Lining Revealed explores the relationship between folk craft and contemporary art by presenting artworks, handicrafts, and archival documents together. Using contemporary art’s critical lens, it highlights the historical, social and cultural significance of folk craft and its role in shaping modern perspectives, at the same time emphasising the importance of contemporary art in preserving cultural heritage.

The Special Exhibition ‘Picasso for Asia: A Conversation’ is the first major showcase of Picasso’s works in Hong Kong in over a decade. More than sixty masterpieces by Picasso will be on loan from the Musée national Picasso-Paris. They will be placed in conversation with over eighty pieces from the M+ Collections by more than twenty Asian and Asian-diasporic artists from the early twentieth century to the present.

* This is the opening programme of the French May Arts Festival 2025

Photo | Luis Chan. Cubist Sea Shore, 1959, oil on board. Courtesy of private collection. Acquisition in progress. © Luis Trust. Image courtesy of Hanart TZ Gallery

Food culture is a vital component of traditional Chinese heritage, boasting a rich and diverse history. ‘A Movable Feast: The Culture of Food and Drink in China’ takes 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. These objects, primarily on loan from The Palace Museum, span from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty. Additional works on display come from the British Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, as well as museums in Hong Kong.

Photo 1–3 | © The Palace Museum
Photo 1 | Lobed cup with dragon-shaped handle, Song dynasty (960–1279)
Photo 2 | ‘A Night Banquet at Peach and Plum Garden’ (detail) by Ding Guanpeng, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Photo 3 | Portable box with dragons amid waves, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736–1795)

Cézanne and Renoir Looking at the World – Masterpieces from the Musée de l’Orangerie and the Musée d’Orsay is Hong Kong's first major exhibition featuring the French Impressionist masters Paul Cézanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It showcases 52 masterpieces from the renowned Musée de l'Orangerie and Musée d'Orsay. The exhibition simulates a dialogue between Cézanne and Renoir, inviting viewers into their inner worlds and offering new insights into their lives and deep friendship. Visitors can step onto a French train platform and embark on a journey into the creative realms of Cézanne and Renoir.

Photo 1–3 | © Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Photo 4 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919) | Portrait of Two Girls(detail) | 1890 – 1892 | Oil on canvas | 46.5 x 55 cm | Musée de l'Orangerie | © GrandPalaisRmn (musée de l'Orangerie) / Franck Raux
Photo 5 | Paul Cézanne (1839 – 1906) | Three Bathers (detail) | 1874 – 1875 | Oil on canvas | 19.5 x 22.5 cm | Musée de l'Orangerie | © GrandPalaisRmn (musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
Photo 6 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919) | Bouquet in a Theatre Box (detail) | ca. 1880 | Oil on canvas | 40 x 51 cm | Musée de l'Orangerie | © GrandPalaisRmn (musée de l'Orangerie)
Photo 7 | Paul Cézanne (1839 – 1906) | Apples and Biscuits (detail) | ca. 1880 | Oil on canvas | 45 x 55 cm | Musée de l'Orangerie | © GrandPalaisRmn (musée de l'Orangerie) / Hervé Lewandowski

Presented by:
Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Jointly organised by:
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Musée de l’Orangerie
Musée d’Orsay

Exhibition Coordinator: Manifesto Expo

The second edition of WestK FunFest will transform WestK with nearly a hundred family-friendly activities! Enjoy interactive performances, theatre experiences, large outdoor art installations, and free programmes and workshops created by acclaimed artists and arts groups from Hong Kong, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and more.

Objects of Play: Hoo Mojong Centennial Retrospective takes place during a significant moment: the centenary of Hoo Mojong’s birth. A trailblazer in modern art, Hoo is a key figure in bridging Eastern and Western artistic languages. She left her hometown in her early 20s, and her extensive travels and residencies around the world not only enriched her personal experiences but also infused her artistic creations with multicultural inspiration. The exhibition will comprehensively trace Hoo’s artistic journey featuring nearly 100 artworks, including paintings, prints, drawings and archival materials from various periods of her career, recapping her integration of Chinese and Western art styles and investigations of the spirituality and power of ordinary life.

Photo 1 | Detail, Hoo Mojong (1924-2012), Two Baskets of Apples,1978, Oil painting on canvas, 114×195 cm, Courtesy of Mountain Art Culture and Education Foundation
Photo 2 | Detail, Hoo Mojong (1924-2012), Watching a Painting Exhibition, 1980, Oil on canvas, 146×114 cm, Courtesy of AYE GALLERY

Popular culture is an indispensable part of life that often stimulates vitality and creativity. Hong Kong’s pop culture draws inspirations from humour, a consistent trendsetter that has left a profound mark on the city’s rich and colourful cultural landscape. The ‘Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival 2025’, themed ‘More Than Joy’, offers not only joy and laughter but also an opportunity to appreciate how pop culture can be transmitted and transformed, highlighting possibilities for integration and breakthroughs. This third festival features a diverse range of programmes including stage performances, film screenings, thematic exhibitions and outreach activities.

Tai Kwun’s SPOTLIGHT: A Season of Performing Arts has always advocated for interdisciplinary collaborations, where artists break free from conventional notions of space and form to explore new possibilities in the performing arts.

In the fifth edition of the season, Fragile! Human Inside invites audiences into an immersive audio-visual realm where the boundaries between the virtual and the real become fluid. ARIKA from Japan features an electrifying clash of contemporary dance and rap music. Infinite Extension, a dance triple bill, showcases the evolving voices of three promising choreographers and Fugue of Two Shores serves as the finale of the site-specific theatrical trilogy that spanned across four years.

Photo | © Tai Kwun