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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts
Museums
Hong Kong Museum of Art
The Hong Kong Museum of Art launched the 'Living with Bamboo: Museum of Art is Here' educational programme in September. It organised 'Listen to Hong Kong' and 'Gone with the Wings' at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre in September and November respectively. 'Lost Treasures of the Shiqu Baoji in Hong Kong - Selection of Works from the Xubaizhai Collection' featured 13 works previously held in the imperial collection of the Qing dynasty at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum from November 2016 to March 2017. In December, 'Bear in Mind' was hosted in the Art Square of Salisbury Garden. And following a successful pilot scheme, the second phase of the Jockey Club's 'Museum of Art on Wheels' outreach learning programme was launched in October. Themed 'Hong Kong Sign⚫ Hong Kong Signature, this mobile museum showcased works by famous calligraphers, fun words found across the city and distinctive artworks by contemporary artists, enabling viewers to discover Hong Kong's hybrid culture.
The Museum of Art co-organised with the Dongguan Museum 'The Arts of Deng Erya and Huang Bore' exhibition, featuring paintings and calligraphies by the two masters. It also joined hands with museums in Guangdong and Macao to co-organise a touring exhibition, 'Maritime Porcelain Road: Relics from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Museums, to Hubei Province and Shenzhen, displaying 180 sets of export ceramics to signify the importance of Chinese export ceramics in the world.
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch of the Museum of Art, continued to feature its collection of tea ware and related implements from the collection of the late Dr K S Lo, as well as rare Chinese ceramics and seals donated by the KS Lo Foundation. Regular activities introduced the art of tea drinking. It launched the '2016 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters' in December, featuring award-winning works selected from a competition of the same name. These functional and creative tea wares displayed new concepts and styles of local tea ware creation, In all, the museum drew 188,744 visitors in 2016, during which it also renovated the historical Flagstaff House.
The Museum of Art was closed on 3 August 2015 and began renovations in end-2015. It will reopen in mid-2019.
Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History runs the permanent exhibition, 'The Hong Kong Story. It staged six other exhibitions in 2016: the 'Exhibition Relating to the Public Consultation on the Reassembly of Queen's Pier, 'Mare Nostrum: Roman Navy and Pompeii, 'Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 'Inspiring Insights into Dr Sun Yat-sen and His Time, 'Across the Oceans: the Local Connections and Global Dimensions of China's Maritime Silk Road' and 'Connecting UK & HK: A Review of Its Aviation Development: More than 855,800 people visited during the year.
Two special programmes were continued to enable community groups to better understand the city's history and cultural heritage. 'Inclusive Life: Museum for All - Interactivity Scheme'
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