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HKU weekly notice (from October 11 to October 18, 2014)

10 Oct 2014

 

 HKU to confer an honorary degree upon Professor Shinya Yamanaka at the 191st Congregation
The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Dr David LI Kwok Po will confer the Doctor of Science honoris causa upon Professor Shinya Yamanaka, 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, at the 191st Congregation to be held on October 18, 2014 (Saturday).

The Congregation is arranged in connection with the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Workshops at which Professor Yamanaka will deliver a Special Keynote Lecture entitled "Dissecting Human Reprogramming Toward Pluripotency" immediately after the Congregation ceremony. 

Honorary Degrees are awarded to individuals in recognition of their distinguished service and commitment to the University, the community, and to academia. They are also conferred to those who have made valuable intellectual, social and cultural contributions to society and the world.

The 191st Congregation
Date:  October 18, 2014 (Saturday)
Time:  3:30pm
Venue:  Lecture Theatre 2, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Sassoon Road
(Note: Photographers are reminded to bring their long lenses and not to use flashlight)

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Workshops - Special Keynote Lecture by Professor Shinya Yamanaka
Date:  October 18, 2014 (Saturday)
Time:  4pm
Venue:  Lecture Theatre 2, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Sassoon Road

For more details about the congregation, please visit: http://www4.hku.hk/hongrads/

For media enquiries, please contact: Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk  or Ms Melanie Wan (Senior Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk.

HKUL Exhibition: Scholarly and Art works of the Family of Zhuangyuan Wu Lu
The HKU Libraries is holding an exhibition on the scholarly and art works of Mr Wu Lu, who was the top scorer in a palace examination held during the Guangxu (光緒) era (1871-1908) and was honoured with the widely-admired title Zhuangyuan (狀元).

The collection was donated by Mr Ng Tsz Tung (吳紫棟) and his family to the Fung Ping Shan Library. Mr Ng had devoted a great deal of time and effort in the past two decades collecting the dispersed art works of his grandfather the late Mr Wu Lu (吳魯). The donation includes Mr Wu Lu’s script for the imperial examination, manuscripts of the poems he wrote grieving at the Eight Power Expedition (八國聯軍) to China in 1900, as well as a number of calligraphy and books written by four generations of the Wu family.  These are not just treasures of the Wu family but also the treasures of the Chinese culture.

Date: October 6 to October 24, 2014. 
Venue: Special Collections, 1/F Main Library, the University of Hong Kong
Opening hours for the exhibition: (Monday to Friday) 9:00 am - 10:00 pm; (Saturday) 9:00 am - 7:00 pm; (Sunday) 10:00 am - 7:00 pm.

Media Contact:  Mr. Gary Chin, Tel: 2859 2211 / Ms. Marina Yeung, Tel: 2859 8903

University Museum and Art Gallery exhibitions
First time public display in HK: "A Universe Within: Suo Zhenhai's Inside-painted Snuff Bottles"
Period:  September 24, 2014 (Wednesday) to November 2, 2014 (Sunday)

An exhibition of Suo Zhenhai's Inside-painted Snuff Bottles from the Hong Yuan Collection will be on display from September 24 to November 2, 2014 at the University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong (UMAG).

Contemporary miniature painter Suo Zhenhai (1944–2006), a native of Raoyang in Hebei Province, studied the art and culture of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and the painterly styles and minutely detailed depictions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. A prolific artist, he has exhibited internationally and gained a reputation for his finely executed artworks, as well as for his work at the Hengshui Xisan Inside Painting Art Academy where he taught for years. The museum’s exhibition shows some 150 bottles decorated predominantly with landscape painting and genre scenes. Altogether, the array of objects testifies the Master Suo’s ability to represent ‘a universe within’ and to the more wide-spread and still ongoing interest in and high-quality manufacture of a medium cherished for centuries.

The University Museum’s display coincides with the 46th annual convention of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, which will take place first time in Hong Kong.

"Picasso Ceramics"
Period:  September 3, 2014 (Wednesday) to November 2, 2014 (Sunday)

The exhibition “Picasso Ceramics”, from the Nina Miller Collection, provides a unique opportunity to study the sculptural qualities and three-dimensional aspect of Pablo Picasso's work, never before seen in Hong Kong. From World War II to the end of Picasso's life in 1973, the Spanish artist created thousands of carefully sculpted and, often, colourfully glazed, objects that give testimony to his artistic diversity, ingenuity and enormous creative powers.

The exhibition includes more than 100 ceramic works, both Picasso's Madoura editions and unique individual pieces, as well as lithographs and posters designed by the artist, and images by renowned photographers depicting Picasso in his studio and home. Coming from one of the largest collection of the artist's ceramic ware in the world, this is the first time that the London-based Nina Miller Collection is ever seen publicly.

UMAG opening hours:  9:30am to 6:30pm (Monday to Saturday); 1:00 to 6:00pm (Sunday),  closed on University and Public Holidays
Venue:  2/F, T.T. Tsui Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong
Language: English, Cantonese and Putonghua
Fees:  Free Admission

For further information, please visit:
http://www.hkumag.hku.hk/main.html

For enquiries, please contact Communication Office Ms Elena Cheung by email at elenac@hku.hk or by phone at 22415512.