Important Notices
<Museum Clousre During Mid-Autumn Festival>
The Museum galleries and bookstore will be closed from 3:00 PM on Monday, 6 October 2025, through Tuesday, 7 October 2025, in observance of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Thank you for your kind attention and understanding.
WHAT'S ON
Bamboo Baskets
Chinese Origins, Japanese Innovations
25 Jun 2025 - 26 Oct 2025Designing Jewels:
200 years of French Savoir-Faire (1770 – 1970)
6 Jun 2025 - 5 Oct 2025Bamboo Baskets
Chinese Origins, Japanese Innovations
25 Jul 2025 - 26 Oct 2025 Guided TourGuided Tour and Ikebana Workshop
with Japanese Bamboo Basket Experts
4 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025 Guided TourWorkshopIlluminating the Luminous Teaching
Early Chinese Christianity from the Tang to the Yuan Dynasties
16 Oct 2025 LectureTransnational Sonic Encounters in Hong Kong:
Violin Meets Sheng, Pipa, and Guzheng
14 Oct 2025 PerformanceDesigning Jewels: 200 years of French Savoir-Faire (1770 – 1970)
Public Guided Tour and Designer Demonstration in September & October
7 Jun 2025 - 5 Oct 2025 Guided Tour and Designer DemonstrationDesigning Jewels: Exhibition Accessibility Program
1 Sep 2025 - 5 Oct 2025 Exhibition Accessibility ProgramBROWSE COLLECTION BY CATEGORY
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✨ Illuminating the Luminous Teaching ✨
Join us for a fascinating journey through 1,000 years of early Chinese Christianity! 🏛️
📅 Thursday, 16 October 2025
🕕 6:30-7:30 PM
📍 Drake Gallery, UMAG
Dr. Glen L. Thompson will explore the remarkable story of the Church of the East in China - from the Tang Dynasty`s "Luminous Teaching" to the “Yelikewenjiao” in the Song and Yuan periods. Discover how Christianity flourished in China centuries before Protestant missionaries arrived!
🗣️Dr Glen L. Thompson
Dr Glen L. Thompson was the Academic Dean and Prof of New Testament and Historical Theology at the Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong until his retirement in 2020. He has lectured internationally on the history and spread of Christianity, and the cultural exchanges resulting from it. He is an expert on early Christianity. His book Jingjiao: The Earliest Christian Church in China (Eerdmans Publishing, 2024) won the Award of Merit from Christianity Today and will be available for purchase, as will be copies of The Church of the East in Central Asia and China. 📚
Free admission | English lecture
Register: link in bio!
Don`t miss this unique opportunity to explore a hidden chapter of Chinese religious history!
🌄Today In History…
On September 30, 1988, the renowned artist Fang Zhaoling created this striking landscape at the Fung Ping Shan Museum (former body of the UMAG), responding to a request from her classmate Dr. Michael Lau, former curator of the museum…
Swipe to read more about this masterpiece and its story!
🌄 歷史上的今天…
於1988年9月30日，著名畫家方召麐應馮平山博物館（現港大美術博物館）前館長和舊同學劉唯邁博士的要求繪製了這幅山水畫…
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Featured Artwork: FANG Zhaoling (1914–2006), Landscape, 1988, horizontal scroll, ink and colour on paper, Gift of FANG Zhaoling, HKU.P.1989.0957
圖中作品：方召麐 （1914–2006），山水 ，1988，設色紙本橫幅，方召麐惠贈，HKU.P.1989.0957
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UMAG’s October opening schedule—plan ahead so you don’t miss out or show up when we’re closed! See you soon at UMAG! 🦁✨
香港大學美術博物館10月份開放安排，預先規劃行程以免摸門釘哦！博物館見！🦁✨
Discover the artistry and quiet beauty of Japanese craft! 🧺🌸
Join us for a Guided Tour and Ikebana Workshop at UMAG, happening on three Saturdays in October!
Start your journey with an ikebana flower arrangement class led by Odile Lundy, certified ikebana teacher, followed by a guided tour by Travis Lundy—collector of Japanese bamboo baskets. Explore the beauty of seasonal floral composition and gain personal insights on Japanese basket artistry.
Please visit the link in bio for more information!
🗓 Workshop Dates:
04 Oct (Sat) | 2–5:30pm
11 Oct (Sat) | 2–5:30pm
18 Oct (Sat) | 2–5:30pm
👥 Adults | 10 spots per session
💵 HK$300 (materials/tools provided)
📍 Workshop Room, G/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU
💬 English