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Macao. Special facilities and services were also provided to enable visually-impaired people to enjoy and appreciate art. To foster close partnership with local collectors, a new initiative, 'Hong Kong Collection Series', was launched. The series presented 'Grandeur of Chinese Art Treasures: Min Chiu Society Golden Jubilee Exhibition' and 'Nobility and Virtue: A Selection of Late Ming and Early Qing Paintings and Calligraphies from The Chih Lo Lou Collection' which showcased internationally famed private collections in Hong Kong.
In order to honour the internationally acclaimed master painter Wu Guanzhong's generous donation of paintings, the museum exhibited his works under the banner, 'Lofty Integrity: Donation of Works by Wu Guanzhong'. Other themed exhibitions held in 2010 included 'New Vision: New Colours', 'Hong Kong Diary: Response Exhibition of the 53rd Venice Biennale', 'Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards 2009', 'The Ultimate South China Travel Guide - Canton II (the Last Episode)' and 'A Landscape Journey: Chinese Landscape Painting from the Xubaizhai Collection'. Some 326 417 people visited the museum in 2010.
The museum organised as well as participated in many educational activities. Some of these were co-organised with other government departments, NGOs, cultural organisations and art groups to promote the visual arts.
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To coincide with the Shanghai Expo, works by Hong Kong artists were displayed at two exhibitions, 'Legacy and Creations Ink Art vs Ink Art' and 'Legacy and Creations Art vs Art' at the Shanghai Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art. The museum lent its support to the 'East Meets West: Wu Guanzhong's Art Retrospective Exhibition' held at the Zhejiang Art Museum by lending some of its collections for display at the exhibition.
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware collection features tea ware and related vessels from the collection of the late Dr K S Lo as well as rare Chinese ceramics and seals donated by the K S Lo Foundation. The winning works of Hong Kong potters were shown at the '2010 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters' exhibition held in the museum. Some 169 913 people visited the museum in 2010.
The museum also organised many activities to enhance people's knowledge of the art of tea drinking and tea ware.
Hong Kong Museum of History
In addition to the permanent exhibition, 'The Hong Kong Story', the Hong Kong Museum of History held three major thematic displays in collaboration with Mainland and local cultural, academic and charitable organisations. These included 'Legends of Luxury and Elegance: Lifestyles of the Han Nobility' held jointly with the Hunan Provincial Museum. The exhibits included relics from the Han tombs at Mawangdui and other sites in the ancient Changsha kingdom. The museum also held displays of local history which included 'In Memory of The King of Radio Broadcasting Exhibition of Mr Chung Wai-ming's Collection', 'Memories We Share: Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s', 'Under the Trees: the History of Hong Kong Village Schools'
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