Shopping in Canton: China Trade Art in the 18th and 19th Centuries (Phase IV)

Name: Shopping in Canton: China Trade Art in the 18th and 19th Centuries (Phase IV)
Start: 2024-08-09
End: 2025-02-28
Location: Hong Kong Museum of Art

Exhibitions Art and Culture

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Shopping in Canton: China Trade Art in the 18th and 19th Centuries (Phase IV)

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Description

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Canton (present-day Guangzhou) was the centre of foreign trade in China. There were some busy shopping streets near the foreign factories in the southwest suburbs of the Canton city along the Pearl River, with rows of stores selling various crafts and curiosities, tea leaves, local products, snacks and drinks. The target customers were mostly foreign traders. This exhibition showcases a wide variety of China trade art collections to reconstruct scenes of the bustling shopping paradise in Canton. What's more, visitors will immerse themselves in the interactive animations created by local animators the Tsui Brothers, as they embark on an artistic window-shopping tour!

Date and Location

9 Aug, 2024（Fri） - 28 Feb, 2025（Fri）

Mon To Wed, Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat, Sun and public holidays 10:00am - 9:00pm
Christmas Eve and Lunar New Year's Eve 10:00am - 5:00pm
Closed on Thur (except public holiday) and the first two days of the Lunar New Year

HKMoA Wu Guanzhong China Trade Art Gallery, 3/F

MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Exit E MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Exit J