Thematic Tours

Led by our museum educators, the thematic tours feature different sections on arts and design appreciation and interactive creativity, both of which aim to provide novel learning experiences in the exhibition galleries. Students will explore multiple perspectives in their appreciation of four to five museum exhibits. By observing these objects and raising questions about them, they will develop the ability in appreciating and interpreting visual culture, thereby developing connections to the world in their own unique ways.

Date: Every Tuesday to Friday from 3 October 2023 to 12 July 2024, except for public holidays

Time: 10:00, 11:15, 14:30, or 16:00

Duration: 60 min.

Related Workshops

Our related workshops are designed as add-ons to our tours. The additional experience builds upon the thematic tour and helps students turn their learning experience into creative exploration.

Date: The day of the thematic tour

Time: Following the thematic tour (except for the 11:15 time slot)

Duration: 60 min.

Booking for this programme throughout the year is available in three phases. This thematic tour and its related workshop are free of charge under the support of The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Hong Kong, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The museum can accommodate a maximum of seventy-five students for the thematic tour and its related workshops during each timeslot. The experience will be conducted in groups. Each group is limited to a maximum of twenty-five students. If there are twenty-six or more students participating during the same timeslot, M+ Educators will divide them into smaller groups. We recommend a 1:25 ratio of teachers and parents to students.

After the programme, we can arrange for the students to visit our galleries in a self-guided format depending on the circumstances (except for the Special Exhibition). If necessary, schools should allow additional time for the self-guided visit and arrange for additional teachers and parents to accompany the students to ensure their safety.

➔ Phase 3 of this programme which takes place between 20 June and 12 July 2024 is now full.

➔ Schools may click here for the important dates of the 2024/25 School Year.

This thematic tour and its related workshop is recommended for all secondary school students. It is especially suitable for schools that are interested in conceptual art and experiential learning.

This tour leads students through the M+ Sigg Collection and its artistic concepts, with an exploration of how Chinese contemporary artists have blazed the trail in their creative journeys. It aims to induce positive changes in the individual, the family and society. The influence of art on life may be slow, unpredictable and not immediately shown, but the artists have turned their will into action within many different kinds of limitations.

M+ Educators will guide students to examine in detail of the events that took place since the 1990s to now. They will highlight to the students the perseverance of Chinese contemporary artists, and how they persisted in participating in social development. Their experiences in turning passion into actions that shape the course of life become inspirations to students.

Related Workshop: The Personalised Chessboard

Our museum educators will invite students to step out of the workshop and participate in a large-scale chessboard activity in the public space of the museum. Students will repetitively engage in various individual and collective experiments inspired by artists within the chessboard, and they can choose to walk on either side according to their own preferences. By repeating these experiments and their concepts, some may find it easy while others may struggle to take even a single step—just as in life, where cycles of steady progress and interceptions will demand one’s persistence and determination to carry on.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the artistic practice of contemporary Chinese artists and how they shape their creative methods and artistic expressions under their living environment
• Gain inspiration from the examples of artists responding to family and social norms, and bring forth the determination to take positive action in daily life
• Discover the flexible and adaptable qualities of artists as well as their cultural contributions to society

Key Learning Areas in Connection with School Curriculum

Life and Society

• Junior Secondary: Self-discovery and personal growth
• Junior Secondary: Consciousness and quality of citizenship

Visial Arts

• Junior Secondary: Understand how social, cultural and political contexts influence the artists creation
• Senior Secondary: Use critical thinking skills to interpret and respond to art creation

This programme is the result of cross-disciplinary collaboration between M+ learning curators, educators and school teachers. Dicky Yeung, Learning and Interpretation Associate Curator, Kian Kam, Assistant Curator, and Michelle Lee, M+ Lead Educator, planned this programme jointly. We would like to express our gratitude to members of the M+ Teacher Roundtable, Ms Carmen Kwok Siu Yee (S.K.H. Lam Kau Mow Secondary School) and Mr Chow Hoi Suen (Buddhist Hung Sean Chau Memorial College) for their input throughout the planning process.

This thematic tour and its related workshop is recommended for all secondary school students. Participants are not required to have experience in artistic creation. It is especially suitable for schools interested in social sciences and cultural studies.

