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402 Recreation, Sport and the Arts

'From Common to Uncommon

the Legend of Ha Bik-chuen', 'Legacy and Creations

- Ink Art vs Ink Art', 'Legacy and Creations - Art vs Art',

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The museum also organised new exhibitions to display works by famous artists, which include 'A Passion to Tradition: The Art of Li Yanshan', 'Johnson Chow Su-sing: A Tranquil Heart in Art', 'Wu Guanzhong: Painting Dance Music' and 'Revitalising the Glorious Tradition: The Retrospective Exhibition of Pan Tianshou's Art'. To showcase its fruitful collections in historical artifacts, painting and calligraphy, the museum curated a number of exhibitions such as 'Cruising the Universe: Fantastic Animals in the Arts of China', 'Artistic Inclusion of the East and West: Apprentice to Master' and 'Ages of Model Calligraphy School: Selected Calligraphy Works from the Museum Collection'.

The museum organised and 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. Some 305 500 people visited the museum in 2011.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art manages the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware. Its 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 KS Lo Foundation. Excellent works of Hong Kong potters were shown at the '2010 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters' exhibition and 'From Clay to Teapot: Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters 1986-2010' held in the museum. Some 193 100 people visited the museum in 2011. 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 and academic organisations. The 'Centenary of China's 1911 Revolution' exhibition featured over 150 exhibits from the Hubei Provincial Museum and other collections as well as historical images, videos and maps. Following this programme, 'The Flavours of Everyday Life in China - Memories from the Past Half Century' exhibition was held jointly with the Chaoyang District Culture Center in Beijing, showcasing some 290 sets of objects used daily by people in China between the 1950s and 1990s. The 'Knowledge Power: The Imperial Examination System of the Qing Dynasty' exhibition jointly presented with the Shanghai Jiading Museum traced the development, the demise and the legacy of the examination system. More than 672 200 people visited the museum in 2011.

An 'International Conference on the Centenary of China's 1911 Revolution' was organised jointly in mid-May 2011 with the Hong Kong Baptist University, and the Modern Chinese History Society, in association with The Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture and Sun Yat-sen Education and Charity Foundation. More than 200 people attended the conference.

The Hong Kong Museum of History also manages five branch museums: the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, the Fireboat