PICASSO – Masterpieces from Musée National Picasso, Paris
Thematic Galleries (3), (4) & (5)
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
19 May 2012 - 22 July 2012
 

Jointly presented by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and the Musée National Picasso, Paris
Major partner of Le French May: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
With the support of: Mr Cheung Chung Kiu, BNP Paribas, LVMH and Louis Vuitton
15th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR
A programme of Le French May


Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is the most widely recognised and influential artist of the 20th century. The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is thrilled to present the exhibition "PICASSO – Masterpieces from Musée National Picasso, Paris". Showcasing 56 of the artist’s original works from the permanent collection of the museum, this will be by far the most comprehensive exhibition of Picasso’s works ever held in Hong Kong.

Capturing every phase of Picasso’s prolific career, the retrospective covers his Blue, Rose, Cubist and Classical periods as well as showing some of his primitive and Expressionist works. It also includes 41 documentary photographs and a documentary film which help to present a detailed picture of the artist’s life. Not only does the wealth of materials enrich our understanding of Picasso and his oeuvre, but it also marks out the exhibition as a truly unmissable event.


All admission tickets are now sold out. Thank you for your interest in this exhibition!

LCSD museum pass holders and museum monthly pass holders are still welcomed to redeem admission vouchers with their museum pass at our Museum’s reception counter 15 minutes before each viewing session. Vouchers are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

For enquiries, please call 2180 8188 during office hours.


Inclement Weather Arrangements of the "PICASSO" Exhibition

Typhoon signal no. 8 or above:
The museum will be closed once the typhoon signal no. 8 or above is hoisted. If the signal is lowered less than 2 hours before the daily closing time of the museum, the museum will remain closed that day.

Black rainstorm warning:
If the warning is issued during the opening hours, the museum will remain open. If the warning is issued before the museum opens, the museum will be closed until the warning is cancelled. If the warning is cancelled less than 2 hours before the daily closing hours, the museum will remain closed that day.

For those ticket holders who cannot come to the museum according to the their purchased viewing sessions due to inclement weather, please keep the admission tickets intact and refer to this website for the latest arrangements.

Public guided tour arrangements:
When typhoon signal no.8 or above is hoisted, all public guided tours will be cancelled. If the signal is lowered 3 hours or more before the tours commence, the tours will be conducted as scheduled. When the black rainstorm warning is issued during normal opening hours, all guided tours in progress will continue. For those which have not started will be cancelled. If the black rainstorm warning is lowered 3 hours or more before the tours commence, the tours will be conducted as scheduled.

For enquiries, please call 2180 8188 during office hours.

 
Guided Tours for General Public

Date : 4 July 2012 – 22 July 2012
Venue : Thematic Galleries 3, 4 & 5
Meeting Point : 1st Floor, Public Tour Meeting Point
Remarks : Places are limited and are offered on a first-come-first-served basis. No booking is required. Simply meet at the tour meeting point. Participant should hold valid admission ticket of this exhibition.


A Documentary Film of Picasso

In association with this exhibition, a documentary film of Picasso (duration: 1 hour and 43 minutes) is being screened in Orientation Theatre at the ground floor of the Museum during the exhibition period. The film is provided by the Musée National Picasso, Paris.

Comprising mainly black and white silent film footage and sectioned into nine chapters according to varied themes, the documentary is a selection of short clips showing Picasso at home or at work. It shows the artist at his studios working on his paintings, ceramics or sculptures, as well as with friends and family on various occasions. The film also features images of Picasso's theatre projects and close-up shots of some of Picasso’s famous works, through which the audience can enjoy viewing in detail some of his unique body of works, such as the paper sculptures with bullfighting themes, or his series of ceramics. Majority of which belonging to the Picasso Archives at the Musée National Picasso, these valuable video clips show Picasso under the lens of the media, his family and friends. Capturing the artist in the most direct and candid manner, they offer an unusual angle for us to further understand this great artistic master.

Free viewing, admission ticket is not required. Limited seats on a first-come-first-served basis.