What impact does the default cooking time of first-generation rice cookers have on the social roles of housewives and workplace environments? How has the pocket-sized music player ‘Walkman’ introduced solo culture and brought about revolutionary changes to city life today?

This tour guides students in exploring the connections between the design and architectural exhibits in the M+ Collections and various social issues, thereby discovering the unknown side of Hong Kong. Led by our museum educators, students will become daily life researchers, who draw on news and current affairs, relevant statistics, and exhibition exhibits as a basis to trace the realistic dimensions of livelihood in this ever-evolving city. By making comparisons, they will develop thoughts and imagination about Hong Kong’s future.

Related Workshop: Imagination beyond the Scenes

Movie scenes are derived from life and they come together from the careful display of different props. In daily life, how do we place objects in our living scenes and interact with them?

Our museum educators will guide students to focus on the city streets and arrangement of text and sound in the moving image works of the M+ video commission initiative, Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène. Referencing the narrative approach of artists, students will create a visual diary by collaging various photos on a page and recalling their own experiences in the city. Afterwards, students will combine their creations with the works of others and edit them into a ‘film reel’ to be presented on a mobile projection device, showcasing the collective emotions towards Hong Kong, a city that is constantly evolving.

Learning Outcomes

• Discover the ingenuity of designers and explore the urgent needs of human life in different eras
• Understand how design and architecture promote contemporary social changes, thereby expanding choices in life
• Examine the impact of social and cultural changes on design innovation
• Cultivate global perspective and competencies such as social care and continuous learning

Key Learning Areas in Connection with School Curriculum

Technology Education Key Learning Area Curriculum

• Junior Secondary: Appraise the impact of technology on our personal and social lives
• Junior Secondary: Understand issues related to the use and advancement of technology
  
  

Design and Applied Technology

• Senior Secondary: Understand the design in practice
• Senior Secondary: Explore the values in technology and design

Visual Arts

• Junior Secondary: Explore the functions of the visual arts in past and present contexts
• Senior Secondary: Nurture concerns, curiosity and enthusiasm of other people and the world

This programme is the result of cross-disciplinary collaboration between M+ learning curators, educators and school teachers. Dicky Yeung, Learning and Interpretation Associate Curator, Kian Kam, Assistant Curator, and Jennifer Wong, Design Educator, planned this programme jointly. We would like to express our gratitude to member of the M+ Teacher Roundtable, Mr Andrew Lau Chi Ho (Hong Kong Management Association K S Lo College) for his input throughout the planning process.

This programme is designed for large group visits and is recommended for Secondary 1–3 students to participate as a whole grade. Our museum educators will first introduce the selected exhibitions to students in the Learning Hub. They will then split into small groups to visit the galleries. By examining the M+ Collections up close, students will explore topics related to visual culture. During the gallery visits, students will be given the time to explore the galleries on their own, and then meet with M+ Educators to engage in small group discussions according to the allocated time slots.

Date: Every Tuesday to Friday between 1 November 2023 and 12 July 2024, except for public holidays
Time: 10:00 or 14:30
Duration: 120 min.

Booking for this programme throughout the year is available in three phases. The programme is free of charge under the support of The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Hong Kong, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The museum can accommodate seventy-six to one hundred and twenty students for this programme during each timeslot. Schools should arrange for additional teachers and parents to accompany the students to ensure their safety. We recommend a 1:15 ratio of teachers and parents to students.

➔ Phase 3 of this programme which takes place between 20 June and 12 July 2024 is now full.

➔ Schools may click here for the important dates of the 2024/25 School Year.

This programme encourages students to take their daily habits and personal interests as a starting point, exploring the various angles when interpreting the same thing. The museum will then transform into a chat space, inviting students to temporarily set aside their identity as a student and freely express their thoughts and ideas with M+ Educators. Whether it is the process of viewing the collections or engaging in conversations, students can explore freely at their own pace and enjoy the pleasure of learning in the museum.

