Hong Kong Museum of Art

Current Exhibitions

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Worlds of Cézanne and Renoir - Collections from the Musée d'Orangerie and the Musée d'Orsay

2025.01.17-2025.05.07

Paul. Cézanne (1839-1906) and Pierre-Auguste. Renoir (1841-1919) is one of the two greatest French artists. As representatives of the French Impressionist art movement, these two artists were committed to depicting the ever-changing modern world with new visions and techniques, bringing a new look to the art world at the time. In the pursuit of art, they not only established a deep friendship, but also influenced a new generation of painters, such as the Spanish master Pablo. Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973).

This exhibition displays 52 rare paintings from the Musée de l'Orangerie and the Musée d'Orsay in France. It is the first large-scale exhibition in Hong Kong to focus on these two Impressionist masters.

Art of Gifting: The Fuyun Xuan Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles

In 2023, the Hong Kong Museum of Art received a generous donation from Mrs Josephine Sin comprising 490 sets of Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Fuyun Xuan Collection, which is the most extensive and comprehensive of its kind ever received by a museum in Hong Kong. Established by the late local collector Mr Christopher Sin, the Fuyun Xuan Collection is recognised as one of the most important private collections of snuff bottles in the world. Featuring the gems of Mr Sin’s lifelong collection, this donation represents a significant gift to Hong Kong from the donor couple.

Epitomising the finest skills and artistry of Chinese artisans, the small and delicate snuff bottles soon became popular among nobilities and high-ranking officials since emerging in the early Qing dynasty, and were often given as precious gifts in diplomatic, official and social settings. This exhibition will showcase the whole of this set of 490 Chinese snuff bottles from the Fuyun Xuan Collection donated by Mr Christopher Sin and Mrs Josephine Sin, and with the theme of gifting, we invite the audience to step into the unique, kaleidoscopic world of these miniature yet precious gifts.   

About the Museum

Established in 1962, HKMoA is the first public art museum in the city, now custodian of an art collection of over 19,500 items, representing the unique cultural legacy of Hong Kong's connection across the globe. By curating a wide world of contrasts, from old to new, Chinese to Western, local to international, with a Hong Kong viewpoint, we aspire to refreshing ways of looking at tradition and making art relevant to everyone, creating new experiences and understanding.

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