Hong Kong Palace Museum Access Tour |

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Inclusive West Kowloon Community Engagement Programme 2023-24

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The Hong Kong Palace Museum presents priceless treasures from the Palace Museum and beyond. The exhibition “From Dawn to Dusk: Life in the Forbidden City” at Gallery 2 showcases over 300 sumptuous from the Palace Museum. Participants can learn more about court life in the eighteenth century from morning to bedtime, and explore the colour, texture, joy and sorrow of life inside the Forbidden City.

Access services are available at the Hong Kong Palace Museum Access Tour. Participants can enjoy a docent-led interactive tour as they learn more about the treasures displayed in the gallery of the “From Dawn to Dusk: Life in the Forbidden City” exhibition. Participants are welcome to stay at the museum after the tour to visit other galleries (including Thematic exhibitions and Special Exhibition “Gazing At Sanxingdui: New Archaeological Discoveries In Sichuan”).

Activity Details

Date and Time	7 December 2023 (Thu) 2:30pm–5:30pm 8 December 2023 (Fri) 10:30am–1:30pm 9 December 2023 (Sat) 2:30pm–5:30pm
Venue	Hong Kong Palace Museum
Fees	Free of Charge (Limited quota is available on a first-come, first-served basis)
Registration Arrangement	For group registration by organisations and schools only
Language	Cantonese (Supplemented with English by request)
Access Services	Audio Description* Hong Kong Sign Interpretation* *Access service is available by appointment Please refer to the Access Services webpage for accessibility information.

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Hong Kong Palace Museum Access Tour is supported with Tactile Tools

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Participants of the Access Tour touch tactile tools during their visit.

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Hong Kong Palace Museum Access Tour is supported with Tactile Graphics

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Participants of the Access Tour touch tactile graphics during their visit.

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Hong Kong Palace Museum Access Tour is supported with Hong Kong Sign interpretation

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A docent and a sign interpreter of the Access Tour stand in front of an exhibition panel of a graphic of the emperor’s robe, facing a large group of audience.

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Hong Kong Palace Museum Access Tour is supported with Hong Kong Sign interpretation

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A docent interprets the exhibit and a sign language interpreter signs at the left and right side of an exhibit respectively with a large audience in front of them, including wheelchair users and elder people.

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Hong Kong Palace Museum Access Tour

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Several wheelchair users surround a glass display case to appreciate the exhibit in the case from different viewing angles.

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Terms and Conditions

The activity is only open for group registration by organisations/ schools.
The activity is free of charge. Interested organisations/ schools are welcome to register on or before 10 November 2023 (Friday). Limited quota is available on a first-come-first-served basis. Priority is given to organisations/ schools in the Yau Tsim Mong District.
Organisations/ schools will not be notified for unsuccessful registrations.
Each organisation/ school can register for 10 to 15 quotas. The actual allocated number of quotas may be adjusted depending on the number of organisation/ school registrants.
Email confirmation will be sent to successful organisation/ school registrants on or before 24 November 2023 (Fri).
The organiser will take photos, videos and voice recordings during the activity. The said materials may be publicised for the purposes of corporate and event promotion, reporting and documentation.
Adverse weather arrangement: If a black rainstorm warning or a typhoon signal no. 8 or above is in force at 7:30am or after, the activity in the morning will be cancelled; if a black rainstorm warning or a typhoon signal no. 8 or above is in force at 10:00am or after, the activity will be cancelled regardless of when the signal is lowered.
In case of any dispute, the organiser reserves the right of final decision. The organiser also reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions.

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