Learning Outcomes

• Recognise the inclusive and open characteristics of the museum as a learning environment
• Cultivate the ability for self-directed learning, and to discover the connections between self and surroundings
• Respect the unique perspective of each person, and discover learning opportunities through exchange
  
  

Key Learning Areas in Connection with School Curriculum

Visual Arts

• Junior Secondary: Use visual arts experiences to respond to various artistic creation
• Senior Secondary: Develop personal views on visual environment and artistic creation

Health Management and Social Care

• Senior Secondary: Respect cultural and ideological differences
• Senior Secondary: Foster social care attitude of individuals

Through the Jockey Club Community Outreach and Arts Education Programmes, which is exclusively sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, complimentary tickets are offered for teachers and students from local secondary schools to visit The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Noir & Blanc—A Story of Photography, M+’s first exhibition on photography and the opening programme of French May Arts Festival in 2024.

Teachers and students with successful registration may visit Main Hall Gallery to explore the works of influential local and international photographers such as Ho Fan, Yau Leung, and Daido Moriyama. In addition, our museum offers self-guided gallery learning toolkits which are specifically designed for secondary school students, and they  include guided questions and extended information for the visit. Depending on the educational needs, after the visit, teachers can explore further with students black-and-white photography as a time-honoured medium of art.

Date: Every Tuesday to Friday from 19 March 2024 to 28 June 2024, except for public holidays

Designated Admission Time for Complimentary Tickets: 10:30, 11:15, 14:30, 15:30 or 16:30

➔ The quota of the complimentary tickets is currently full. Schools are welcome leave their contact information at [email protected]. We will reach out to teachers if there are updates on the complimentary tickets.

Our programme invites one to two local or overseas creators every year to challenge the boundaries of traditional learning with secondary school students, and to spark new ideas.

Led by artists or designers, the programme comprises two parts and will be conducted on two different days. The "Creative Interactive Experience" held on the first day takes place in the daytime, where students will closely communicate and collaborate with creators, experimenting with cross-disciplinary creative concepts in different spaces of the museum. Afterwards, students will participate in the "Inter-School Exchange Session" on a designated Friday night, exploring with students from other participating schools on how people who are committed to making creation a lifelong career face difficulties and challenges in life, and continuously seek creative direction.

The artist-led programme is recommended for Secondary 4-6 students and especially for students who aspire to study art and design or engage in related work in the future. This programme is planned jointly by Assistant Curator Sze Lam and participating artists or designers.

➔ Artist-led Programmes for the 2023/24 School Year has ended.

➔ New content and booking details for this programme for the 2024/25 School Year will be announced in early 2025.

Hong Kong-based visual artist Chan Nga-man Amie explores the functions of ceramics beyond everyday objects and sees ceramics as an important medium for connecting people with nature, the environment, and others. In the ‘Creative Interactive Experience’, the artist will share how she uses her ceramics practice to understand the world and learn new things, transforming the museum's workshop into an experimental space where students can explore the medium of clay and understand their own ideas through hands-on activities.

During the ‘Inter-school Exchange Session’, the artist will showcase her recent video works and share how art helps her respond to various situations in life. Students can also find like-minded collaborators during the event and find motivation in facing personal challenges through interactive creative experiences with their peers.

About the Artist

Chan Nga-man Amie is a Hong Kong-based visual artist whose practice focuses on ceramics. She has more than ten years of teaching experience at secondary schools and art institutions. She studied visual arts at the Academy of Visual Arts of Hong Kong Baptist University, and obtained her postgraduate degree in visual culture studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and master’s degree in crafts and design from the Estonian Academy of Arts, where she was awarded the Young Applied Artist Award in 2021.

In 2016, she and her partners established the ceramic studio Laichankee with the aim of expanding the public's imagination of ceramics through various art projects and the production of ceramic products. Her art practice emphasizes the combination of ceramics and the environment and explores the relationship between pottery and people, and makers and audiences.

Programme content and booking details of Artist-led programmes for the 2024/25 School Year will be announced in early 2025.

• Understand that art is not only about form and medium but a method to discover individual qualities and aspirations
• Cultivate students' interest in art and viewing creative practice as a tool for continuous learning
• Understand how Hong Kong artists find motivation for continuous creation and respond to challenges in life with creativity