After one of the best night's sleep I'd had in a long time I woke up to find my clothes all dry from the night before. Great start to the day and when I looked out of the window it looked like the rain had stopped whether that would last I wasn't too s

Thursday 27th June 2019It was raining in the morning as I made my way to the city of Kobe. The train ride to JR Kobe Station from Himeji took about an hour and very soon I was making my way out of the station towards the direction of Kobe Harbo

Did you know that there was a connection between our large 7000 inhabitant village of Wingerworth Randolph Hearst and the a museum across the pond in St Louis No neither did I until I treated our village as if I were a visitor on a first visit . As a v

From the moment the Los Angeles County Museum of Art unveiled the latest version of its new design, critics have piled on.

Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place.

81-year-old Ben Barcelona is L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer. But what happens when the coronavirus shutters culture in California?

London Fire Brigade Museum secures National Lottery support

In his first in-depth interview as Academy Museum director, Bill Kramer talks budget, construction time lines and, most important, what you'll see inside.

Indianapolis Contemporary is closing permanently, almost a year after changing its name and a few months after hiring a new executive director.

As The Children's Museum, Newfields and others wait for the OK to reopen, they are strategizing how to keep visitors safe from the coronavirus spread.

As The Children's Museum, Newfields and others wait for the OK to reopen, they are strategizing how to keep visitors safe from the coronavirus spread.

A mostly millennial crowd explored the upgraded and interactive museum.

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The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum will hold a fun day on November 10 to commemorate Dr Sun's revolutionary journey and enhance public knowledge of the museum.

A variety of activities including a concert, birthday cake motif cardholder workshop and cosplay will be provided.

There will also be virtual reality games and a display of early textbooks for visitors to learn more about Dr Sun's school life in Hong Kong.

In addition, a cultural tour will be held on the Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail. Prior registration is required.

Visitors can also tour the museum's permanent exhibits which comprise precious historical artefacts and a wide range of audiovisual programmes.

Admission is free.

Click here for details.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art will reopen on November 30 with 11 new exhibitions, after major expansion and renovation.

Ordinary to Extraordinary: Stories of the Museum, an exhibition of gems from the museum's collection, will showcase exceptional works curated from its four core collections - Chinese Antiquities, Chinese Painting & Calligraphy, China Trade Art, and Modern & Hong Kong Art.

Museum of Art Director Maria Mok said that by sharing the fascinating stories behind these works, the exhibition will help visitors discover little-known anecdotes about the museum throughout the 57 years since its founding.

The exhibition From Dung Basket to Dining Cart: 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Wu Guanzhong will showcase more than 100 of the artist’s paintings to not only honour his contributions to Chinese art, but also pay tribute to his artistic pursuits spanning over half a century.

The development of Hong Kong art has been a unique local experience.

The Hong Kong Experience‧Hong Kong Experiment exhibition makes use of the museum's collection accumulated over half a century to capture all these different experiences and experiments, portraying the development of Hong Kong art.

The museum has been closed since August 2015 for renovations to increase exhibition space and upgrade its facilities.

After the expansion, its total exhibition area will increase from about 7,000 to 10,000 sq m and the number of galleries will increase from seven to 12.

Click here to reserve admission time slots.

The Science Museum is presenting the special Unlocking the Secrets - The Science of Conservation at The Palace Museum exhibition to tie in with the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City in 2020.

More than 100 artefacts from the Palace Museum collection are being showcased to highlight the application of science and technology in conservation.

They include bronzes, clocks, textiles, thangkas, wood furniture, lacquerware and inlaid works along with ceramics, calligraphy and hand-painted copies of ancient paintings.

The show also presents the Conservation Office’s work by showcasing intriguing restoration cases so that visitors can learn more about the work and skills of conservators as well as their mission to preserve Hong Kong’s heritage assets.

The Science Museum will launch a series of interactive family activities, including demonstrations and workshops conducted by Palace Museum conservators, guided tours featuring theatrical plays and storytelling, and visits to conservation laboratories.

Jointly presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department and the Palace Museum, the exhibition will run until March 18 next year.

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The pint-sized institution, which opened last year, is filled with 1,000 feline-themed knickknacks that journeyed with their owners from Ukraine

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"Occupy White Walls" allows players to design their own art galleries—and explore others' out-of-the-box creations