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"John Thomson’s Hong Kong: Past and Present" photo exhibition at HKU Libraries

04 Sep 2015

 

In coordination with the Photographic Heritage Foundation, the University of Hong Kong Libraries will present a number of photos from the John Thomson collection and photos from close vantage points to John Thomson’s.

John Thomson, by many seen as the greatest nineteenth century photographer of China, recorded Hong Kong in 1868. By then the Colony was a fast developing trading port, as Thomson’s photos show. Recently, the Photographic Heritage Foundation commissioned photographs of John Thomson’s photo sites, creating visual comparisons of Hong Kong seen almost 150 years apart – now profoundly changed yet still identifiable.

Details of the exhibition:
Date:       10 – 30 September, 2015
Time:       Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 10:00 pm
                 Saturday: 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
                 Sunday: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Location: Level 3, Multipurpose Zone, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong

For enquiries, please contact:
Gary E. Chin
Public Relations and Development Manager
Tel: +852 28592211 | Email: gchin@hku.hk

Marina S.T. Yueng
Public Relations and Development Assistant
Tel: +852 28598903 | Email: marinayeung@hku.hk