The Quest for Originality: Contemporary Design and Traditional Craft in Dialogue
Imperial Workshops, Hong Kong contemporary design talents
Hong Kong Palace Museum
West Kowloon Cultural District, 8 Museum Drive, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Mon, Wed, Thu & Sun 10:00 am–06:00 pm, Fri, Sat & Public Holiday 10:00 am–08:00 pm | Closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays) & the first two days of the Lunar New Year
Admission
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Free admission tickets available from 1 July 2026, but as of the exhibition's opening, admission is paid per standard museum policy.
About
While the term _sheji_ (“design”) was not used in China until the late nineteenth century, artisans there have been designing and making beautiful and ingenious objects for millennia. This exhibition brings together nearly 100 precious objects from the Palace Museum in lively dialogue with Hong Kong contemporary design talents. It demonstrates the deep interest in innovation, materiality, and function in design shared by people of the past and today, and how contemporary work draws inspiration from time-honoured traditions.