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HKU weekly notice (from October 22 to October 29, 2016)

21 Oct 2016

 

The Stephen Hui Geological Museum of HKU presents “Climate Change 360ᵒ” Exhibition

Period: Now till November 18, 2016

The Stephen Hui Geological Museum of HKU presents “Climate Change 360ᵒ” Exhibition, to coincide with the Climate Change Summit in Nantes, France (26-27 September 2016) and the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference COP22 in Marrakesh, Morocco (7-18 November 2016).

The exhibition is the collaboration between the Stephen Hui Geological Museum and the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau and part of a series of events during the “France – Hong Kong Month of Environment”.

Climate Change is a pressing and central issue in our conversations of our time as we seem to witness many changes in the environment such as the melting of artic sea ice and sea level changes. Our generation today faces the double challenge to be the first generation that is starting to witness and feel the impacts of climate change, and yet, may be the last one that can mitigate and fix it. This “Climate Change 360°“exhibition helps to raise public awareness of climate change issues.

It takes a closer look at the visible consequences of climate change we witness today and the issues raised by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions produced by human activities and illustrates important topics on scientific climate observations, causes of global warming, forecasts by climatologists and preventive measures.

This exhibition adds valuable information to the existing permanent exhibition on Cenozoic Climate Change of the Stephen Hui Geological Museum. Together the two displays complement each other to allow a better understanding on the Earth’s climate system through latest observations and scientific research on Climate Change in the geological past, at present and in the future.

Details of the Exhibition:
Venue: Stephen Hui Geological Museum, James Lee Science Building 1/F, The University of Hong Kong
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday, 1pm to 6pm
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays, University and Public Holidays
Free Admission
Tel/Email: (852) 2241 (General Enquiry / shmuseum@hku.hk
Webpage: http://www.earthsciences.hku.hk/

Media enquiries:
Communication and Public Affairs Office Ms Rhea Leung (Tel: 2857 8555 / 9022 7446; email: rhea.leung@hku.hk).

Exhibition at the HKU Main Library refurbished atrium
For Freedom and Independence: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Period:  October 20 to 31, 2016

The exhibition For Freedom and Independence: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, jointly presented by the Consulate General of Hungary in Hong Kong and Macao and the HKU Libraries, displays events before, during and after the revolution which lasted for nearly two weeks. The exhibition presents clippings researched and selected from the South China Morning Post newspaper from the Library’s ProQuest Historical Newspapers collection, visual display panels from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight 60th Anniversary Memorial Board, and photographed artworks related to the revolution from the Hungarian Academy of Arts.

Details of the exhibitions:

Time:       08:30 – 22:00 (Monday to Friday) / 08:30 – 19:00 (Saturday) / 10:00 – 1900 (Sunday). Closed on Public Holidays

Venue: 2/F Atrium/Exhibition Area of the Main Library, HKU

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

UMAG exhibitions

1. "Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture from the Haven Collection" presents the art and craft of Ming and Qing domestic living and furniture making

Period: September 7 (Wednesday) to November 20, 2016 (Sunday)

Chinese huanghuali furniture is world-famous and, for the longest time, has been collected in both East and West. In Ming dynasty, traditional wood architecture and Buddhist thrones inspired Chinese furniture makers and, as trade expanded, so did the amount of hardwood furniture in the form of sophisticated movable pieces and built-in interiors. Ming furniture is known for its elegant lines and carved details. During the reign of Emperor Longqing (1567–1572) China opened its borders, previously implemented import bans were lifted and a greater variety of building materials became available. Consequently, during the Ming and Qing dynasties the most celebrated types of domestic furniture were made from huanghuali and zitan woods. The elegant dark hardwood with natural shine is remarkable for the fact that Chinese furniture is typically made from solid timber, not an invisible sub-construction covered by a decorative veneer, as is so often the case in the West.

The strength of each individual furniture element and the consistent colour matters, as every detail is exposed and the precision of the joints, the size and position of the dowels, are all visual elements of an often very simple and graceful design. In some pieces the joints are detectible and accessible, sometimes demountable, or else expertly hidden in the more sophisticated pieces. Applied surface finishes were generally only a layer of wax; no stains or clear lacquer seals were added to the dense and inherently decorative woods.

Venue: 1/F, T.T. Tsui Building, UMAG, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

2. Painted Ceramics: Contemporary Treasures by Jingdezhen’s National Masters from the Lamda Foundation -- Reinterpreting Porcelain Decoration

Period: August 19, 2016 (Friday) to October 23, 2016 (Sunday)

The tradition of porcelain making and decoration in China is well known and exhaustively studied. Lesser known in this millennia-long history are the artworks by twentieth-century national masters who have continued their country’s ceramic practice and achieved treasures representative of their heritage.

This exhibition introduces Jingdezhen as a manufacturing site for artefacts and it focuses on individual talents and the fame of a few master craftsmen, as well as their history and the uninterrupted production of unique high-quality porcelain objects of inherent beauty. The mastery and endurance of individual painters has left us an array of vessel shapes, compositions and iconographic subject matter that is, at times, both historic and contemporary. Displayed for the first time in public, these 44 artworks by 38 ceramicists represent the strength and ability of Jingdezhen’s artistic community through changing times.

Venue: 2/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

Opening Hours:
09:30 – 18:00 (Monday to Saturday)
13:00 – 18:00 (Sunday)
Closed on University and Public Holidays

Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Admission: Free
Website: www.umag.hku.hk/en/

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Media enquiries:
UMAG Communication Officer Miss Elena Cheung, Tel: (852) 2241 5512, Email: elenac@hku.hk.