Important Notices
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The museum will be closed from 1 pm on 31st December 2025 (Wednesday) to 1st January 2026 (Thursday), for the New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day holidays. Thank you for your attention.
WHAT'S ON
Zhao Hai Tien—
Cultivation: 50 Years of Painting
10 Dec 2025 - 1 Mar 2026Japanese Jewels:
Imperial Silver Bonbonnières
5 Nov 2025 - 8 Feb 2026Handmade and Handheld
Song to Qing Dynasty Chinese Bronzes for the Scholar’s Studio
24 Oct 2025 - 8 Feb 2026Symbols of Identity:
IKAT Textiles from Indonesia
12 Dec 2025 - 15 Jan 2026Zhao Hai Tien—
Cultivation: 50 Years of Painting
10 Dec 2025 - 1 Mar 2026Life and Death in A Grain of Sand:
Experiencing Sand Art
10 Jan 2026 - 1 Mar 2026UMAG Online Lecture Series
25 Nov 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 Online LectureHandmade and Handheld
Song to Qing Dynasty Chinese Bronzes for the Scholar’s Studio
7 Nov 2025 - 5 Feb 2026 Guided TourJapanese Jewels:
Imperial Silver Bonbonnières
13 Nov 2025 - 4 Feb 2026 Guided Tour‘Oriental Illuminated Manuscripts’:
Rediscovering Chinese Paintings in the 19th-Century British Rare Book Trade
12 Jan 2026Serene Scents:
Literati Incense Arts
27 Dec 2025 - 10 Jan 2026 WorkshopBROWSE COLLECTION BY CATEGORY
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’What does it mean to be human and open-hearted?’
Join us in the “Life and Death in a Grain of Sand: Experiencing Sand Art” workshop, presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Zhao Hai Tien—Cultivation: 50 Years of Painting.” Led by sand art artist Machai (@chaichai1974) you will learn the fundamental techniques of sand art and then be gently guided through its expressive possibilities, exploring the highs and lows as nature of life. Together, you will reconnect with the energy of the world and quietly dive into the profound mystery that lies between the vast universe and the cycle of life and death.
⌛ In this workshop, you will:
•Discover how sand art captures reflections on time, memory, and life in images that appear and vanish in an instant
•Experiment with the weight, flow, and texture of sand to create your own one-of-a-kind sand scenes
•Step into a space of layered light and shadow, where your emotions can soften, be held, and gradually find release 💬
If you are drawn to art, healing, or questions of life and death, this workshop welcomes you. Between the grains of sand, you may find not only the world, but also a clearer sense of yourself. 💫
「人算什麼？竟然可以如此豁達。」
歡迎參加配合《修持：趙海天繪畫五十年》展覽的「從大世界到生與死：沙畫與生命的對話工作坊」，跟隨沙畫藝術家馬穎章（馬仔）@chaichai1974 由沙畫技法出發，帶領你遊走生命中每個高低起跌，再次感悟世界的能量，體會大世界與生死間的玄妙。
⌛在沙畫工作坊，你將會：
•認識沙畫如何在轉瞬即逝的畫面中，承載關於時間、記憶與生命的思考
•在現場親試沙的重量、流動與觸感，創作自己的創意沙畫片段
•在光影交疊的空間裡，為情緒尋到可以被溫柔承接的出口💬
歡迎對藝術、療癒、生命議題有興趣的你報名參加！一沙一世界，在沙畫中，見眾生，見自己💫
Step into Zhao Hai Tien’s universe of colour, light and spirit in our public guided tours!
Across five decades of work, Zhao experiments with airbrush, automotive spray, acrylic and oil paint, creating paintings that feel at once intimate and expansive—from inner landscapes opening onto the cosmos. In this 20 to 30 minute tour, our guide will explain key works that reveal the artist’s reflections on identity, spirituality and feminine existence, and share stories from her transnational artistic journey.
👉Check out our guided tour schedule at the link in bio!
走進趙海天由光線、色彩、與靈性編織而成的宇宙，在我們的公眾導賞中細看她的藝術世界！
橫跨五十年的創作歷程中，趙海天透過空氣噴筆、機械噴槍、塑膠彩與油畫等媒材不斷實驗，創造出既細膩又宏大的畫面，仿如由內在風景逐步延展至宇宙星空。 在約二十至三十分鐘的導賞中，館方導賞員將帶領觀眾細看重點作品，講解藝術家對身份、靈性與存在的思考，並分享她跨地域藝術旅程中的點滴故事。
👉 請於檔案內連結查看我們的導賞團時間表！
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Zhao Hai Tien—Cultivation: 50 Years of Painting
《修持：趙海天繪畫五十年》
📆 December 10, 2025 - March 1, 2026
🎟️ 免費入場 Free Admission
📍 1/F, T. T. Tsui Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
📍香港大學美術博物館 徐展堂樓1樓
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[Workshop 工作坊]
✨ Serene Scents: Literati Incense Arts ✨
𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵; 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯.
In need of calm in a busy world? Join this immersive workshop at UMAG, inspired by the exhibition ‘Handmade and Handheld: Song to Qing Dynasty Chinese Bronzes for the Scholar’s Studio.’ Discover how incense objects opened a window to the literati’s soul
Highlights of the experience:
• Explore and appreciate the ancient ’charcoal-heating’ technique and enjoying the serene aroma of premium agarwood
• Creating a traditional ‘incense seal’’ (香篆),through mindful practice and connecting with this ancient tradition and practice
• Guided by Katrina Cheng, blending classical incense arts with contemporary mindfulness for everyday elegance
Allow a gentle wisp of incense to bring peace to your body and mind 🍃
👉 Workshop details: Please check the link in bio!
✨靜看心香：文人香事體驗✨
寄情掌中造物，養就內在心香。
在忙碌都市生活中渴望一刻寧靜？來UMAG參與沉浸式工作坊，靈感源自展覽《掌中造物——宋至清代中國文房青銅器》，一同探索香器如何成為文人照見心境的明窗與寄情雅物。
工作坊亮點：
• 欣賞古法「隔火熏香」，細味頂級沉香的清寂安和
• 親手製作傳統「香篆」，透過專注押印與靜心觀照，學習文人以香怡情、借物養志的智慧
• 由導師鄭宇真 Katrina Cheng 引領，融合古典香藝與現代靜觀練習，將雅意融入日常
願一縷沉香，伴你於喧囂中覓得身心從容 🍃
👉 工作坊詳情：詳情請瀏覽 link in bio！
It’s wrap season once again! 🎁✨ Let’s celebrate UMAG’s milestones and memories from 2025… check out our 2025 Wrapped!
又到了一年一度的回顧季節！🎁✨ 一起來回顧UMAG在2025年的精彩時刻與里程碑吧！