Talk on Glass in the Qing Dynasty
Two distinguished collectors, Andrew K F Lee and Humphrey K F Hui will give a talk on the subject of the development of glass in the Qing Dynasty. The talk will cover glass objects ranging from vases, scholars’ desk items, snuff bottles and ornamental pieces of the period, from the perspective of light and colour. This event is jointly presented with the Oriental Ceramic Society. Details >
| Date & Time: | Monday
8 May 2006, 6:30 to 8pm (An informal dinner to follow the talk) |
| Venue: | The Museum Lecture Hall, Basement, HKMA, 10 Salisbury Road, TsimShaTsui |
| Cost : | Members
Free, guests $100, reservation required (Dinner on a shared cost basis) |
13 May
HKMA
Gallery tour of the exhibition 'Early 20th Century Guangdong Painting'
This extensive exhibition features early 20th century Guangdong paintings
from the Museum’s collection, and provides a new thematic and historical
approach to Guangdong art.
| Date & Time: | Saturday, 13 May 2006, 11am to 12noon (in Cantonese) |
| Venue: | Chinese Fine Art Gallery, 4/F, HKMA, 10 Salisbury Road, TsimShaTsui |
| Cost : | Members free, guests $100, reservation required |
20 May
Combined tour of 2 exhibitions in Shatin: ' Shanghai Artists : The Yu Garden
Collection' at the Chinese University Art Museum, and ' Enlightening
Trivialities - Ancient Chinese Pastimes' at the HK Heritage Museum
The Chinese University (CUHK) exhibition showcases 30 paintings and 20 pieces of calligraphy from the Yu Garden, featuring eminent Shanghai artists and their unique styles of the late Qing to modern periods.
The Heritage Museum exhibition features a variety of ancient Chinese forms of recreation. A selection of 115 artifacts from the National Museum of China trace the development of ancient music, dance, acrobatics, operatic arts, hunting and the sports of our ancestors. Families with children are welcome.
| Date & Time: | Saturday, 20 May 2006, 10am to 2pm (in Cantonese) |
| Cost: | Members $180, guests $200, students $80, reservation required |
| Lunch : | Lunch at the Heritage Museum Tea House included |
| Transportation: | A bus will take the group from Queen’s Pier, Central leaving at 9:15am sharp with a further pick up point at Kowloon Tong, to the Art Museum, CUHK. About 11am, the group will transfer to HK Heritage Museum by a bus. After lunch, the bus will leave the Heritage Museum for Central at approximately 2pm, with a drop-off in Kowloon Tong. |
Home-Visit Series
| Visit
to the home of Modern/Contemporary Chinese painting collector David
Pong Chun Yee Date 27 May, 2006, 3pm Cost: Members only $100 |
27 May - Korea Tour
Korea --- The Land of Morning Calm
This tour to Korea will take place during the Tuen Ng festivities to observe how Gangneung celebrates the festival in rigid but elaborate Confucian rituals, without the dragon boats. The tour will also encompass numerous important cultural sites and places where the traditional Korean way of life can be witnessed. Among the highlights is the city of Gyeongju which is virtually an open air Museum in which the spectacular architecture and other splendors of the Silla culture are on display.
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May to Saturday, 3 June 2006 |
| Cost: | Members only $18,500 twin sharing (single supplement $5,400), inclusive of economy return air fares, 5-star hotels and meals. |
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29 Sept - Bhutan Tour
9 days 8 nights Festival and Cultural Tour
Visit Bhutan with us this autumn and witness the splendid Thimphu festival in all its richness and colour, with a local academic offering you expert commentary and information throughout your trip.
Stay in comfort at specially chosen hotels, relax for two nights at the beautiful Como Shambhala Uma Hotel, and dine at many interesting restaurants. The relaxing and varied programme includes one or two hikes that will appeal to fitness enthusiasts. Take advantage of this year's National Day holiday to see Bhutan at its best time of year for weather and events, Prices are HK$27,000 twin sharing and HK$8,000 single occupancy.
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As we shall be travelling during Bhutan's festive season, flights and hotel rooms are very limited, so we require a non-refundable deposit of $3,000 per person before the booking deadline of 15 May 2006. Full payment will be required one month before departure. Bookings are on a first come first served basis. The tour is open to members of the Friends of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and their accompanying friends.
| Date: | Friday 29 September to Saturday 7 October 2006 |
| Cost: | HK$27,000 twin sharing (single supplement $8,000), inclusive economy return airfare, accommodation and meals as listed, coach transportation, English-speaking local guide, accompanying local professor, basic gratuity to guides and chauffeur, and entrance fees to all the various sights listed in the itinerary |
Upcoming Tours
| Nov 06 | BEIJING, A behind-the-scenes visit to the Forbidden City |
| Spring 07 | BURMA |
| Summer 07 | RUSSIA |
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