* Mainly black and white silent film with limited French narration, and no English or Chinese subtitles

Screening Time
10:15 am
12:15 pm
2:15 pm
4:15 pm
6:15 pm


Opening Hours

  The Museum will be opened from 10am to 8pm daily during the special exhibition period.
  The special exhibition will be closed on Museum rest day on Tuesdays.
  For this special exhibition, there will be three viewing sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; five viewing sessions on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Slot Viewing time
1 10am - 1pm
2 1pm - 5pm
3 5pm - 8pm

Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
Slot Viewing time
1 10am - Noon
2 Noon - 2pm
3 2pm - 4pm
4 4pm - 6pm
5 6pm - 8pm

Admission Fee

  A special admission fee for this exhibition is standardised at $20 for one viewing session. One ticket per one person. Free admission for children under 4. Ticket holders can also visit other general exhibition galleries in the museum for free.
  Free admission on Wednesdays does not apply to this exhibition.
  Schools, registered charitable and non-profit-making organisations which make a group visit with a minimum of 20 persons can apply in writing for free admission.

* Due to the overwhelming response from schools, registered charitable and non-profit-making organisations in applying for waiver of admission charges for this special exhibition, quotas of most of the viewing sessions for group visits have been fully booked. In order to accommodate more group applications, the Museum has arranged to add two viewing sessions on 10 July (Tuesday, morning session) and 17 July (Tuesday, afternoon session) for application of free admission by schools, registered charitable and non-profit-making organizations to visit this mega exhibition. Open application for the concerned sessions will start from 18 June and will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Ticketing Information

  The admission tickets of the exhibition will be sold at URBTIX outlets and HKHM box office starting from 4 May 2012 in three phases.

Phase Commencement date for ticket sale
1st May 4 (for exhibition dates from May 19 up to June 8)
2nd May 25 (for exhibition dates up to June 29)
3rd June 15 (for exhibition dates up to July 22)

  URBTIX Internet Ticketing (website http://www.urbtix.hk) and Credit Card Telephone Booking Services (daily from 10am to 8pm on hotline (852)2111-5999) for the 2nd and 3rd phases tickets are available on the first counter sale date.
  Counter sale service at URBTIX outlets and HKHM box office starts from 10am. URBTIX Internet Ticketing and Credit Card Telephone Booking Services also start from 10am.

Museum Pass Holders

  LCSD museum pass holders are required to present their museum pass for redemption of admission vouchers for admission to the exhibition. Vouchers will be available for redemption on a first-come, first-served basis at the museum 15 minutes before each viewing session.

Visiting Rules

  To protect intellectual rights, photography or video shooting is prohibited inside the exhibition area. Any person who conducts unauthorized photography or video shooting will be asked to leave the area.
  Please do not write on, mark, soil or damage any exhibit, installation, wall or facility in the exhibition area.
  Please do not make excessive noise, run, play, eat or drink inside the exhibition area. Please also refrain from using mobile phones inside the exhibition area.


Exhibit List
Exhibit List
Chronology

Exhibit Highlights

La Fillette aux pieds nus La Fillette aux pieds nus
The barefoot girl


Oil on canvas
70 x 50 cm
Early 1895
Corunna

Musée national Picasso, Paris
Dation Pablo Picasso, 1979, MP 2
© Succession Picasso, 2012
© Musée national Picasso, Paris
© Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux


Portrait de Dora Maar
Portrait of Dora Maar


Oil on canvas
55.3 x 46.3 cm
23 November 1937
Paris

Musée national Picasso, Paris
Dation Pablo Picasso, 1979, MP 166
© Succession Picasso, 2012
© Musée national Picasso, Paris
© Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux

Portrait de Dora Maar


Homme à la moustache Homme à la moustache
Man with a moustache


Oil and printed textile pasted on canvas
65.5 x 46.6 cm
Spring 1914
Paris

Musée national Picasso, Paris
Dation Pablo Picasso, 1979, MP 40
© Succession Picasso, 2012
© Musée national Picasso, Paris
© Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux


Tête de taureau
Head of a bull


Bronze (unique cast)
35 x 55 x 53 cm
1931-1932
Boisgeloup

Musée national Picasso, Paris
Dation Pablo Picasso, 1979, MP 296
© Succession Picasso, 2012
© Musée national Picasso, Paris
© Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux
Tête de taureau


L’étreinte L’étreinte
The embrace


Oil on Canvas
146 x 114 cm
26 September 1970
Mougins

Musée national Picasso, Paris
Dation Jacqueline Picasso, 1990, MP 1990-39
© Succession Picasso, 2012
© Musée national Picasso, Paris
© Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux




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