Exhibitions
The Hong Kong Palace Museum presents over 900 priceless treasures from the Palace Museum. Many of them are on display in Hong Kong for the first time, while others have never been shown to the public before. The Museum regularly presents special exhibitions featuring Chinese art and culture, as well as art and treasures from other parts of the world.
A Movable Feast: The Culture of Food and Drink in China
This exhibition will take the audience through a feast that traverses spiritual, cultural, and physical spaces. It explores the culinary culture and lifestyle of ancient Chinese people through the evolution of food vessels, eating practices, and traditions, presenting approximately 110 exquisite works.
A Movable Feast: The Culture of Food and Drink in China
This exhibition will take the audience through a feast that traverses spiritual, cultural, and physical spaces. It explores the culinary culture and lifestyle of ancient Chinese people through the evolution of food vessels, eating practices, and traditions, presenting approximately 110 exquisite works.
The Forbidden City and The Palace of Versailles: China-France Cultural Encounters in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
This special exhibition presents nearly 150 spectacular treasures from the Palace Museum and the Palace of Versailles, illuminating the fascinating encounters and exchanges between China and France in science, artisanship, arts, culture, and philosophy during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Forbidden City and The Palace of Versailles: China-France Cultural Encounters in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
This special exhibition presents nearly 150 spectacular treasures from the Palace Museum and the Palace of Versailles, illuminating the fascinating encounters and exchanges between China and France in science, artisanship, arts, culture, and philosophy during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art of Armaments — Qing Dynasty Military Collection from The Palace Museum
This exhibition is organised in six thematic sections: “The Rise of the Eight Banners and Qing Rule”, “Swords and Sabres across the State”, “Equestrian Archery and Firearms”, “Military Drills, Inspections, and Rites”, “Images as Histories”, and “Coastal Defence”. With a diverse array of exceptional objects, the exhibition presents the development of Qing military organisation, technology, and artistry, enriching the understanding of Qing military culture.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art of Armaments — Qing Dynasty Military Collection from The Palace Museum
This exhibition is organised in six thematic sections: “The Rise of the Eight Banners and Qing Rule”, “Swords and Sabres across the State”, “Equestrian Archery and Firearms”, “Military Drills, Inspections, and Rites”, “Images as Histories”, and “Coastal Defence”. With a diverse array of exceptional objects, the exhibition presents the development of Qing military organisation, technology, and artistry, enriching the understanding of Qing military culture.
Entering the Forbidden City: Architecture, Collection, and Heritage
The central position of the Forbidden City testifies to its significance to Chinese politics and culture. Featuring over 100 significant works from the Palace Museum, this exhibition sheds light on the architecture and activities of the Qing court.
Entering the Forbidden City: Architecture, Collection, and Heritage
The central position of the Forbidden City testifies to its significance to Chinese politics and culture. Featuring over 100 significant works from the Palace Museum, this exhibition sheds light on the architecture and activities of the Qing court.
From Dawn to Dusk: Life and Art in the Forbidden City
Follow in the footsteps of the emperors and empresses of the Forbidden City and experience court life in the eighteenth century. Significant events from morning to bedtime and over 300 sumptuous treasures from the Palace Museum represent key moments in their busy and well-regulated lives. These moments bring to life the colour, texture, joy, and sorrow of life inside the Forbidden City.
From Dawn to Dusk: Life and Art in the Forbidden City
Follow in the footsteps of the emperors and empresses of the Forbidden City and experience court life in the eighteenth century. Significant events from morning to bedtime and over 300 sumptuous treasures from the Palace Museum represent key moments in their busy and well-regulated lives. These moments bring to life the colour, texture, joy, and sorrow of life inside the Forbidden City.
Brilliance: Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum, 1368–1644
This exhibition features over 100 representative Ming ceramic treasures from the collection of the Palace Museum. It is organised in three sections and explores the development and the outstanding achievements of ceramic production in form, glaze, and design in the early, mid-, and late Ming dynasty.
Brilliance: Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum, 1368–1644
This exhibition features over 100 representative Ming ceramic treasures from the collection of the Palace Museum. It is organised in three sections and explores the development and the outstanding achievements of ceramic production in form, glaze, and design in the early, mid-, and late Ming dynasty.
The Quest for Originality: Contemporary Design and Traditional Craft in Dialogue
This exhibition brings together nearly 100 precious objects from the Palace Museum in lively dialogue with Hong Kong contemporary design talents. It demonstrates the deep interest in innovation, materiality, and function in design shared by people of the past and today, and how contemporary work draws inspiration from time-honoured traditions.
The Quest for Originality: Contemporary Design and Traditional Craft in Dialogue
This exhibition brings together nearly 100 precious objects from the Palace Museum in lively dialogue with Hong Kong contemporary design talents. It demonstrates the deep interest in innovation, materiality, and function in design shared by people of the past and today, and how contemporary work draws inspiration from time-honoured traditions.
Passion for Collecting: Founding Donations to the Hong Kong Palace Museum
To commemorate the grand opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum in 2022, many Hong Kong collectors and artists generously supported the Museum's mission of promoting Chinese culture by donating important works of art. Their incredible generosity helped lay the foundation for the Museum’s growing collection. In less than two years, we have received over 1,100 donated works.
Passion for Collecting: Founding Donations to the Hong Kong Palace Museum
To commemorate the grand opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum in 2022, many Hong Kong collectors and artists generously supported the Museum's mission of promoting Chinese culture by donating important works of art. Their incredible generosity helped lay the foundation for the Museum’s growing collection. In less than two years, we have received over 1,100 donated works.
