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The Highly Anticipated Hong Kong Palace Museum Officially Opened its Doors

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

After five years in the making, the prestigious Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) opened on July 3, 2022 as the latest addition to Hong Kongs arts and cultural offerings and the West Kowloon Cultural District .

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  • After five years in the making, the prestigious Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) opened on July 3, 2022 as the latest addition to Hong Kongs arts and cultural offerings and the West Kowloon Cultural District .
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    Joining a host of other landmark attractions on the storied Victoria Harbour waterfront, such as the newly opened M+ Museum and recently renovated Hong Kong Museum of Art , the HKPM elevates the citys lineup of renowned museums and enriches its diversity of the arts and culture scene.
  • Dane Cheng, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said, We are delighted to welcome the Hong Kong Palace Museum to Hong Kongs artistic and cultural landscape and the West Kowloon Cultural District.
  • We believe this world-class museum will generate even more interest for Hong Kong as an arts and cultural destination and solidify the citys position as a center for international cultural exchange.

DGAP-News: M+ museum building completed - The first global museum of contemporary visual culture in Asia set to open at the end of 2021 in Hong Kong

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Friday, March 12, 2021

HONG KONG - Media OutReach - 12 March 2021 - M+ has reached the important milestone marking the completion of construction of the museum building.

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  • HONG KONG - Media OutReach - 12 March 2021 - M+ has reached the important milestone marking the completion of construction of the museum building.
  • With the Occupation Permit for the museum building obtained on 24 December 2020, M+ is set to open to the public at the end of 2021.
  • The tower defines a visual dialogue with the urban landscape of Hong Kong.
  • Museum staff have moved into and started to activate the M+ building and the Conservation and Storage Facility (CSF).

Samson Young wins the inaugural Sigg Prize, with his installation Muted Situations #22: Muted Tchaikovsky's 5th. Yang Zi is selected as the inaugural recipient of the Sigg Fellowship for Chinese Art Research

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

The Sigg Prize jury comments: 'Samson Young takes sound as source material, in an experimental practice rooted in his background in music composition.

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  • The Sigg Prize jury comments: 'Samson Young takes sound as source material, in an experimental practice rooted in his background in music composition.
  • Beijing-based researcher Yang Zi is awarded the first Sigg Fellowship, formerly the CCAA Art Critic Prize, founded by Uli Sigg in 2007.
  • The Sigg Fellowship for Chinese Art Research, awarded biennially, is designed to support new research on Chinese art, in dialogue with the M+ Collections.
  • The Sigg Fellowship for Chinese Art Research strengthens M+'s work to enrich research and debates on Chinese art, and to extend these discussions to participants and audiences both within and beyond the region.

M+ presents the inaugural Sigg Prize exhibition, recognising outstanding artistic practices in the Greater China region

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Monday, December 2, 2019

Following twenty years of activity, the CCAA is providing the foundations on which the Sigg Prize has been built.

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  • Following twenty years of activity, the CCAA is providing the foundations on which the Sigg Prize has been built.
  • During the exhibition, members of the Sigg Prize jury will select the winner.
  • The Sigg Prize is open to artists born or working in the Greater China region who produce work that is relevant to the region, with the intention to highlight and promote on an international scale diverse and exciting practices.
  • In conjunction with the Sigg Prize 2019exhibition, M+ presents two performances by shortlisted artists Shen Xin and Samson Young between 19 and 22 March 2020.