Happening Cultural Destinations Not to Be Missed in 2019

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190219005435/en/

From left to right, dynamic entrepreneur Adrian Cheng and landscape architect James Corner (Photo: Business Wire)

Hong Kong

There’s never really a sleepy year to visit Hong Kong, but 2019 is
particularly ripe for visitors. Spearheaded by the dynamic entrepreneur
Adrian Cheng of K11 and New World Development, the rejuvenation of Tsim
Sha Tsui harbourfront is just the starting point. The city’s iconic
harbourside walkway, Avenue of Stars, has just received a
much-awaited makeover that’s the brainchild of Cheng and visually
conceived by James Corner, the landscape architect responsible for the
High Line in New York. It sees the addition of design-driven rest areas,
kiosks featuring homegrown brands, hand prints from Asian film stars and
interactive digital elements. Featuring Hong Kong’s first wave energy
demonstrator that produces electricity for the Avenue, the place is
turned into one of the most sustainable promenades in Hong Kong. This is
just one part of Cheng and his company’s grander urban revitalisation
plan, Victoria Dockside, a new art and design district which will fully
open in the third quarter of this year that has been transformed from a
go-down terminal, and will include the flagship museum-cum-retail
complex K11 MUSEA, luxury residences K11 ARTUS and
the already functioning K11 ATELIER modern workplace, as well as
the most hotly anticipated global hotel opening of the year, the Rosewood
Hong Kong. This urban bolthole will feature a mix of short-stay
rooms and suites and long-stay residences, alongside eight F&B outlets
and a wellness offering.

Copenhagen

The Danish capital has become a mecca for foodies, but there’s lots
happening in Copenhagen this year that isn’t related to gastronomy. The
Copenhagen Zoo will this year welcome a duo of pandas to its
custom-built Panda House, a yin-yang shaped enclosure that’s being
designed by starchitect Bjarke Ingels, who worked on the newly reopened
Noma. He’s also involved in another big-ticket opening across town, an
ambitious green project called Copenhill that will be a sustainable
waste-to-energy plant, but also include a rooftop artificial ski slope
and the world’s tallest climbing wall.

Berlin

The city is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin
wall on November 9, and there will be a plethora of events in the run-up
to that date, from historical exhibitions to artistic interpretations
and of course, parties that celebrate nothing more than the spirit of
freedom since the symbolic structure fell. While the opening Bauhaus
Festival was last month, there are plenty of other happenings throughout
the year that will celebrate the German university that had such an
enduring global influence on art and architecture. The Humboldt Forum is
also opening in the reconstructed Berlin Palace right in the heart of
the city, and will house the Ethnological Museum of Berlin and the
Museum of Asian Art. Touted as the German equivalent of the British
Museum, it will be an important addition to Berlin’s already thriving
cultural scene, and will focus on showcasing Berlin’s role in the world
arena.

These are the best places that should not be missed in this year!

Writer: Christina Ko

Hong Kong-based writer and editor Christina has covered the luxury
scene for over a decade. She writes on topics ranging from beauty and
wellness to arts and culture. Formerly the editorial director of
Prestige Hong Kong, she now contributes to various publications
including Hong Kong Tatler, SCMP, Discovery and Silverkris, as well as
working with clients such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Estee Lauder and Lane
Crawford.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190219005435/en/