[Workshop 工作坊]
✨ Serene Scents: Literati Incense Arts ✨
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵; 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯.
In need of calm in a busy world? Join this immersive workshop at UMAG, inspired by the exhibition ‘Handmade and Handheld: Song to Qing Dynasty Chinese Bronzes for the Scholar’s Studio.’ Discover how incense objects opened a window to the literati’s soul
Highlights of the experience:
• Explore and appreciate the ancient ’charcoal-heating’ technique and enjoying the serene aroma of premium agarwood
• Creating a traditional ‘incense seal’’ (香篆),through mindful practice and connecting with this ancient tradition and practice
• Guided by Katrina Cheng, blending classical incense arts with contemporary mindfulness for everyday elegance
Allow a gentle wisp of incense to bring peace to your body and mind 🍃
👉 Workshop details: Please check the link in bio!
✨靜看心香:文人香事體驗✨
寄情掌中造物,養就內在心香。
在忙碌都市生活中渴望一刻寧靜?來UMAG參與沉浸式工作坊,靈感源自展覽《掌中造物——宋至清代中國文房青銅器》,一同探索香器如何成為文人照見心境的明窗與寄情雅物。
工作坊亮點:
• 欣賞古法「隔火熏香」,細味頂級沉香的清寂安和
• 親手製作傳統「香篆」,透過專注押印與靜心觀照,學習文人以香怡情、借物養志的智慧
• 由導師鄭宇真 Katrina Cheng 引領,融合古典香藝與現代靜觀練習,將雅意融入日常
願一縷沉香,伴你於喧囂中覓得身心從容 🍃
👉 工作坊詳情:詳情請瀏覽 link in bio!
It’s wrap season once again! 🎁✨ Let’s celebrate UMAG’s milestones and memories from 2025… check out our 2025 Wrapped!
又到了一年一度的回顧季節!🎁✨ 一起來回顧UMAG在2025年的精彩時刻與里程碑吧!
The University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, is honoured to present Symbols of Identity: IKAT Textiles from Indonesia a highly focused exhibition highlighting the artistic virtuosity of weavers across the Indonesian archipelago. Building upon the Museum’s presentation of IKAT Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago in 2017, and two new publication projects, including Noble Virtuosity: Hidden Asymmetry in Ikat Textiles from Sumba, the display reveals forms of asymmetric design that scholars so far have consistently overlooked or explicitly negated in the past. Today, investigations of early specimens reveal that high class weavers from these islands excelled in hiding tiny visual elements that disrupted expected symmetry in a way that was made to be overlooked. They exploited insights in the way we process visual information by simulating regularity, while deceitfully tying in elements that break it. Thereby they were so successful in their deceit that in academia it remained unnoticed for over a century.
The opening of the exhibition was held at UMAG on December 11. Officiating guests included the collector and author Dr Peter ten Hoopen, and UMAG Director Dr Florian Knothe.
The exhibition displays the dyers’ virtuosity, as well as the playfulness and the element of ‘flow’ that inspired their work. This ode to the artists’ ingenuity aims to create a new global class of initiates and to inspire even greater admiration for their art. We thank the HKU Museum Society for supporting this remarkable exhibition.
香港大學美術博物館榮幸呈獻「文符交織:印尼伊卡的絣織意像」展覽,聚焦探索印尼群島織造者非凡的藝術造詣。延續2017年「生如錦繡:印尼群島的伊卡絣織」展覽的學術脈絡,並結合包括《印尼群島的伊卡絣織》的兩本全新研究專著,透過本展覽揭示以往一貫被忽視或明確否定的伊卡絣織不對稱美學。現今對早期伊卡織品的研究顯示,這些島嶼上的織造者擅長將微小圖案隱藏在織品中,巧妙地打破預期的對稱性。這些社會上層的織造者深諳視覺感知的奧妙,營造規律的表象,同時交織突破常規的巧思;其染織技藝之高超,令學術界逾百年未曾發現這種隱藏的意像。
展覽開幕於12 月 11 日舉行。主禮嘉賓包括收藏家及作家Peter ten Hoopen博士以及港大美術博物館總監羅諾德博士。
本次展覽呈現了印尼群島染織者的精湛技藝,以及流動的趣味靈韻如何激發他們的創作靈感。這不僅頌揚藝術家的巧思,並期望在全球拓展新的鑒賞者群體,開啟公衆對伊卡絣織藝術更崇高的敬意。我們衷心感謝香港大學博物館學會對本次精彩展覽的鼎力支持。
🌐 Join Our Team at University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG)! 🌐
We`re Hiring: Senior Collections Manager
Join the University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) to shape impactful exhibitions and preserve cultural heritage! You’ll:
🔸 Manage, maintain, and facilitate the use of the University’s art collections
🔸 Work closely with museum communities, the University community, and professional organizations
🔸 Provide key services including collections documentation, condition reporting, loan management, database and digital asset maintenance, research support, supervision of students and volunteers, and contributions to programmes, outreach and professional development.
✨ Ideal Candidate:
✅ A Master’s degree in Art History, Museum Studies, Collections Management, Library Science, Material Culture, or a related discipline;
✅ At least 6 years’ professional museum experience;
✅A solid knowledge of management of art collections, documentation responsibilities and procedures
Apply Now!
📅 Deadline: 9 January 2025
* For more information, please visit the link in bio!