✨Beyond Tradition: Swiss-Chinese Papercutting Design Workshop

✨剪紙新境：中瑞剪藝設計工作坊

Inspired by the exhibition Tradition & Perfection: Paper Cuttings from China & Switzerland, explore the symmetry and narrative depth of Swiss papercutting alongside the rich symbolism of Chinese tradition. Blend Swiss composition, Chinese iconography, and Hong Kong cultural elements to design your unique papercut.

Highlights of the experience:

• Design your own papercutting from scratch using templates and reference images

• Have your drawing scanned, digitised, and precisely cut by a CNC papercutting machine

Experience the joy of creating highly detailed work by combining traditional craft with modern technology!

✂️ Workshop guided by Hong Kong architect and Papertecture founder Nick Tsao
👉 Workshop details: Please check the link in bio!


在「傳統與至善——中瑞剪藝對話」展覽中，瑞士剪紙講求對稱構圖與細膩敘事，中國剪紙則擅用象徵符號與文化寓意，兩者風格各異卻同樣精湛。本工作坊以中瑞剪紙為靈感，讓你探索兩地剪藝特色，融合瑞士的優雅對稱、中國的豐富象徵，以及香港本土文化元素，親手設計獨特的剪紙圖稿！

工作坊亮點：

• 利用模板與參考圖像，從零開始繪畫自己的剪紙設計

• 完成圖稿後，由導師掃描數碼化，並以CNC剪紙機精準切割

透過傳統工藝結合現代科技，無需耗費大量手工時間，便能創作極具細節與個人特色的剪紙作品！

✂️ 工作坊由香港建築師及 @papertecture.hk 剪紙工作室創辦人曹晉愷親自指導

👉 工作坊詳情：詳情請瀏覽 link in bio！

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✂️Beyond Tradition: Swiss-Chinese Papercutting Design Workshop
📆 Dates and time:
Saturday, 11 April 2026 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, 16 May 2026 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Workshop Room, G/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
💬 Language: Cantonese (supplementary English & Mandarin)
🎟️ Fee: HK$460 per person (all materials included. Necessary tools will be provided for use during the workshop and must be returned after the class.)
🎟️ Capacity: Limited to 10 participants per session
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✨剪紙新境：中瑞剪藝設計工作坊
📆 日期及時間：
2026年4月11日（六）｜下午2時至5時
2026年5月16日（六）｜下午2時至5時
📍 香港大學美術博物館馮平山樓地下工作室
💬 語言：粵語（輔以英語及普通話）
🎫 費用：每人港幣460元（已包所有材料，工具需課堂後歸還）
🎟️ 每節名額： 10人
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Tradition & Perfection: Paper Cuttings from China & Switzerland
展覽《傳統與至善——中瑞剪藝對話》
📆 March 20, 2026 – June 7, 2026
📍 1/F, T.T.T. Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong
📍 香港大學美術博物館徐展堂樓1樓
🎟️ Free Admission 免費入場
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Looking for a thoughtful way to wrap up your Art Week? UMAG is the perfect destination!

Join us for “Contemporary Developments in Arts and the Presence of French Culture in the Greater Bay Area” roundtable on Sunday, 29 March 2026.

Discover the newest and most ambitious museum projects in the region, and how Shenzhen is introducing unprecedented and innovative cultural platforms to an already vibrant arts scene. Explore the latest French cultural initiatives energising institutions across the Greater Bay Area, and learn about the Shenzhen Bay Culture Square’s engaging approach to design education and appreciation, alongside recent French exhibitions curated by our guests.
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🗣 Speakers
Julia Liotard-Vogt, Director of the Alliance Française de Hong Kong

Xavier Mahé, Director of Le French May Arts Festival

Felix Kwok, Chief Creative Officer and Deputy Director, Shenzhen Bay Culture Square

Florian Knothe, Director, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong
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[Roundtable Discussion] Contemporary Developments in Arts and the Presence of French Culture in the Greater Bay Area
📅 Sunday, 29 March, 2026
🕕 4:00–5:00 p.m.
📍 Drake Gallery, 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
🗣️ Language: English
🎟️ Reservation required
🔗 For more information, please check the link in bio!
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The University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, is honoured to present “Tradition & Perfection: Paper Cuttings from China & Switzerland”. Paper cuttings have long fascinated viewers with their expressive storytelling and extraordinary precision. For the first time, Swiss paper cuttings from the Wyss Collection (Unterseen, Bern) are being juxtaposed with Chinese paper cuttings from the collection of the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, along with works from the Guangling Paper Cutting Art Museum and the Jieyiyuan Paper Cutting Art Center, Pingyao, both located in Shanxi province. The aim of the exhibition is to highlight the diversity and distinctive cultural identities of this fascinating art form. In 2009, Chinese paper cutting was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. To highlight the significance of this craft spanning both cultures, two parallel exhibitions will be held in spring 2026, at the University Museum and Art Gallery and the Kunsthaus Interlaken (22 February–17 May 2026).

The opening of the exhibition was held at UMAG on March 19. Officiating guests included the Deputy Consul General of Switzerland in Hong Kong, Mrs Françoise Killias Zillweger, the collector Mr Christoph Wyss, UMAG Director Dr Florian Knothe and UMAG Exhibition Curator Dr Harald Peter Kraemer.

The exhibition begins with a historical overview of the development of paper cutting in Switzerland and China, then showcases the diversity of works through dialogical and thematic comparisons. We invite you to discover and compare these magnificent works of cultural heritage from Switzerland and China. ...