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The Summer Solstice arrives with an abundance of sunshine and the world bursting with vitality – a time perfect for music. Join us at the Art Museum to experience the cultural rhythms of CUHK.

 

On 28 June, the Museum will present the “Summer Fest” with fellow CUers, featuring “Sound of Summer” musical conversations, lively busking performances, unique architecture tours, hands-on workshops and guided tours of the exhibition “Transcending Transience: Art and Culture of Late Ming Jiangnan”, among others.

New Wing

Exhibitions

Transcending Transience KV

After the Northern Song period, the flourishing of the arts and letters peaked again in China during the 1560s-1670s. While this period was wrought with political instability and dynastic change, Jiangnan remained the most affluent region, where scholars and gentry cultivated and aspired to an elegant lifestyle. In addition to collecting art, merchants and professionals also created and designed works of art. The pursuit of “eccentric 奇” and “quaint 趣” art objects encouraged artists and craftsmen to break free from--or appropriate--ancient traditions and create expressive works. A kaleidoscope of styles emerged, from the nuanced paintings by the learned scholars to the florid textiles for the ostentatious consumers and everything in between. Further contributing to this vibrant scene were the export items destined for overseas, the market for which was constantly growing in an era of trade.

The exhibition features 193 precious art objects from the CUHK Art Museum and Shanghai Museum, as well as other prominent local and foreign collections to reveal the texture of life in late Ming Jiangnan.

All Programmes

"Sound of Summer" Musical Conversations

Musician-led gallery wanderings where melodies unlock dialogues with antiquity

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From 1971 to 2025: Art Museum Space Odyssey"

Explore Art Museum spaces in a 45-minute odyssey from 1971 to 2025

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Ink Art Postcard

Create your ink art postcard and experience the exquisite artistry of late Ming craftsmen!

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International Academic Lecture Series

“The Pride of Hong Kong: Three Preeminent Collections of Ancient Paintings and Calligraphies”

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Coffee Shop IDEAOLOGY

Now open

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Muse Moments

Meet CU musicians and feel the cultural pulse of the University

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Romance of Typesetting

Demonstration and hands-on experiences of movable type

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Artefact Storyteller 

Art Museum Ambassadors (AMA) are ready to share with you the stories behind our exhibits

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Transcending Transience: Art and Culture of Late-Ming Jiangnan

Till 2025.7.20

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Book Shop

Latest publications & gifts

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Programme Schedule

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* Pre-registration is required for these activities.

Transcending Transience: Art and Culture of Late Ming Jiangnan

Co-organisers: The Shanghai Museum, the Art Museum and Department of Fine Arts of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sponsor: Bei Shan Tang Foundation

Courtesy of lenders: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Liang Yi Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Museum für Asiatische Kunst (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin), Tianminlou, Bei Shan Tang, Lee King Fun (Andrew), Chengxuntang, Haven Collection, Qingle Pavilion, Shum Hing-shun, Hua E Jiao Hui Lou, Chris Hall, Xian Qu Xuan, Michael S. L. Liu, Huaihaitang

Summer Fest

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Contact us

Tel: 39435027

Email: artmuseum@cuhk.edu.hk

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