20 March – 12 August 2024
This exhibition showcases exhibits associated with Yuanming yuan, highlighting the imperial life and aesthetic tastes, festivals and the relationship within the imperial family.
Date and time
20 March – 12 August 2024
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Friday, Saturday and public holiday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Closed on Tuesday (except public holiday)
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Friday, Saturday and public holiday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Closed on Tuesday (except public holiday)
Location
Gallery 8, 3/F, Hong Kong Palace Museum,
8 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
Exhibitions details
The Hong Kong Jockey Club promotes the development of arts and culture to enrich the lives of Hong Kong people. We are proud to support the establishment of the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM), providing unique opportunities for everyone to appreciate national treasures. The Club also supports a series of creative initiatives by HKPM between 2023 and 2031 to strengthen its efforts in promoting Chinese arts and culture. These initiatives include presenting one major exhibition each year that highlights arts and cultural expressions from China and other parts of the world.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: YUAN MING YUAN — Art and Culture of an Imperial Garden-Palace is the second major annual exhibition supported by the Club. Jointly organised by the HKPM, the Palace Museum, and the Yuanmingyuan Administration Office of Haidian District of Beijing, it is a special exhibition with two rotations. More than 190 exhibits associated with Yuanming yuan, including paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, architectural models, drawings, and prints, highlight the life and aesthetic tastes of the emperors, festivals, and the relationship between members of the imperial family. Visitors can also understand the Yuanming yuan after its destruction. Almost all of the exhibits are being displayed in Hong Kong for the first time.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: YUAN MING YUAN — Art and Culture of an Imperial Garden-Palace is the second major annual exhibition supported by the Club. Jointly organised by the HKPM, the Palace Museum, and the Yuanmingyuan Administration Office of Haidian District of Beijing, it is a special exhibition with two rotations. More than 190 exhibits associated with Yuanming yuan, including paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, architectural models, drawings, and prints, highlight the life and aesthetic tastes of the emperors, festivals, and the relationship between members of the imperial family. Visitors can also understand the Yuanming yuan after its destruction. Almost all of the exhibits are being displayed in Hong Kong for the first time.
Model of the Hall of Universal Peace in Yuanming yuan
Imperial Architecture Studio, Beijing
Qing dynasty, Tongzhi period, 1873 – 1874
Pinewood, bamboo paper, bark paper, stone powder, hydrophilic glue, oily wax, pigments, ink
The Palace Museum
©故宮博物院 Palace Museum
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Model of the Hall of Universal Peace in Yuanming yuan
Imperial Architecture Studio, Beijing
Qing dynasty, Tongzhi period, 1873 – 1874
Pinewood, bamboo paper, bark paper, stone powder, hydrophilic glue, oily wax, pigments, ink
The Palace Museum
©故宮博物院 Palace Museum
In addition, the exhibition employs multimedia technology recreating the garden’s scenery and showcasing its construction process from more than 10 viewpoints. As with other series’ showcases, the Club also supports a series of learning and outreach programmes, including talks by curators and experts and a screening of the documentary The Lei Family, which features the architectural design and landscaping of the Yuanmingyuan. This further supports the HKPM’s vision to promote the inheritance of Chinese culture and history to the public and visitors while developing Hong Kong into an East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange, as outlined in the National 14th Five-Year Plan.
We are committed to building an inclusive, creative and vibrant Hong Kong, where everyone can enjoy the benefits offered by cultural experiences and an improved quality of life through arts.
We are committed to building an inclusive, creative and vibrant Hong Kong, where everyone can enjoy the benefits offered by cultural experiences and an improved quality of life through arts.
Autumn Courtyard Overflowing with Happiness
He Shikui (d. ca. 1844)
Qing dynasty, Daoguang period, 1833 – 1834
Hanging scroll, ink and colours on paper
The Palace Museum
©故宮博物院 Palace Museum
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Decorative shards from architecture façades
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, ca. 1747 – 1783
Glazed stoneware
Unearthed from the site of the European-style palaces in the Garden of Eternal Spring Yuanmingyuan Administration Office of Haidian District of Beijing
©北京市海淀區圓明園管理處 Yuanmingyuan Administration Office of Haidian District of Beijing
| Event Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Fee (HK$) | $150 (Adult) │ $75 (Concessions*) │ Free (children aged 6 and below) *Concessions include children (aged 7 to 11), full-time students, seniors (aged 60 and above), persons with disabilities (with one companion), and CSSA recipients Remarks: Online booking and a valid Special Exhibition ticket required |
| Website | https://www.hkpm.org.hk/en/exhibition/the-hong-kong-jockey-club-series-yuan-ming-yuan-art-and-culture-of-an-imperial-garden-palace |
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