The Hong Kong Palace Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District will open in July next year. The curator Wu Zhihua revealed today (10th) that the latest list of cultural relics prepared after consultation between the two Palace Museums has just been submitted to the mainland authorities. If successfully approved , There will be 910 pieces of the Beijing Palace Museum’s treasures on display in Hong Kong, which is more than the original 800 pieces. Among them, there are 166 pieces of first-class cultural relics. He also pointed out that the museum has plans to prepare an exhibition on the Old Summer Palace, but it will take two To three years.
He also believes that the current positioning of the museum has kept pace with the times, and the Hong Kong Palace Museum will firmly shoulder its social responsibilities and think about how to "land" and spread overseas.
Ding Xinbao (right) points out that the museum is no longer a hallowed hall, and it is only for intellectuals to visit. When curating the exhibition, it is necessary to tend to learn in simple terms and appreciate both elegance and common sense.
(Photo by Chen Shuxia)
The director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, Wu Zhihua, and the former director of the Museum of History and the visiting professor of the Department of History of the Chinese University, Ding Xinbao, shared a conversation today in a lecture. The two have worked with many government museums and have witnessed the culture of Hong Kong museums since the 1980s. Changes from the end to the present.
Ding Xinbao pointed out that the Hong Kong City Museum of Art was divided into two in 1975 to separate history and art. In the late 1980s, the development of the museum began to take shape, and the Space Museum, Science Museum, History Museum and Hong Kong Museum of Art were completed one after another. Speaking of the changes with museums 50 years ago, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, which he reopened in November of the previous year, has made great progress in hardware, and the scale of exhibitions and interpretation methods have also changed. "(Art Museum) In the early days, many people played, and anyone in Yijia would like it."
He also pointed out that the museum is no longer a hallowed hall, but only for intellectuals. When curating exhibitions, it is necessary to tend to understand the simple things in a simple way and appreciate both the elegance and the common.
Wu Zhihua pointed out that coming to curate exhibitions for museums today, he is facing more challenges, including the right to speak in the public, and he is more committed to social responsibility. He needs to cooperate with different sectors, including history, art, business, and cultural and creative circles. It is hoped that through the positioning and advantages of the museum, positive education will be provided to the general public, including disadvantaged groups, disabilities and SEN.
He also described that the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the Beijing Palace Museum are brothers, "from the same parents." However, the Hong Kong Palace Museum will use a modern perspective to show cultural inheritance and innovation. It will also explain the relationship between Hong Kong and the Palace Museum, and will face In the world, "Forbidden City culture is not just a 600-year court struggle. The collection of cultural relics must have an interpretation, first have vitality, and how to "land" and spread overseas." He also revealed that the museum has plans to prepare an exhibition on the Old Summer Palace. , But I believe it will take two to three years before it can be unveiled.
Wu Zhihua revealed that the newly prepared list of cultural relics has just been submitted to the mainland authorities after consultations between the two palaces. If approved, 910 treasures of the Beijing Palace Museum will be exhibited in Hong Kong.
(Photo by Chen Shuxia)
Collection of cultural relics will arrive in Hong Kong in batches from Beijing in May next year
When interviewed by the media, Wu Zhihua revealed that the Hong Kong Palace Museum is currently undergoing exhibition hall decoration and is expected to be completed in April next year. In May, the cultural relics of the Palace Museum in Beijing will arrive in Hong Kong in batches, and it is expected to open as scheduled in July next year.
He also revealed that the newly prepared list of cultural relics has just been submitted to the mainland authorities. It involves 910 items, which is more than the original 800 items. It will cover important exhibits of the Forbidden City in Beijing. There are 166 first-class cultural relics. "There are more than 900 items in the collection. , Leaving and transporting to the same place for exhibition, it can be said that he has never tried it since the opening of the museum."
As for ticket pricing, there is still no final decision. When asked about the exchange and cooperation with the National Palace Museum in Taipei, he pointed out that he has always established contact with the other party and looks forward to future cooperation space, including exchanges and academic research. He emphasized, three The Forbidden City will inherit the culture of the Forbidden City together.
Wu Zhihua believes that today's museum positioning has kept pace with the times, and the Hong Kong Palace Museum will firmly shoulder its social responsibilities and think about how to "land" and spread overseas.
(Photo by Chen Shuxia)
The Hong Kong Palace Museum is exhibiting at Fine Art Asia 2021 (Fine Art Asia). The exhibition area is designed according to the Forbidden City and "presents" the solemn imperial power unique to the Hall of Supreme Harmony with special materials. The algae well in the center of the ceiling and the special forged pillars can be seen For one thing, a 3D model is also used to show the appearance of the Hong Kong Forbidden City. There are also special films showing some art treasures, including a number of rare ceramics that were delivered to Hong Kong by the Palace Museum, such as the Northern Song Dynasty white-glazed porcelain child-shaped pillows, and Qianlong colored glass spirals. Visitors in the exhibition can "get it fast" online.
During the exhibition, the Hong Kong Palace Museum hosted a number of lectures. Researchers and curators shared behind-the-scenes stories about preparing the museum, including today’s "Interview with Curators: Observation of Hong Kong Museum Culture in Half a Century", with commissioners on site to demonstrate Demonstration and introduction of Chinese painting and calligraphy restoration techniques with a history of thousands of years.
Fine Art Asia 2021 will close tomorrow.
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