Fragrance of Time — In Search of Chinese Art of Scent | Chinese Culture Festival 2024

Nature: Museums / Galleries / Public Spaces
Organiser(s): Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Shanghai Museum
Description: The culture of fragrance has a long history in China. The use and appreciation of fragrances were closely intertwined with the aesthetics of life and artistic creation in ancient China. This exhibition showcases a constellation of precious artefacts, including ceramics, bamboo carvings, paintings and bronze objects from the collections of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Shanghai Museum. Spanning from the Neolithic period to the 20th century, this exhibition takes the audience on an olfactory journey across thousands of years, enhancing their understanding and appreciation of Chinese fragrance culture.

*This exhibition is part of the Chinese Culture Festival 2024

Image courtesy of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Date: 28 June – 16 October 2024
Time: 10am to 6pm, Monday to Wednesday & Friday;
10am to 9pm, Saturday to Sunday & public holiday;
Closed on Thursday (except public holiday)
Venue: The Special Gallery, 2/F, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Ticketing:

Tickets available at URBTIX

Ticket Price: Standard: HK$30
e-Ticket Agents: URBTIX
Website: hk.art.museum/en/web/ma/exhibitions-and-events/fragrance-of-time.html
Enquiry: 2721 0116
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