Hong Kong Palace Museum Welcomes its One Millionth Visitor

The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM), Hong Kong’s newest cultural landmark in the West Kowloon Cultural District, announces today that it has received one million visits since its opening on 3 July 2022. To celebrate this important milestone, Dr Louis Ng, Museum Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, welcomed the one millionth visitor at the Museum, who received a newly published catalogue for the Museum’s latest special exhibition “Cartier and Women” with the autographs of three lenders—actresses Brigitte Lin and Carina Lau, as well as businesswoman Pansy Ho.

Dr Louis Ng, Museum Director of the HKPM, said, “With the gradual resumption of economic and cultural exchanges among countries and regions as the pandemic is coming to an end, the HKPM is thrilled to welcome an increasing number of tourists from the Mainland and abroad. Hitting the milestone of one million visits in less than ten months is truly remarkable, and we’re deeply grateful to the community for their support. We will continue our effort to curate exhibitions and educational activities with Hong Kong perspectives and world-class standards, connecting the past to the present and testifying to our vision and mission—to promote traditional Chinese culture and advocate dialogue and exchange among world civilisations.

All categories of admission tickets to the HKPM for April 2023, including the special exhibitions “Cartier and Women” (Gallery 8) and “Radiance: Ancient Gold from the Hong Kong Palace Museum Collection and the Mengdiexuan Collection” (Gallery 9), are now on sale. Members of the public can purchase tickets through the HKPM website, WKCD website, WKCD mobile app, and online ticketing platform Cityline. Alternatively, tickets can be purchased through the online platforms of the Museum’s ticketing partners.

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About the Hong Kong Palace Museum
The Hong Kong Palace Museum aspires to become a leading institution on the study and appreciation of Chinese art and culture while advancing dialogue between world civilisations. The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a collaborative project between the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and the Palace Museum, and is funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust with a donation of HK$3.5 billion for its establishment, as well as some of the annual exhibitions and education programmes in 2023–2031.

Embracing new curatorial approaches, the Museum combines a Hong Kong perspective with a global vision to present precious artefacts from the Palace Museum and other important cultural institutions around the world. Through research, exhibitions, and educational and professional exchange programmes, the Museum aims to build international partnerships and position Hong Kong as a global hub for art and culture. At heart a resource that belongs to the local community, the Museum strives to inspire community engagement, foster dialogue, and promote creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration.
https://www.hkpm.org.hk/

About the West Kowloon Cultural District
The West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest and most ambitious cultural projects in the world. Its vision is to create a vibrant new cultural quarter for Hong Kong on 40 hectares of reclaimed land located alongside Victoria Harbour. With a varied mix of theatres, performance spaces, and museums, the West Kowloon Cultural District will produce and host world-class exhibitions, performances, and cultural events, providing 23 hectares of public open space, including a two-kilometre waterfront promenade.
https://www.westkowloon.hk/