Date: 4 December 2025 (Thursday) Time: 4pm-5pm Venue: Hong Kong Museum of Art Medium: Cantonese Registration: required, free for members & current students, $100 for non-members, first come first served On a day when the museum was closed to the public, we were honoured to have the opportunity to visit the exhibition "Engaging Past Wisdom: Min Chiu Society at Sixty-five" with Assistant Curator Terry Ng. Terry conducted an informative tour on the wide range of exquisite treasures from Min Chiu Society and generously shared with us his curatorial thoughts that went into the selection and design process.   

Date: 21 August 2025 (Thursday) Time: 3pm-5pm Venue: Hong Kong Museum of Art Medium: Cantonese (abbreviated English translation by HKUFAAA staff upon request) Registration: required, free for members & current students, $100 for non-members, first come first served Hong Kong Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition "The Pride of Hong Kong: Three Preeminent Collections of Ancient Paintings and Calligraphies." The three collections are Xubaizhai 虛白齋 of Low Chuck-tiew 劉作籌 (1911-1993), Chih Lo Lou 至樂樓 of Ho Iu-kwong 何耀光 (1907-2006), and Bei Shan Tang 北山堂 of Lee Jung-sen 利榮森 (1915-2007), all built with immense passion, vision, and dedication for Chinese painting and calligraphy. We are delighted to offer our alumni community, students and friends, an exclusive visit on a day when the museum was closed to the public. Assistant Curator Cherie Fong, also alumni, guided us through the show, amusing us with various anecdotes on individual pieces, fascinating collector stories and curatorial highlights. Local artist Yau Wing-fung was also there to share with us the creative process behind his two works shown along with this exhibition.

Date: 27 February 2025 (Thursday) Time: 3:30pm-5pm Venue: Hong Kong Museum of Art Medium: English Registration: required, free for HKUFAAA members & current students, $100 for others Quota: 30 (members with priority, first come first served) - FULL

Date: 22 August 2024 (Thursday) Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm Venue: Hong Kong Museum of Art Medium: Cantonese (English translation on site by HKUFAAA staff) Registration: required, free for members & current students, $100 for non-members Quota: 20 (first come first served) - FULL We all know that the name of our hometown “Hong Kong” literally means “Fragrant Harbour,” but how well do we understand the Chinese culture of incense? How far back can we trace this tradition in history? What are some of its relics and who have been shaping its development? Hong Kong Museum of Art’s show “Fragrance of Time — In Search of Chinese Art of Scent” focuses on this very interesting topic. The exclusive visit took place on a day when the museum was closed to the public.

Date: 10 August 2024 (Saturday)  Time: 10:30am-12noon  Venue: West Gallery, M+ Registration: required, free (member/ student), $100 (non-member) Quota: 20 30 (first come first served) FULL All participants were responsible for their own entrance to the museum and the special exhibition Guest Speaker: Charles Lai, Ph.D 黎雋維 博士 Medium: Cantonese Hong Kong is famous for its beautiful city skyline, and among the many unique high-rises stands the iconic Bank of China Tower, designed by the world renowned architect Ieoh Ming Pei (1917-2019). “I. M. Pei: Life is Architecture,” the first full-scale retrospective of Pei, gives audience a close look at his various legendary projects around the world, his long standing values, as well as his unique practice and remarkable career as a whole. It was our pleasure to have Dr. Charles Lai, an architect (RIBA) and researcher in the history and conservation of Hong Kong and Asian modern architecture, guiding us through the comprehensive exhibition. Lai received his PhD degree in architectural history from the University of Hong Kong Department of Architecture, and diploma degree from the AA School of Architecture in London. He currently teaches at PolyU and Lingnan University. Lai is also a member of the DOCOMOMO HK Chapter, founder and director of the architectural studio & heritage conservation consultancy, aona.

Date: 27 July 2024 (Saturday) Time: 11:00am-12:00 noon Venue: Asia Society Hong Kong Center Medium: English Registration: required, free for members & current HKU students, $100 for non-members Quota: 20 (first come first served) FULL Gaylord Chan 陳餘生 is a well-known Hong Kong artist whose art demonstrates both his early mastery of acrylic paint and his lifelong determination in art creation. “Never End: The Art and Life of Gaylord Chan” at Asia Society is the first retrospective since the artist passed away in 2020. This exhibition, which sets the established artist from the rest, is curated by our alumni-cum-curator Joyce Wong Hei-ting. While many of us still remember the insightful tour she gave on another prominent Hong Kong artist Luis Chan’s art back in 2022, it is our pleasure to have Joyce with us again, leading a guided tour and sharing her curatorial take on Gaylord Chan’s oeuvre.   

Prof. Yeewan Koon, current chair of the Department of Art History, HKU and an expert on Qing art, took us on a special guided-tour at Hong Kong Palace Museum, focusing on a selection of Ming & Qing paintings that are on display in two different exhibitions, “Stories Untold: Figure Paintings of the Ming Dynasty from the Palace Museum” (G4) and “Yuan Ming Yuan: Art and Culture of an Imperial Garden-Palace” (G8). While participants enjoyed a wide array of exhibits as they strolled through the two thematic shows, the tour weaved these materials in a unique way and offered us a different story that had never been told. Date: 26 April 2024 (Friday) Time: 6pm-7:30pm Venue: Hong Kong Palace Museum (meeting at South Atrium outside Gallery 4) Medium: English Registration: required Free for members & current HKU art history students, $100 for non-members All participants were to be responsible for their own entrance to the museum, with a ticket that covered the special exhibition in Gallery 8.

Date: 14 March 2024 (Thursday) Time: 3pm -4:30pm Venue: Hong Kong Museum of Art, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Medium: Cantonese On a day when the museum was closed to the public, we visited the exhibition "Boundless Universe: Calligraphy by Jat See-yeu" with HKMoA curators, learning how Jat's calligraphy demonstrates his passion for preserving tradition, his open-minded approach to life, and his innovative pursuits in the face of changing times.

On view in the Hong Kong Palace Museum are 52 timeless masterpieces from the National Gallery, London. It was an incredible experience to see paintings by Europe’s most well-regarded artists, including Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Goya, Turner, Constable, Monet and Van Gogh. Even better was to visit the exhibition with our HKU art history Professor Greg Thomas, a specialist in 19th century French art, to learn about the histories and the meanings behind these paintings. Date: 2 February 2024 (Friday) Time: 6:30pm-8pm Venue: Gallery 9, Hong Kong Palace Museum Medium: English Registration: required, first come, first served, members with priority The guided tour was free but all participants were responsible for their own ticket to the special exhibition.