Hong Kong Palace Museum Student Free Admission Days

Hong Kong Palace Museum Hosts First-ever Student Free Admission Days, Offering 8,000 Complimentary Tickets over 4 Days, Jointly Sponsored by Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation

As the new school year begins, the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM or the Museum) is pleased to announce the launch of its first-ever Student Free Admission Days, offering 8,000 complimentary Special Exhibition tickets across four designated days in September and October. As part of the “Art Journey for Youth at HKPM” jointly sponsored by Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation, this initiative invites local primary and secondary school students to visit the Museum and get up close to the Chinese art treasures and precious artefacts from around the world.

The Student Free Admission Days will be hosted on 21 and 22 September (Saturday and Sunday), and 12 and 13 October (Saturday and Sunday) 2024, with a maximum of 2,000 complimentary tickets available daily. Full-time local primary and secondary school students who successfully register for one of these designated days can visit all the thematic exhibitions (Galleries 1-7) and the special exhibition “The Adorned Body: French Fashion and Jewellery 1770–1910 from the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris” (Gallery 9).

The complimentary tickets for the four designated days will be available for registration starting from 12 noon on 11 September 2024 through Cityline, the Museum’s official ticketing partner. The complimentary tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each registration can book a maximum of two complimentary tickets. Successful registrants must present their valid full-time primary or secondary school student identity proof upon entry. Each complimentary ticket is valid for single admission only.

The HKPM aims to promote Chinese arts and culture, and foster dialogue among world civilisations by presenting priceless treasures from the Palace Museum and other renowned cultural institutions worldwide. Jointly sponsored by Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation, the “Art Journey for Youth at HKPM” offers an opportunity for students in Hong Kong, particularly those from underprivileged families, to visit the Museum. Since 2022/23 school year, more than 80,000 students and teachers have benefited from this initiative. In addition to the Student Free Admission Days, the “Art Journey for Youth at HKPM” offers sponsored school group visits to the Museum. Please refer to the HKPM website for more information.

Don’t miss the final month of “The Adorned Body” special exhibition

The special exhibition “The Adorned Body: French Fashion and Jewellery 1770–1910 from the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris”, currently on display in the HKPM’s Gallery 9, will conclude on 14 October. As one of the four major exhibitions in the West Kowloon Cultural District to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, this marks the first time the prestigious Paris museum’s comprehensive collection of historical French fashionwear has been on display in Asia. The exhibition highlights fascinating stories about the evolution of fashion in France and the dynamic interplay of cultures that have shaped it. With the exhibition entering its final stage, visitors are encouraged to seize the final chance to experience the magnificence of nearly 400 stunning items of clothing, pieces of jewellery, and accessories dating from the late 18th to the early 20th century. The audio guide for “The Adorned Body” is narrated by acclaimed singer and fashion icon Karen Mok in English, Cantonese and Putonghua. Karen will guide the global audience through these precious exhibits before they return to France.

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About the Hong Kong Palace Museum

The Hong Kong Palace Museum aspires to become a leading institution on the study and appreciation of Chinese art and culture while advancing dialogue between world civilisations. The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a collaborative project between the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and the Palace Museum and is funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust with a donation of HK$3.5 billion for its establishment, as well as some of the annual exhibitions and education programmes in 2023–2031.

Embracing new curatorial approaches, the Museum combines a Hong Kong perspective with a global vision to present precious artefacts from the Palace Museum and other important cultural institutions around the world. Through research, exhibitions, and educational and professional exchange programmes, the Museum aims to build international partnerships and position Hong Kong as a global hub for art and culture. At heart a resource that belongs to the local community, the Museum strives to inspire community engagement, foster dialogue, and promote creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration.

https://www.hkpm.org.hk/

About the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation

The Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation was established in 2010 in memory of the late founder of Sino Group and Far East Organization, Mr Ng Teng Fong. The Foundation is a steadfast advocate of education, arts and culture, heritage, environment, youth development elderly services. It pays particular attention to alleviating poverty, and supporting disadvantaged groups and social welfare causes. Over the years, the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation has supported more than 300 local non-governmental organisations and social enterprises.

In addition to supporting good causes such as the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the National Gallery of Singapore as well as restoration of the Great Wall and Yanxi Gong, the Foundation provides financial assistance for students from underprivileged families in Hong Kong and China through the Ng Teng Fong Scholarships. It also supports scholastic initiatives of Peking University, Tsinghua University and Zhejiang University in China as well as the National University of Singapore, Singapore University of Technology+ and Design and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

www.ntfcf.org.hk

About the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation

Established in 2019, the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation is a charitable organisation dedicated to serving the youth of Hong Kong. It promotes opportunities in the Greater Bay Area through a collaborative effort of youth leaders from various sectors. With our mission, “For Our Youth, For Our Future”, we support young individuals in their academic pursuits, careers, and business development within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Since its inception, the Foundation has launched and funded over 400 projects across technology, arts, education, and sports, benefiting more than 170,000 Hong Kong youths. Our key initiative, YO PLACE, operates under a membership scheme and serves as a comprehensive youth platform, providing both online and offline resources about educational, career, and entrepreneurial opportunities in the Greater Bay Area. Additional initiatives include the For Our Future Scholarship, GenRobo, and Arts Appreciation, among others.

Furthermore, through our various sponsorship programmes, including the Wish Builder Programme, the Guangdong Exchange Programme, the Youth Energy Programme, and other exchange programmes, we fund youth organisations to conduct a variety of training and exchange activities.

For more information about the Foundation and YO PLACE, please visit: www.gbayouth.org.hk and www.yoplace.org.hk

About the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK)

WestK is one of the largest and most ambitious cultural projects in the world. Its vision is to create a vibrant new cultural quarter for Hong Kong on forty hectares of reclaimed land located alongside Victoria Harbour. With a varied mix of theatres, performance spaces, and museums, WestK produces and hosts world-class exhibitions, performances, and cultural events, providing twenty-three hectares of public open space, including a two-kilometre waterfront promenade.

https://www.westk.hk

Source:  https://www.westk.hk/en/