bronzes, jade carving, lacquerware, enamel, glass, bamboo carving, wood carving, ivory, rhinoceros horn, snuff pot and furniture, are more than 4000 crafts. Whether they are used for decoration, daily use, sacrifice and burial, they have been preserved for thousands of years Cultural property. Each collection combines a high degree of creativity and exquisite technology, which provides important physical data for the study of ancient Chinese society and culture, and provides a strong chronological basis for the comparative study of the collection by the collectors. Hong Kong is located in the south of China and plays a major role in the transportation between China and foreign countries. Therefore, Lingnan cultural relics related to Hong Kong and Guangdong are also one of the key items in our collection. Over the years, apart from actively purchasing all kinds of cultural relics and organizing exhibitions to promote Chinese culture, the Hong Kong Museum of art has received enthusiastic support from people from all walks of life and donated its collection, which has made its collection increasingly rich. For example, a batch of bamboo carvings donated by Dr. Ye Yi in 1985 reflected the outlook closely related to literati's life. The Shiwan pottery donated by Mr. Hu Jinchao and Mrs. Guo an in 1986 and 1987 respectively fully shows the local characteristics of this famous kiln in Guangdong. In addition, many people and institutions have donated valuable cultural relics, which reflect the public's enthusiasm for the preservation of cultural relics and their support for the Hong Kong Museum of art.

Chinese painting and calligraphy

The collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy Museum of Hong Kong Museum of art mainly focuses on Guangdong painting and calligraphy and modern Chinese painting. The history of the collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy museum can be traced back to 1964. Up to now, it has collected more than 4000 painting and calligraphy works. In addition to the continuous purchase and collection, it also relies on the generous donations of many collectors, such as how Zizhong and Huang Prajna donated Guangdong paintings, Liu shaolv donated "taiyilou collection of modern Chinese calligraphy and paintings", Wu Guanzhong donated paintings and Ms. Zhang Yu donated "new literati paintings", which makes the collection increasingly rich and has more historical and artistic value.

Historical painting

The earliest collections of the Hong Kong Museum of art include a number of precious historical paintings, which reflect the people's livelihood, customs and local features. As early as before the establishment of the museum, merchants Sir Chater and Sir Hedong donated their private collections to the Hong Kong government. Most of them were paintings depicting the Pearl River Delta and commercial ports along the coast of China in the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as photos and maps. Later, the government acquired the paintings of Sayer and Roche. In 1962, the Hong Kong Museum of art, the predecessor of the Hong Kong Museum of art, was established to receive and manage these paintings. Based on this, the museum continues to purchase and collect historical paintings, forming a large-scale collection of historical paintings today, with a collection of more than 1100 pieces. Historical painting not only reflects the artistic achievements of famous or unknown painters at that time, but also is an important material object for the study of history. Here is an introduction to some of the museum's collections of historical paintings, including the meticulous craftsmanship of Chinese painters and the incisive brushwork of Western painters. You can see the simplicity of Hong Kong before its opening, the development and changes under the colonial government, the romance of Macao's South Bay in the last century, and the prosperity of Guangzhou in the past.

Hong Kong Arts

Hong Kong is located in the south of China. Over the past hundred years, it has developed from a fishing society to a commercial city. Although the residents are mainly Chinese, they are all Chinese and foreign. As a result, they not only preserve the fine traditions of China in culture, art and lifestyle, but also see the influence of western thoughts, forming a diversified social and cultural characteristics. Hong Kong artists are also committed to seeking roots in Chinese culture. At the same time, they absorb the spirit of the new era. They are determined to seek innovation and actively reform in their creation, forming a unique artistic world full of regional color. Although the development of contemporary art in Hong Kong has only a history of more than 100 years, the foundation for its development has been consolidated as early as the 1920s and 1930s. Famous artists from the mainland come to Hong Kong for frequent exchanges, and painting academies and art societies have been set up one after another. Painters Feng Kanghou (1901-1983) and Jian Jinglun (1888-1950) set up accounts to teach students. Oil painter Li Bing (1903-1994)

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