1 July 2020 onwards Long Gallery 2020 is a challenging year for Hong Kong and the rest of the world. We have been contemplating how best to practice social distancing while presenting our maritime heritage, Hong Kong harbour and global shipping stories to the public, in an entertaining yet informative way. With the implementation of... Continue Reading →
May 2019 onwards, B Deck The ocean has always played a fundamental role in the development of human civilization. The close relationship between humanity and the ocean is reflected in the growth of early settlements in river valleys during the pre-historic period, the rise of global maritime trade and modern economic developments. At the Hong... Continue Reading →
October 2019 onwards, B Deck Underwater World Gallery Our underwater heritage encompasses the rich cultural relics of humankind. Such heritage, discovered through underwater archaeological investigations, provides testimony to our shared history and the Maritime Silk Routes which Chinese, Arab, Asian and Western traders followed for over 2000 years. The term, “die Seidenstraße” (The Silk Routes), was first coined by the German geologist Ferdinand Von Richthofen... Continue Reading →
18 December 2019 to 15 March 2020 The Qian Kun, one of the trigrams in the Yijing (Book of Changes), traditionally represents the concept of tiandi (heaven and earth) for the Chinese. Chinese understanding of the outside world was changed gradually by expeditions and exploration. During the Ming and the Qing dynasties, Western missionaries introduced new concepts and discoveries in fields... Continue Reading →
14 December 2018 - 14 April 2019 The dragon and the eagle have long been recognised as the symbols of China and the United States respectively. At the end of the eighteenth century, China was the oldest empire in the world, while the United States was the youngest republic. Their initial relations began when the... Continue Reading →
14 August - 11 November 2018 East Meets West: Maritime Silk Routes in the 13th -18th Centuries is the highlight of the HKMM exhibition programme this summer. Co-organised with the Guangdong Museum and supported by the Department of Culture of Guangdong Province and Home Affairs Bureau HKSAR, and sponsored by The Swire Group Charitable Trust, the... Continue Reading →
18 November 2018 - 31 March 2019 Co-organised with the Shipowners Association, this exhibition aims to provide the public, particularly young people, with first-hand experience and close appreciation of modern shipbuilding. It seeks to do so through usage of various representative modern ship models, and learning opportunities regarding the structures of merchant ships, the development of... Continue Reading →
第三十六屆國際地圖收藏家協會（IMCoS）香港研討會兼展覽: 中國地圖中的文化碰撞 19 October to 11 November 2018 Long Gallery*, Small Theatre and B4 Gallery of B Deck Hong Kong Maritime Museum To complement the 36th International Map Collectors’ Society (IMCOS) Symposium held at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum (HKMM), a special exhibition titled “Cultural Encounters in the Maps of China” curated by the HKMM... Continue Reading →
Until 22 July 2018 This Water in the Balance exhibition is part of the “Jockey Club Water Caretakers of Tomorrow Programme” organised by Ocean Recovery Alliance and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The programme has developed an educational curriculum focusing on water systems, from mountains to the sea, for early secondary schools. The... Continue Reading →
19 December 2017 - 25 February 2018 Silver, as early currency, has been linked to global economy, maritime trade and international relations. Silver wares made by this rare metal triggered the technical and cultural exchange of handicrafts between countries and regions. Curated by the Hong Kong Maritime Museum and co-organized with the Home Affairs Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Guangdong Museum, this... Continue Reading →
21 Nov 2017 - 10 Dec 2017 The photographs making up this exhibition are drawn from an extensive body of work - an ongoing project documenting life in Hong Kong. A key feature of Hong Kong is its living harbour together with its extensive coastline and the islands. On the waters surrounding Hong Kong –... Continue Reading →
29 June 2017 - 31 December 2017 On Sharks and Humanity is a powerful contemporary art exhibition co-curated by Parkview Arts Action and the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, and launched in partnership with the international non-profit organization WildAid. With the aim of raising public awareness about the pivotal role sharks numbers play in maintaining the balance... Continue Reading →
1 Oct to 30 Oct 2016 Co-organized with The Photographic Heritage Foundation This exhibition presents the photographs and life story of Lee Fook Chee. Born in Singapore, Lee became a seaman and came to Hong Kong in 1947. He became a photographer, and captured the images of Hong Kong during the 1950s, producing memorable images... Continue Reading →
28 April to 8 October 2017 Long Gallery, Hong Kong Maritime Museum This exhibition will explore the development of ports and early trade routes in the South China Sea during the 16th to 20th centuries. It will provide a fresh angle on maritime history with its narrative through the eyes of pirates, with a focus on... Continue Reading →
