Peter Cheung’s Hot List

There’s a real buzz around arts and culture in Hong Kong, largely thanks to the development of the West Kowloon Cultural District, including the M+ museum opening last November, and the upcoming unveiling of the Palace Museum. There’s talk of Hong Kong reinventing itself as a cultural hub but, in reality, the city has long been home to many fine galleries and museums that have laid the foundation for the current wave of excitement. Here, I check in with some of my favourites.

ART MUSEUM CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Founded in 1971, the Art Museum at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) emphasises Chinese studies and China’s artistic legacy. With more than 15,000 works in its collection today, the museum curates diverse exhibitions, organises symposia from CUHK (until August 31), which takes visitors back in time to learn about oracle bones—animal bones used for divination since the Shang Dynasty. The exhibition includes bones from the CUHK Collection, bronze scripts from the museum’s collection, and calligraphic works and monographs by well-known scholars.