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major installation work by a renowned local woman artist. To pay homage to senior Hong Kong masters, 'At the East-West Crossroads -The Art of Wucius Wong' was put on show to illustrate the profound accomplishments of the veteran Hong Kong master.
To enable the public to appreciate and absorb a deeper understanding of traditional Chinese art, the museum held a range of exhibitions which included 'Early 20th Century Guangdong Painting', 'Modern Chinese Paintings from the Xubaizhai Collection' and 'Gems of Chinese Ceramics from the Hong Kong Museum of Art'.
The museum also took an active part in various art educational and extension programmes such as the International Museum Day 2006, School Cultural Day and a wide range of in-house programmes. The exhibitions, together with different education and extension programmes, attracted over 462 000 visitors and participants.
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
The Museum of Tea Ware collection features various kinds of tea ware and related vessels from the collection of the late Dr K S Lo and rare Chinese ceramics and seals donated by the KS Lo Foundation. Two special and two permanent exhibitions were held in 2006. The 'Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters 2005' featured works by 70 local potters selected from a tea ware competition and the 'Poetry and Ceramic Art: Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the K S Lo Collection of the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware' featured refined ceramic tea vessels dating from the Tang dynasty to the 20th century and introduced tea poetry of different eras. During the year, it attracted more than 212 000 visitors.
Hong Kong Museum of History
Apart from 'The Hong Kong Story' permanent exhibition, the Museum of History presented various thematic exhibitions with museums and cultural institutions from the Mainland and overseas, namely 'Sailing West: Admiral Zheng He's Voyages', 'From Bones to Bytes: Chinese Script Decoded', 'Dr Sun Yat-sen in Paper-cut Silhouette' and 'Football'. These joint presentations facilitated academic and cultural interflow among Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas institutions and historical art lovers. In addition, the museum continued collaborating with government departments, non-profit-making institutions and artists to present exhibitions, that included 'Historical Memorabilia on A Distinguishing Civil Service', 'Documentary of Child Development Footprints of Children from the 1930s to 2006' and 'A Nostalgic Touch: Exhibition on Kong Kai Ming Collection'. Through these exhibitions, different facets of life, local history and cultural heritage were depicted. The museum attracted 581 600 visitors during the year.
To foster public interest in local history and cultural heritage, the museum also organised a rich variety of education and extension activities.
The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, a branch of the Museum of History, opened in December with a presentation of two permanent exhibitions, namely 'Dr Sun Yat-sen
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