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of Place, a collaboration with Le French May and the Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais. This featured some of Monet's most emblematic artworks held in French public and private collections. 'Freeman Lau & Design: Inter-dependent Decisions' and 'Fashion + Paper, Scissors and Rock' promoted local graphic and fashion designs.
The museum also cooperated with the Tsui Art Foundation to organise 'A Glimpse of Tsui's Collection', introducing fine works of applied art. 'Ceremony and Celebration: The Grand Weddings of the Qing Emperors' showcased exhibits selected meticulously from the collections of the Palace Museum to introduce the processes of imperial weddings and deepen understanding of the rituals of the grand weddings of Qing emperors.
The museum conducts an Arts Buddies project jointly with the Education Bureau, Arts Development Council, CUHK's Office of the Arts Administrator and HKBU's Institute of Creativity. It also runs a MuseKids programme to stimulate children's interest in museum learning and the annual MuseTeens training programme for teenagers to enrich their understanding of the museum's work and collections.
The Heritage Museum manages two branch museums, namely the Railway Museum in Tai Po and the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum in Sai Kung Country Park. The former is housed in a station building constructed in 1913, while the latter is located in a Hakka village built in the late 19th
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The Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Railway Museum and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum attracted some 723,437, 251,538 and 41,879 visitors respectively in 2016.
Hong Kong Science Museum
In 2016, the Hong Kong Science Museum presented the 'Collider: Step inside the World's Greatest Experiment' exhibition, introducing the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, which helped uncover the secrets of the universe through particle physics experiments. Other major exhibitions included 'Animal Grossology', which provided interesting and funny facts about the disgusting behaviours of some animals, and 'T-Rex Revealed - The Augmented + Reality Experience, which integrated cutting-edge technology with the latest scientific discoveries about the tyrannosaurus, creating for visitors an immersive and adventurous experience in the vivid world of dinosaurs. More than 1,153,600 visited during the year.
The museum cooperated with 40 scientific and government bodies to present HK SciFest 2016, offering 126 programmes for families and the public. 'Science Alive 2016, catering for students, showcased examples of 'impossible to possible' science in the realms of physics, biology and chemistry. Through the Young Scientists Study Tour, 20 secondary students and three teachers visited the European Organisation for Nuclear Research and other research institutes in Switzerland and participated in workshops, elevating their understanding of the latest science and technology.
At the museum's Meet the Shaw Laureates 2016 public forum, winners of the Shaw Prize shared the challenges and joys of doing science.
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