London’s National Gallery is taking an exhibition of 52 masterpieces by European artists to the Hong Kong Palace Museum as part of its Asia tour.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum is the gallery’s third partner for its tour of Asia. The new exhibition is opening on 22 November and is available through 11 April 2024.
Paintings by artists including Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Constable, Monet and Van Gogh will be on display in Hong Kong.
The exhibition attracted record visitors at its first venue, the Shanghai Museum. It is now on display at the National Museum of Korea until 9 October.
In the Asia region, the National Gallery is also offering educational and retail experiences, and digital and brand partnerships.
“With this exhibition we are continuing to build on our highly successful previous tour of Australia and Japan and are now reaching new audiences across Asia,” said Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery.
“The gallery has an important role to play in promoting the UK’s globally recognised position as a centre for culture and the arts, and we remain passionately committed to cultural exchange internationally.
“This tour demonstrates the continued interest of audiences from around the world in the European tradition and the world-renowned collection we are custodians of here at the National Gallery.
“We were delighted so many people enjoyed this exhibition in Shanghai and Seoul, and we are now looking forward to introducing it to visitors in Hong Kong.”
“Reaching new audiences across Asia”
Key loans in the exhibition include:
Sandro Botticelli, Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius (about 1500)
Raphael, The Garvagh Madonna (about 1510–11)
Jan Gossaert, A Young Princess (about 1530–2)
Caravaggio, Boy Bitten by a Lizard (about 1594–5)
Rembrandt, Self Portrait at the Age of 63 (1669)
Canaletto, Venice: Entrance to the Cannaregio (probably 1734–42)
Vincent van Gogh, Long Grass with Butterflies (1890)
Claude Monet, Irises (about 1914‒17)
John Constable, Stratford Mill (1820)
Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Parting of Hero and Leander (before 1837)
“The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through western art history, affording audiences in Hong Kong and the nearby cities an exceptional opportunity to view these legendary paintings without having to travel to London,” said Louis Ng, director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
“As a leading museum with a global vision, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is committed not only to helping traditional Chinese culture go global, but also to bridging the world’s diverse civilisations through intercultural dialogue and partnerships, solidifying Hong Kong’s position as an east-meets-west centre for international cultural exchange.”
Images courtesy of the National Gallery
