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selection of iconic works by Hong Kong's leaders in design and similar creative disciplines displayed in the museum as partnership project with the Hong Kong Design Centre.
Other themed exhibitions held during the year, included 'Chao Shao-an Student Exhibition Series 6: The Lingering Image: The Art of Ho Fung-lin'; 'Imprint of the Heart: Artistic Journey of Huang Xinbo'; and 'Made in Britain: Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection 1980-2010'.
Commissioned by the LCSD in 2009 to conduct a territory-wide survey of Hong Kong's intangible cultural heritage (ICH), the South China Research Center of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology continued the survey work in 2011 and a preliminary inventory of the ICH in Hong Kong was compiled.
During the year, the museum offered a variety of education and extension programmes to tie in with the exhibitions. In collaboration with the School of Creative Media of City University of Hong Kong, the museum organised an international symposium 'Animated Imaginary: Global Pioneers of Contemporary Art Animation: USA, Europe and Asia Symposium'. Speakers from America, Europe, Japan and China were invited to give audiences their insights on the development of animation.
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum also manages three branch museums. The first of these, the Sam Tung Uk Museum in Tsuen Wan, was originally a Hakka walled village built in 1786. It was declared a monument in 1981 and later converted as a museum.
The Railway Museum in Tai Po comprises the old Tai Po Market Railway Station building, two historic locomotives and several coaches. The station building was constructed in 1913 in a Chinese style and was declared a monument in 1984.
The Sheung Yiu Folk Museum in Sai Kung Country Park is housed in a Hakka village, which was built in the late 19th century and comprises several domestic units, pig pens, an open courtyard and an entrance gate-tower. The village and a nearby lime kiln were gazetted as monuments in 1981.
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong Railway Museum and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum attracted some 785 500, 91 200, 211 300 and 48 700 visitors respectively during the year.
Hong Kong Science Museum
An exhibition featuring the works and life of Albert Einstein, was presented jointly by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong, and the LCSD in 2011. The exhibition provided a vivid and comprehensive introduction to Einstein's life and achievements through more than 200 artefacts and documents, together with a number of interactive exhibits for demonstrating various phenomena related to Einstein's theories. The exhibition was a centerpiece of the Science Museum's 20th anniversary celebrations. Close to 260 000 people visited the exhibition.