Muse Fest HK 2024 Attracts Over 630,000 Visitors Celebrating Hong Kong's Cultural Heritage and Artistic Diversity.

2024-12-23 15:30 Last Updated At：15:38

Muse Fest HK 2024 concludes attracting more than 630,000 participants

Muse Fest HK 2024, launched by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) in November, has successfully concluded, attracting more than 630,000 people to participate in more than 70 delightful programmes organised by the LCSD museums and art spaces, representing a 20 per cent increase in participants as compared to last year. This year marked the 10th edition of Muse Fest under the same theme "Hong Kong H.A.S. (History. Art. Science.) Museums”, introducing Hong Kong's rich and distinctive cultural heritage and artistic diversity. Notably, the two-day inaugural event of Muse Fest 2024, Fun@Museum Carnival, received an overwhelming response, having attracted the participation of more than 25,000 members of the public and tourists, which was three times the number compared to last year.

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Muse Fest HK 2024 concludes attracting more than 630,000 participants Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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Muse Fest HK 2024 concludes attracting more than 630,000 participants Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Fun@Museum Carnival, focusing on Chinese culture, was a collaborative curation by the LCSD cultural sections, which featured a total of 24 diverse performances and interactive workshops on the development and inheritance of Chinese culture and history at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Space Museum (HKSpM) and Salisbury Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui on November 2 and 3. Highlights included performances of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) items such as the lion dance, fire dragon dance and puppetry. Apart from taking photos, visitors could try to dance the lion and unicorn, and join workshops to make flower buttons, lion head crafts and postcards. The Waxing in Conservation booth of the LCSD Conservation Office invited visitors to experience using wax materials to protect various types of artifacts and make magnets as souvenirs. The Gear Up - Nano World Outreach Programme booth presented by the Science Promotion Unit of the Hong Kong Science Museum, the Library-on-Wheels outreach truck and the Cosmic Voyage Treasure Hunt Activity organised by the HKSpM also attracted families to share the fun.

The November weekends saw fun days at various museums, including the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum, the Hong Kong Railway Museum, the Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery, the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the ICH Centre at the Sam Tung Uk Museum as well as the Oil Street Art Space (Oi!). The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, in celebration of its 40th anniversary, held special events on two evenings, staging an outdoor immersive light show "Gentle Smoke of Tea" on the museum's façade, and a concert, interactive display and exhibitions in the museum. Furthermore, the exclusive events, Meet the Curator - Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence and The Fireboat Then and Now Guided Tour - A Fireman Leads the Way, organised for LCSD Museum Pass holders were well received.

In addition, 12 Guangdong and Macao museums from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Museum Alliance also joined this year's Muse Fest. Specifically, the Shenzhen Museum introduced the Shenzhen Branch of Hong Kong Museum Festival 2024 - The Beauty of Ingenuity series of research activities, which received an enthusiastic response. Programmes such as wood carving and gilding, a woodworking activity with mortise and tenon joinery, seal engraving, printmaking and a drama education class were highly popular. The relevant online social media platforms received a total of over 75,000 hits. The events were widely covered by the media in the Mainland.

To extend the museum experience journey and deepen the public’s knowledge of the history of museums, art, culture, science and films, Muse Fest's Selected Museum Publications and Souvenirs Mega Sale will continue until March 31, 2025, offering discounts of up to 50 per cent for selected museum publications and souvenirs. Members of the public are welcome to visit the LCSD museums to make their purchases.

Firing Practice Scheduled at San Wai and Tsing Shan Ranges in January 2025

2024-12-23 11:35 Last Updated At：11:48

Firing practice for January 2025

Firing practice will take place at two military sites, namely the San Wai/Tai Ling Firing Range and the Tsing Shan Firing Range, next month (January).

Red flags or red lamps will be hoisted at the firing areas before and during firing practice. For their safety, people are advised not to enter the firing area.

Following are the dates and times for the firing practice sessions in January 2025:

San Wai/Tai Ling Firing Range

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Date

Time

January 2 (Thursday)

January 3 (Friday)

January 4 (Saturday)

January 6 (Monday)

January 7 (Tuesday)

January 8 (Wednesday)

January 9 (Thursday)

January 10 (Friday)

January 11 (Saturday)

January 13 (Monday)

January 14 (Tuesday)

January 15 (Wednesday)

January 16 (Thursday)

January 17 (Friday)

January 18 (Saturday)

January 20 (Monday)

January 21 (Tuesday)

January 22 (Wednesday)

January 23 (Thursday)

January 24 (Friday)

January 25 (Saturday)

January 27 (Monday)

January 28 (Tuesday)

8am-9pm

Tsing Shan Firing Range

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