M+ Museum｜It opens at the end of the calendar 9th, more than a hundred citizens line up: Ai Weiwei’s works are not on display, disappointed

M+, positioned as the first contemporary visual culture museum in Asia, will be open to the public from today (12th), and all visitors will visit it for free in the first year of its opening.

As soon as the exhibition hall opened this morning, M+ Deputy Director (Collections and Exhibitions) Kasiyao was moved to tears. She said that the whole project has been in preparation for 9 years and finally feels that her dream has come true.

Some citizens said they were disappointed that some of Ai Weiwei's works were not exhibited in the opening exhibition.

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The M+ Museum is officially open to the public today. The exhibition opens at ten o'clock. At nine o'clock, nearly a hundred people have been seen waiting in line.

Before the opening of the museum, Feng Cheng Shuyi, Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon-Canada Administration, and Hua Anya, curator of M+ Museum, attended the lion wake-up ceremony.

For the successful opening of the pavilion, the curator Hua Anya is very pleased to exhibit different and extraordinary works of art in Hong Kong.

I hope that visitors can enjoy the exhibition.

And M+ Deputy Director (Collections and Exhibitions) Kasiyao was moved to tears as soon as the exhibition hall opened. She said that after 9 years of preparation for the entire project, she finally feels "Dream Comes True".

Jennifer, an expatriate who ranked second in the waiting line, said that the M+ Museum is a brand new thing and was disappointed that Ai Weiwei's work was not exhibited in the opening exhibition.

She believes that a government will fall because of a work of art, but it can open people's minds.

Sometimes artworks are controversial and political.

One parent, Ms. Lu, said that she and other parents brought the children to come, saying that "the children just have a holiday after the exam." She said that although she is not sure about the exhibits inside, she thinks the content should not be boring. I hope the children can be more artistic Some interest, more knowledge.

Another student, Emma, ​​who is in Primary Four, said she is looking forward to it. She thinks that the entire environment of M+ is similar to that of Daguan, and she is very interested in all art-related things.

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