The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM or the Museum) unveiled its first outdoor public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum” (“The Art Plaza Project”exhibition) on November 4. Organised by the HKPM and solely sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the exhibition is part of “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series”. It will be open to the public free of charge at the Museum Plaza from 8 November 2025 to 2 November 2026.
Officiating guests and participating artists/ architect attended the opening event of the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s first outdoor public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum”
“The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum” marks the Museum’s first outdoor public art initiative, designed to enrich the Museum's offerings and spatial experience by integrating art into public spaces, thereby enhancing the visitor experience. Under the theme of traditional Chinese garden aesthetics, the exhibition features six sculptures and multimedia installations created by six cross disciplinary Hong Kong artists/ architect, presenting poetic and zen-style landscapes through a contemporary lens.
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Officiating guests and participating artists/ architect attended the opening event of the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s first outdoor public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum”
Dr Louis Ng, Museum Director, HKPM, delivered a speech at the opening event of the public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum” at the HKPM
innie Yip, Head of Charities (Culture & Sports Cluster; Community Engagement) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, delivered a speech at the opening event of the public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum” at the HKPM.
Guests visited the HKPM’s first outdoor public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum”.
The opening event was officiated by Betty Fung, Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon
Cultural District Authority (WKCDA); Winnie Yip, Head of Charities (Culture & Sports Cluster;
Community Engagement) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Dr Louis Ng, Museum Director of
the HKPM; and Grace Cheng, Guest Curator of the HKPM.
Dr Louis Ng, Museum Director of the HKPM, said, “‘The Art Plaza Project’ exhibition
represents an innovative undertaking by the Museum to promote public appreciation of
Chinese art and culture. We extend our special gratitude to the Hong Kong artists and architect
for creating an artistic garden for all, and to The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for its
steadfast support. Through these tactile, immersive, and explorative landscape installations,
we hope the public will experience the enduring vitality of Chinese traditional culture in the
contemporary era.”
Dr Louis Ng, Museum Director, HKPM, delivered a speech at the opening event of the public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum” at the HKPM
Winnie Yip, Head of Charities (Culture & Sports Cluster; Community Engagement) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, said, “The Hong Kong Jockey Club donated HK$3.5 billion to support the construction of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, allowing the public and visitors to appreciate the treasures of historical Chinese art and culture, while also promoting the values of Chinese culture. This donation is also supporting the HKPM’s efforts in talent development, launching educational outreach activities, and hosting major exhibitions under ‘The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series’, including the current exhibition.”
innie Yip, Head of Charities (Culture & Sports Cluster; Community Engagement) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, delivered a speech at the opening event of the public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum” at the HKPM.
Six Hong Kong artists/ architect engage in a dialogue with traditional garden art through contemporary artistic language
Curated by Guest Curator Grace Cheng, the exhibition brings together six established and
emerging Hong Kong artists/ architect, including the globally acclaimed Hong Kong architect
Rocco Yim, who designed the Hong Kong Palace Museum building; Ho Siu-kee, sculptor;
Inkgo Lam, bamboo artist; Chloë Cheuk, media artist; Tung Wing Hong, visual artist; and
Eastman Cheng, soft sculpture artist. Drawing inspiration from traditional Chinese gardens and
the Palace Museum’s collections, the artists and architect leverage their unique cultural
perspectives and imagination to offer a fresh interpretation of traditional garden culture within
the context of a modern city.
Using materials such as bamboo, metal, and fabric, and incorporating light, shadow, and
dynamic structures, the installations reinterpret traditional garden elements, such as pavilions,
rock formations, flowing water, winding paths, and plants, into poetic contemporary
expressions. Several works include interactive features that invite visitors to wander, pause,
and engage, experiencing the harmonious coexistence of art and environment.
Guests visited the HKPM’s first outdoor public art exhibition “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Art Plaza Project at the Hong Kong Palace Museum”.
The six public art installations are:
• Dancing Bamboo by Rocco Yim – Using locally sourced bamboo, the artwork weaves
an abstract yet immersive evocation of a forest, celebrating and utilising the material’s
remarkable strength and flexibility.
• Range of Mountains by Ho Siu-kee – Formed by bending, twisting, and welding iron
rods, the sculpture transforms rigid metal into fluid and powerful lines, echoing the
expressive brushwork of traditional Chinese landscape painting.
• Arrow by Inkgo Lam – Inspired by the bamboo arrow, the artwork reflects the tension
and struggle between beauty and violence, tradition and modernity.
• When the Earth Remembers by Chloë Cheuk – Drawing on the textures of jade
artefacts from the Palace Museum, the artwork reinterprets a jade pendant passed
down through generations as a portal through time, inviting viewers to journey from
past into future.
• Whispering Wall by Tung Wing Hong – Merging industrial fabrication with display
aesthetics, the installation engages in a dialogue with floral motifs found among the
Palace Museum’s imperial treasures.
• Garden of Ink by Eastman Cheng – Inspired by eight literati paintings of trees from the
Palace Museum’s collection, the artwork uses fabric as the primary medium, emulating
the tones and textures of ink painting to reinterpret ancient trees — not as flat images,
but as living forms.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the HKPM will host a variety of learning activities including
artists talk and workshops to guide visitors in exploring the creative concepts behind the
artworks and the artistry of traditional Chinese gardens.
“The Art Plaza Project” exhibition will be open to the public free of charge at the Museum
Plaza from 8 November 2025 to 2 November 2026. No reservations are required. Visitors are
welcome to explore the Museum Plaza during the Museum’s opening hours.
