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HKMA Gallery tour of the exhibition ‘The World of the Etruscans’

Dr. Giuseppina Cianferoni, Director of the Archaeological National Museum of Florence, will give a gallery talk. The exhibition presents 235 fascinating pieces dated from the 9th century BC to the 1st century BC in the region of Italy known today as Tuscany – including terracotta figures, pottery items, canopic urns, stone sculptures, sarcophagi, bronze ware as well as jewellery.

This exhibition is organized by the Office of the Superintendent for the Archeological Heritage of Tuscany, Florence, Department for Culture and the Centre for Promotion and Services, Arezzo, in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General of Italy. It runs from 9 June to 10 September 2006.

Date & Time:	Friday 9 June 2006, 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Medium:	Italian with English translation
Cost :	Members and students free, guests $100, reservations required

Visit to the Mosque & Islamic Centre in Tsimshatsui

The Friends will visit the Mosque and Library at Jamia Masjid Islamic Centre. The Imam of the Mosque will talk to us on the tenets of Islam, the history of the Islamic religion and the concept of holy war. Maximum 25 persons.

Date & Time:	Saturday 17 June 2006, 10:30am to 12:30pm
Cost:	Members $150, guests $200, students $50
Lunch :	Lunch at a nearby restaurant on a shared-cost basis, reservations required
Photos:	PDF

Visit to the Min Chiu Society on Bowen Road

Established in 1960 by a group of collectors of Chinese antiquities, the members of Min Chiu Society have been very active in all areas of Chinese art connoisseurship. A special visit to their private gallery and tour has been arranged. Patron & former trustee of the Friends, The Hon. Justice Robert Tang, will be our speaker and guide and our host at dinner. Maximum 20 persons.

Date & Time:	Thursday 22 June 2006, 6pm
Medium:	English and Cantonese
Cost :	Members only $500 (Dinner at the Min Chiu Society included)

Gallery Tour of the exhibition in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the School of Professional and Continuing Education, University of Hong Kong

The School of Professional and continuing Education, HKU is the first school that provided diversified art education in Hong Kong. Throughout the years, it has trained many professional artists, designers and educators. This exhibition features the works in ink and western media by teachers and artists from the school, including Gaylord Chan, Chu Hing Wah, Laurence Tam, Wucius Wong, and others. It runs from 25 June to 30 June 2006.

The HKMA Chief Curator, Mr Tang Hoi Chiu, will give the Friends a private guided tour and afterwards we will meet the artists.

Date:	Sunday 25 June 2006, 5pm to 6:30pm
Venue :	The Exhibition Gallery, 4F Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
Cost:	Members $100, guests $150, students $50

Visit to the Ohel Leah Synagogue in Mid-Levels

Rabbi Jackson has kindly invited our members to visit the Ohel Leah Synagogue, and will speak about the Jewish faith and the culture of their community. Our visit will be followed by a Kosher meal at their dining room. Maximum 30 persons.

Date & Time :	Wednesday 5 July 2006, 6:30pm
Venue :	One Robinson Place, 70 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Cost :	Members 450, guests $550 ( Kosher Meal included )
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HKMA Gallery tour of the exhibition ‘Modern Chinese Paintings from the Xubaizhai Collection’

This new display features works selected from the Xubaizhai Collection dated from the mid-19th century onwards. Artists represented Ren Yi, Wu Changshuo, Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Xu Beihong, Pu Ru, Zhang Daqian, as well as Deng Fen, Ding Yangyong and Peng Ximing.

Date & Time :	Saturday 29 July 2006. 11am to 12noon, in Cantonese
Venue :	Xubaizhai Gallery of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 2F, HKMA
Cost :	Members & students Free , guests $100, reservations required

Kidz Architect Workshop and tour to Watchtowers in Kai Ping

Date & Time :	14-16 July, in English 11-13 August, in Cantonese
Cost :	HK$2,800 per student (Young member/Children of a Friends Member)
	HK$3,000 per student (Non-member)
	(This includes 1 parent accompanying 1 student on the China trip)
Details:	Circular
Details:	Introductory, proposed itinerary and registration form

Recovery and Preservation of Ancient Chinese Ceramics in Malaysian Waters by Sten Sjostrand

Date & Time :	Monday 4 September 2006
Registration:	6:30pm
Lecture:	7pm
Dinner:	8:15pm
Venue :	Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong
Cost :	Lecture : Members free, guests $100 Dinner : Members & guests $425, if reserved ( $450 at the door )
Details:	Circular and Registration form Lecture on Shipwreck finds in Malaysian Waters Picture

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