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The must-see shows at Hong Kong's world-class contemporary art museum.
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The founder of Spatialism gets his Hong Kong debut — landmark “Buchi” and “Tagli” works closing a three-city trilogy, from 17 September.
Around 100 Eastern Orthodox icon paintings from Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery arrive at HKPM's Gallery 9 from 21 October 2026.
A 14-artist group show guest-curated by Matthew Brown opens at H Queen's on 23 September 2026. Free entry.
Joyful Encounters: The Connoisseurship and Art of Wong Kwan Shut runs to 30 September 2026 at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
Qing imperial design reframed by Hong Kong creatives — opens 30 September 2026 at the Palace Museum.
Around 120 coral jewels and specimens, free, in Tsim Sha Tsui until 11 October 2026.
CJ Hendry's free plush-art takeover — 400+ jujus, a Planet and an Infinity Mirror, until 16 August.
The architects behind M+, Tai Kwun and Beijing's Bird's Nest get their own M+ show, opening September 2026.
Ring +852 3009-9386 and a Hong Kong poet reads to you, free, from anywhere. Thirty poets, three languages, played at random — until 30 August.
Ryan Villamael's paper forest grows all summer, and you help build it. Free to walk through, HK$90 to join — and it comes down on 2 August.
Ten shows, free admission and the best harbour view in the city — every exhibition on now, and the one that closes on 29 July.
M+'s big autumn 2026 show runs 17 Oct–4 Apr — fantasy in Asian art, from ukiyo-e demons to manga.
H Queen's, Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian, White Cube and free Tai Kwun — five world-class galleries within an afternoon's walk.
The Indonesian artist's kinetic, chanting fibreglass heads take over an M+ gallery until 25 October 2026 — here's what to expect.
The abstract master's first solo show in East Asia — free at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong until 29 August 2026.
The Venice Biennale artist's hypnotic Pompeii-set film runs at M+ until 25 October 2026 — what to expect and how to visit.
Eight collections worth your afternoon — M+, the Palace Museum, HKMoA and more, with admission, hours and the summer blockbusters.
The American light-art pioneer's first solo show in Greater China runs at H Queen's until 8 August 2026. Free entry.
Berlin–Hong Kong artist Isaac Chong Wai brings a free live-art commission to Tai Kwun Contemporary, 10 July–9 August 2026.
Chan Wai-lap's heart-shaped ceramic pool, built from 1,200+ hand-made tiles, is a free installation at Oi! in North Point until 30 August.
A free, 40-speaker sound installation on loan from MoMA opens in The Studio at M+ on 15 August 2026 — walk inside a 16th-century choir.
The American master of light brings glowing Glassworks and Roden Crater plans to Gagosian's Pedder Building space — free, until 1 August 2026.
The Forbidden City's mythical creatures, reimagined in immersive digital art at the Hong Kong Palace Museum — in Gallery 7 until 31 December 2026.
A clever new exhibition at Airside's Gate33 Gallery in Kai Tak decodes Hong Kong's cha chaan tengs across seven chapters — until 31 July 2026.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum's new thematic exhibition gathers 130+ imperial treasures across the Yuan, Ming and Qing — in Gallery 1 on a standard ticket.
A three-metre emerald-green Kusama Pumpkin is now on free public view at The Twins in Kai Tak — Hong Kong's first permanent outdoor Kusama.
A complete 2026 guide to Tai Kwun (大館), Central's free-to-enter heritage and arts centre — exhibitions, dining, hours and how to get there.
The Met's celebrated jewellery collection travels abroad for the first time — around 200 pieces at the Hong Kong Palace Museum until 19 October 2026.
The hands-on, family-friendly design show opens at M+ on 27 June 2026 — what to see, tickets and how to visit.
The late composer's immersive 'async' installation is free at M+ — on until 12 July 2026. What to see and how to visit.
An immersive Mona Lisa journey and four real da Vinci manuscripts — free in Sha Tin until 27 July 2026.
Two real Monet Water Lilies are on show in Tsim Sha Tsui — free — until 29 July 2026. What to see and how to visit.
250 Egyptian treasures at the Hong Kong Palace Museum until 31 August 2026 — tickets, highlights and how to visit.
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