Located in Central’s lively SoHo district in the heart of Hong Kong is Tai Kwun—an impressive heritage arts venue set within the city’s former police headquarters.
The historic building dates back to 1925 and today is one of Hong Kong’s top cultural destinations, with a lineup of contemporary art
exhibitions, performing arts offerings and immersive public programmes. In 2008, the Hong Kong Government and Hong Kong Jockey Club stepped in to help preserve and restore the former Central Police Station compound, which reopened as Hong Kong’s Centre for Heritage and Arts in 2018.
Explore vibrant galleries, dine and drink at a selection of restaurants and bars and discover Hong Kong’s rich history and culture with our ultimate guide to Tai Kwun.
Tai Kwun Contemporary's BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair 2024 is returning for its sixth edition, for three days from 30 August to 1 September 2024, on all floors of JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun. The art book fair will once again be welcoming local, regional, and international exhibitors—including publishers, artists, booksellers, and organisations—from Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, as well as Japan, Korea, Indonesia, United Kingdom, United States, and elsewhere. Featuring more than 110 artists, publishers, organisations, and booksellers, BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair will be presenting special displays at the intersection of art and publishing, together with a wide range of public programming such as talks, workshops, and performances. In particular, there will be an Artists’ Book Library special project that focus on how artists playfully raise questions about systems and formats organising and circulating knowledge, such as dictionaries, calendars, phrase books, and manuals.
Fitting the pitches and rhythmic contours of Cantonese to a musical melody is challenging enough with only a single voice. What happens when composers and lyricists have to contend with multiple vocal lines, each vying for attention? Veteran lyricist Chris Shum and conductor Leon Chu deconstruct the delicate art of Cantonese choral singing. Musical examples will feature the CU Chorus, which presented its “Tribute to Joseph Koo” concert in 2014 conducted by the composer himself.
24 Jul – 28 Aug, 2024 Which comes first, the music or the words? Which is more comfortable, working close at hand or half a world away? Even when songwriting turns formulaic, there’s no set formula for a good collaboration.
11 Jul – 28 Aug, 2024 An immersive exploration of the three-decade songwriting partnership of Joseph Koo and James Wong, Soundtrack of Our Lives is a deep dive in a musical world spanning stage and screen, unravelling thickets of melodic inspiration colliding with the twists and turns of a tonal language.