21 March to 9 April 2017 Free admission Being Water, an exhibition of photographs by renowned Hong Kong-based photographer Basil Pao, will be presented at The Long Gallery of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. The exhibition will provide viewers with an opportunity to discover for themselves the Taoist philosophy behind this collection of ‘Water’ themed... Continue Reading →
25 November to 31 December 2016 Guest Exhibition Venue sponsored by Hong Kong Maritime Museum The Royal Commonwealth Society, Hong Kong Branch, together with the Royal Geographical Society (HK), will organize an exhibition of the winning photographs in the Prince of Wales’s Commonwealth Environmental Photography awards from 25 November to 31 December 2106 at the... Continue Reading →
29 Oct 2016 to 21 April 2017 Marine litter is a persistent problem in Hong Kong, threatening not only our scenic coastlines but also our marine ecology and the marine food chain. An average of 15,000 tonnes of marine litter is collected by the Hong Kong government annually, while thousands of tonnes more lies uncollected on our beaches and shorelines. Marine... Continue Reading →
19 July to 25 September 2016 Throughout Hong Kong’s development from a small fishing village to its present state as a bustling metropolis, it experienced several tropical cyclones each year. In this part of the world, tropical cyclones are known as typhoons. This exhibition visually transports visitors into the past to learn about these catastrophic... Continue Reading →
08 Jun 2016 - 23 Oct 2016 Corals: Our Underwater Living Treasure featuring the science, benefits, threats, and solutions facing corals in Hong Kong and the “Coral Triangle” in Southeast Asia, which includes the marine areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. The Coral Triangle in Southeast Asia is also... Continue Reading →
16 March to 5 June 2016 Shahzia Sikander (b.1969) presents her first major solo exhibition in Hong Kong. This body of work explores Hong Kong’s colonial complexity, both historical and current. Installed within the Former Explosives Magazine Compound of Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Shahzia Sikander: Apparatus of Power includes drawings on paper and large-scale... Continue Reading →
19 February to 6 March 2016 The Hong Kong Maritime Museum is holding the special exhibition ‘In Search of Prosperity via Victoria Harbour 1842-1945’ from 19 February to 6 March 2016, exploring the history of coolie trade in Hong Kong. By the early 19th century, continued unrest at home and news of exciting discoveries abroad... Continue Reading →
23 October 2015 to 1 May 2016 Find out how porcelain was produced at the famous Jingdezhen kilns in the Qing dynasty (18th century). This special exhibition showcases a series of 34 paintings recently acquired by the Museum that document the process of making and trading porcelain from the famous Jingdezhen kilns, from mining the... Continue Reading →
2 Jun 2015 - 12 Aug 2015 The Asian Monsoon impacts agriculture which feeds two-thirds of humanity The Asian monsoon is one of the dominant climatic features of planet Earth and largely controls the environmental conditions of the most populous continent in the world. In the past, changes in the Monsoon have led to floods... Continue Reading →
5 Mar 2015 - 04 Sep 2015 Sponsored by HSBC, Hong Kong Maritime Museum's largest exhibition ever had record-breaking attendance of more than 100,000 visitors in six months. What Makes Hong Kong Unique? In three galleries, Changing Landscapes, Trade and Commerce and the People’s Wall, visitors experience over 150 years of history in Hong Kong. Changing... Continue Reading →
28 May 2014 - 26 Aug 2014 This special exhibition featured the golden age of travel on French ocean liners in the latenineteenth and early twentieth century, when fine design and the art of living were an integral part of long distance trips. Immense and majestic, these French lines embodied the French lifestyle and the... Continue Reading →
21 Mar 2014 - 23 Jun 2014 This exhibition presented the early 17th century maritime heritage of the Ming Dynasty, including unique collections from the Oxford University’s Boldeian Libraries. Most of the objects were displayed to the public in Hong Kong for the first time. This exhibition was jointly organised by the Hong Kong Maritime Museum... Continue Reading →
23 Nov 2013 - 16 Feb 2014 This is the first exhibition devoted to the images of China taken by the Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837 – 1921). Born in Edinburgh two years before the invention of the daguerreotype and the birth of photography, Thomson first travelled to Asia in 1862, where he set up... Continue Reading →
30 Oct 2013 - 10 Nov 2013 For more than 25 years, the multi-talented Michael Palin and photographer Basil Pao teamed together and traveled the world. Michael Palin established his reputation as a founding member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a television series and films altered the course of comedy and influenced generations of... Continue Reading →
01 Oct 2013 - 30 Sep 2014 On 25 July 2012, a ship left Hong Kong carrying a cargo of pre-production plastic pellets. The ship left port during Typhoon Vincente, which grew in force to a Typhoon 10. Somewhere to the East of Hong Kong, six 40 foot containers were lost overboard. The storm was... Continue Reading →
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