LCSD museums yield outstanding outcomes once more (with images)

Devoted to providing diversified visiting experiences, the 15 museums and two artwork areas underneath the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) have been fashionable among the many native public and vacationers and yielded outstanding outcomes. They attracted a complete of over 6.35 million guests final yr.

Among these museums, the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) has scaled new heights since its reopening after renovation in 2019. The HKMoA welcomed its 3 000 000th customer whereas celebrating its 62nd anniversary this month. In 2023, the HKMoA recorded a complete of over 1.25 million guests, recording the very best single-day attendance on National Day with 19 228 guests.

The "Timeless Diva: Anita Mui" exhibition of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum (HKHM) at the moment on show has additionally been extremely acclaimed by the general public. It has acquired 100 000 guests since its opening on December 24 final yr.

The Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Vincent Liu, visited the 2 museums yesterday (March 6). He offered a porcelain plate designed with the gathering of the museum to the three 000 000th customer of the HKMoA to mark the extraordinary second. The Museum Director of the HKMoA, Dr Maria Mok, gave an unique guided tour to this customer from Seoul, South Korea, who was visiting the museum for the primary time.

Mr Liu and the Museum Director of the HKHM, Mr Brian Lam, additionally offered a present pack to the 100 000th customer of the "Timeless Diva: Anita Mui" exhibition, who’s Ms Zhang from Beijing, yesterday. The presents included a particular memento designed by Mr Eddie Lau, an in depth buddy of Anita Mui and distinguished trend and picture designer, an exhibition poster autographed by Mr Lau and an exhibition postcard. As a fan of Anita Mui for over 20 years, Ms Zhang mentioned that she was visiting this exhibition on function to commemorate the celebrity throughout her keep in Hong Kong. Her favorite exhibit was the stage costume worn by Anita Mui when she acquired the Golden Needle Award at Radio Television Hong Kong’s "The twenty first Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert" in 1998.

Established in 1962, the HKMoA is the primary public artwork museum in Hong Kong and the custodian of an artwork assortment with over 19 500 objects. The attendance of the HKMoA surpassed 3 million, breaking the report inside seven months after it acquired its 2 000 000th customer in August final yr. According to the newest Visitor Profile Report 2023 launched by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the HKMoA ranked ninth for locations visited amongst in a single day guests and eighth for locations visited amongst in a single day guests from Mainland China.

Apart from being fashionable amongst guests, the HKMoA can be properly recognised by collectors and artists. The museum has not too long ago acquired a beneficiant donation of HK$100 million from Mr Wu Keyu, the son of famend artist Wu Guanzhong, for the institution of the Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship particular fund, to help the promotion of Wu Guanzhong and associated Chinese fashionable artwork. The first "Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship Exhibition Series", to open from March 22, will embrace the Thematic Exhibition Series: "Wu Guanzhong: Between Black and White", the Cross-disciplinary Series: "Wu Guanzhong x Chris Cheung" and the Dialogue with twentieth Century Chinese Art Series: "True Likeness: The Art and Collection of Jingguanlou" exhibitions, which intention to let extra members of the general public know extra concerning the excellent works of Wu and masters of his time.

The numerous Hong Kong pop culture-related exhibitions staged on the HKHM additionally acquired overwhelming public response. The "Timeless Diva: Anita Mui" exhibition at the moment on show showcases 70 units of valuable displays in relation to Anita Mui together with basic stage costumes, trophies and autographed vinyl records, which permit guests to grasp the tales of this celebrity and the way she strived to attain success.

     Besides exhibitions that includes superstars within the native music trade, the HKHM will launch the "A Path to Glory – Jin Yong’s Centennial Memorial, Sculpted by Ren Zhe" exhibition from March 16 to October 7 to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the delivery of Dr Louis Cha (Jin Yong). Sculptor Ren Zhe will deliver 22 of Jin Yong’s well-known characters to life in distinctive representations. The exhibition is likely one of the pre-opening programmes of the Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival 2024. For particulars of the exhibition, please go to hk.heritage.museum/en/internet/hm/exhibitions/information/renzhe.html.
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     For particulars of the HKMoA’s new exhibitions, please go to the museum web site at hk.artwork.museum/en/internet/ma/residence.html, or observe its Instagram at www.instagram.com/hkmoa and Facebook at www.fb.com/hkmoa.