New Lending Services

Culture Express: Exhibition Panels Loan and Delivery Services

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum offers a number of exhibition panels for schools and non-profit-making organisations through its Exhibition Panels Loan and Delivery Services. With the primary aim of promoting the museum's exhibitions, these services provide students and citizens living in remote areas with much greater access to the latest news on the arts and culture and so help enrich the cultural lives of our citizens. For details, please call 2180 8260.

Five sets of panels are currently available for loan:

No.

Programme Title

Brief Introduction

E1

Focusing on women at work, in the family and at leisure, the exhibition gives visitors the chance to examine and explore the lives and roles of women in Hong Kong in the 20th century – from the older generations all the way up to those of today's modern times. A selection of 9 panels from the section "Women at Work", 4 panels from "Women in the Family" and 3 panels from "Women at Leisure" is available. Each panel is approx. 68 cm wide by 197 cm high.

E2

Hong Kong is renowned for food and eating of different styles, recipes and customs. This exhibition introduces the reviews the history of local food, investigates the changes that have taken place in eating establishments, and takes a look at food packaging in Hong Kong. There are 15 panels in total. Each panel is approx. 95cm wide by 237cm high.

E3

Ng Kwan Lai is a renowned Cantonese Opera artist. Tracing her career from the very beginning when she learnt from great masters, through her performances in both martial and gentler roles, her collaborations with outstanding male leads and her appearances on the silver screen, right up to her farewell stage performance, this exhibition celebrates Ng Kwan Lai's distinguished achievements in the art of Cantonese Opera. There are nine panels in total, and each panel is approx. 95cm wide by 234 cm high.

E4

These exhibition panels – divided into two sections, The Design and Making of Tools and The Usage of Tools – record a number of interesting case studies on tools conducted at a variety of sites, including hardware stores, dai pai dong (open-air food stalls), schools and dwellings, by participants in a series of workshops co-organized by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and the Community Museum Project. There are twenty-nine panels in total, with each panel approximately 96 cm wide by 191 cm high.

E5

Illustrated with photos, the exhibition panels introduce the development of the major forms of entertainment in Hong Kong – including traditional entertainment, horse racing and football, outings, from amusement park to theme park, comics and games, theatre and cinema, radio broadcasting, television programmes and the IT era. There are a total of ten panels, each approximately 75cm wide by 120cm high.