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“And There Are Cows Everywhere”: A Brief Introduction to Swiss Paper Cutting
The art of paper cutting has existed in Switzerland for over 250 years. But how did it develop into a distinct style? Initially, artists followed the fashions coming from the Netherlands and Paris and imitated them until the Biedermeier period. Then, in the mid-19th century, a single day laborer forged a style that resonates to this day. In this talk, we trace the story of Swiss paper cutting and explore the criteria that define a truly excellent piece.
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🗣️ Speaker: Dr. Harald P. Kraemer, Exhibition Curator, UMAG
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[Lecture] And There Are Cows Everywhere: A Brief Introduction to Swiss Paper Cutting
📅 Wednesday, 15 April 2026
🕕 3:00–4:00 p.m.
📍 1/F, T. T. Tsui Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
🗣️ Language: English
🎟️ Registration Required
🔗 For more information, please check the link in bio!](https://umag.hku.hk/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Upcoming Lecture💬
“And There Are Cows Everywhere”: A Brief Introduction to Swiss Paper Cutting
The art of paper cutting has existed in Switzerland for over 250 years. But how did it develop into a distinct style? Initially, artists followed the fashions coming from the Netherlands and Paris and imitated them until the Biedermeier period. Then, in the mid-19th century, a single day laborer forged a style that resonates to this day. In this talk, we trace the story of Swiss paper cutting and explore the criteria that define a truly excellent piece.
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🗣️ Speaker: Dr. Harald P. Kraemer, Exhibition Curator, UMAG
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[Lecture] And There Are Cows Everywhere: A Brief Introduction to Swiss Paper Cutting
📅 Wednesday, 15 April 2026
🕕 3:00–4:00 p.m.
📍 1/F, T. T. Tsui Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
🗣️ Language: English
🎟️ Registration Required
🔗 For more information, please check the link in bio!
Songs and Dances for a Solitary Violin 🎻✨
Join us for an evening of intercultural dialogue at UMAG. Celebrated violinist Patrick Yim
@patrick.yim.violin takes the stage to perform solo works by four leading Chinese composers.
This recital features four works for solo violin by leading Chinese composers—Hing-yan Chan, Kui Dong, Gao Ping, and Shen Yiwen. Together, these works reflect the evolving language of solo violin writing among contemporary Chinese composers and examine how Chinese musical ideas engage with the traditions of the Western violin. The program highlights a generation of composers whose music seamlessly blends cultural perspectives, creating a distinctive synthesis of influences. Through these works, the violin becomes a space for intercultural dialogue, opening new possibilities for sound, form, and expression in contemporary music.
Experience how contemporary Chinese musical ideas transform the traditions of the Western violin in the historic setting of the Drake Gallery🏛️
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Songs and Dances for a Solitary Violin: Patrick Yim, violin
📅 Tuesday, 28 April 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Admission 5:45-6:00 PM)
📍 Drake Gallery, 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
🎟️ Free Admission | Registration required
🔗 For more information, please check the link in bio!
#UMAG #HKU #ViolinRecital
Join us for a thought-provoking roundtable dedicated to exploring the development of Wang Xin’s ink art. This discussion forms part of the academic program accompanying the ongoing exhibition Reimagining Diamond Pine: Ink Art of Wang Xin at the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong. Bringing together scholars and experts from a range of disciplines—including archaeology, anthropology, religious studies, the history of Chinese art, painting studies, and material culture—the roundtable offers multi-layered perspectives that deepen our understanding of the artistic vision, contemplative spirit, and meditative inquiry at the heart of Wang Xin’s Reimagining the Diamond Pine.
香港大學美術博物館誠邀您參與《金剛松影︰王新水墨》線上學術圓桌。本次活動匯聚考古學、人類學和宗教研究、中國藝術史、中國書畫研究和物質文化等多領域的資深學者，從多角度深入探討王新金剛松影系列水墨畫作的創作理念及其冥想與沈思之境。本次圓桌為香港大學美術博物館《金剛松影：王新水墨》展覽的重要學術活動之一。
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UMAG Online Roundtable Reimagining the Diamond Pine: Ink Art of Wang Xin
《金剛松影︰王新水墨》線上圓桌分享
📅 Wednesday, 22 April 2026
📅2026年4月22日（星期三）
🕕 13:00–15:00
📍 Online via Zoom 線上Zoom活動
🗣️ Conducted in Putonghua, supplement with English 普通話，輔以英文
🎟️ Free Admission 免費參與
🔗 For more information, please check the link in bio! 詳情請參閱檔案內連結！
UMAG’s April opening schedule—plan ahead so you don’t miss out or show up when we’re closed! See you soon at UMAG! 🦁
香港大學美術博物館4月份開放安排，預先規劃行程以免摸門釘哦！博物館見！🦁