HKMoA to phase massive collection exhibit to mark Min Chiu Society 65th anniversary (with pictures)
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Teaming up once again with the Min Chiu Society, a globally well-known and prominent collectors’ group in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) is staging the “Engaging Past Wisdom: Min Chiu Society at Sixty-five” exhibit at the Special Gallery on the 2nd flooring of the museum from tomorrow (August 30) to January 14 next year. This year marks the society’s 65th anniversary, and the exhibit includes over 400 valuable artefacts from more than 40 members’ collections, the biggest variety of exhibitions of the Min Chiu Society to date, supplying an uncommon chance for the general public to value Chinese cultural treasures covering 5 000 years.
The opening event of the exhibit was held today (August 29). Officiating visitors consisted of the Under Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Raistlin Lau; the Chairman of the Min Chiu Society, Mr Lawrence Chan; the Chairman of the Friends of HKMoA, Mrs Nancy Lee; the Deputy Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Culture), Miss Eve Tam; and the Museum Director of the HKMoA, Dr Maria Mok.
Developed in 1960, the Min Chiu Society, consisting of enthusiastic regional collectors from numerous occupations, is devoted to promoting Chinese art and culture. The HKMoA has actually been a long-lasting partner of the society and has actually collectively arranged numerous type of exhibits over the previous years, making them extremely prepared for occasions within the gathering neighborhood. The exhibit includes a huge number and variety of displays. Amongst them are amazing previous royal collections and amazing cultural antiques, showcasing how Hong Kong, regardless of its size, has actually ended up being a custodian of first-rate treasures. The displays consist of Chinese paintings and calligraphy, ceramics, bronzes, lacquerware, jade, bamboo carvings, furnishings and snuff bottles, covering from the Bronze Age through the 20th century. Emphasize shows consist of the Hu routine vessel of Zhou Zha from the Western Zhou dynasty, which will be on display screen for the very first time in Hong Kong. The vessel was initially in the royal collection of Emperor Qianlong. It has actually been well maintained and stands as a considerable bronze artefact from the Qing royal collection. Other notable displays consist of a container with phoenix and flower styles in underglaze blue from the Ming dynasty, which is a work of art of main kilns throughout the Xuande reign; an uncommon making it through spinach-green jade “Tributes from Ten Thousand Nations” table screen from the Qing dynasty; an emperor’s bathrobe embellished with gold dragon themes and the 12 royal signs from the Qianlong duration; an elaborately sculpted six-post canopy bed with 6 legs from the late Ming dynasty; Zhang Daqian’s painting “Imitation of Shitao’s Drunk in Autumn Woods”and more.
The HKMoA group reinterprets cultural antiques through contemporary curation, exposing a shared enthusiasm for connoisseurship amongst ancient emperors, literati, and collectors nowadays. Including the curatorial idea of innovation with art, the exhibit likewise utilizes innovation such as holographic imaging to reinterpret different artefacts, enabling visitors to practically “handle” and communicate with the artefacts, and discover the stories behind each piece to experience the enjoyable of engaging with previous knowledge. Furthermore, for the very first time, the exhibit will show unusual archival products from the society, including its starting charter, conference records, and main seals, showcasing the society’s advancement.
The exhibit is collectively provided by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Min Chiu Society, co-organised by the HKMoA and the Min Chiu Society and sponsored by the Friends of HKMoA. The exhibit is likewise among the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series.
The admission costs for this exhibit are $30 for basic tickets, $21 for group tickets (groups of 20 individuals or more) and $15 for full-time trainees, individuals with specials needs and one accompanying minder, seniors aged 60 or above and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance receivers. Holders of Museum Passes can take pleasure in totally free admission to this exhibit.
For information of the exhibit, please go to the site at hk.art.museum/ en/web/ma/ exhibitions-and-events/engaging-past-wisdom. html.