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Shaping Tomorrow: Introducing the Pioneering Visions Initiative at M+
21 Oct 2026 / Sewon Chung, Silke Schmickl, Russell Storer
3 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Digital  / Visual Culture  /  Article
Shaping Tomorrow: Introducing the Pioneering Visions Initiative at M+

21 Oct 2026 / Sewon Chung, Silke Schmickl, Russell Storer

Living Systems: Works Exploring the Intersection of Art and Technology

15 Oct 2026 / M+ Team

In Conversation with Yang Yuntao and dancers from Hong Kong Dance Company

8 Oct 2026 / Dorothea Lam

Shaping Tomorrow: Introducing the Pioneering Visions Initiative at M+

21 Oct 2026 / Sewon Chung, Silke Schmickl, Russell Storer

Living Systems: Works Exploring the Intersection of Art and Technology

15 Oct 2026 / M+ Team

In Conversation with Yang Yuntao and dancers from Hong Kong Dance Company

8 Oct 2026 / Dorothea Lam

Shaping Tomorrow: Introducing the Pioneering Visions Initiative at M+

21 Oct 2026 / Sewon Chung, Silke Schmickl, Russell Storer

Living Systems: Works Exploring the Intersection of Art and Technology

15 Oct 2026 / M+ Team

In Conversation with Yang Yuntao and dancers from Hong Kong Dance Company

8 Oct 2026 / Dorothea Lam

Shaping Tomorrow: Introducing the Pioneering Visions Initiative at M+

21 Oct 2026 / Sewon Chung, Silke Schmickl, Russell Storer

Living Systems: Works Exploring the Intersection of Art and Technology

15 Oct 2026 / M+ Team

In Conversation with Yang Yuntao and dancers from Hong Kong Dance Company

8 Oct 2026 / Dorothea Lam

M+ Restored and Hong Kong New Wave Cinema

7 Oct 2026 / Li Cheuk-to

Through the films of M+ Restored, M+ Curator-at-large and film critic Li Cheuk-to traces the development of Hong Kong New Wave cinema in this essay.
8 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Article

Carsten Nicolai: ​Working in a​​​ Different Scale

28 Sept 2026 / M+ Team

For Carsten Nicolai, traditional music is but a small room inside a universe of sound.
8 mins: 
Moving Image  / Digital  / Music  /  Video

From Film to Digital — Li Cheuk-to on M+ Restored

8 Sept 2026 / Amy Leung

What is M+ Restored? M+ Curator-at-large Li Cheuk-to introduces the film restoration project preserving Hong Kong New Wave cinema classics and the city’s cinematic heritage.
5 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Article

A City’s Collage: Conserving Hong Kong’s Neon

20 Aug 2026 / M+ Team

For thirteen years, Hong Kong’s M+ has been researching, collecting, and preserving the city’s neon signs. We look behind the scenes of this process.
12 mins: 
Visual Culture  /  Video

Cross-Cuts

Inspired by the M+ Collections, ‘Cross-Cuts’ brings together writers and filmmakers to explore contemporary themes through video essays.

Artist’s Lens

A man with grey hair and glasses smiles while looking to the side, dressed in a suit. In the background, a large photo of a glass-facade skyscraper with diagonal structural systems is displayed on the wall.
A man with grey hair and glasses smiles while looking to the side, dressed in a suit. In the background, a large photo of a glass-facade skyscraper with diagonal structural systems is displayed on the wall.

Building with I. M. Pei and Sandi Pei: A Family’s Architectural Legacy

10 Apr 2025 / M+ Team

Behind every architectural landmark is a sketch, a vision, and a story.
11 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
A woman with a black bob haircut is dressed in a green dress. She gazes at something red on the left side of the foreground. A painting and three mannequins wearing black outfits are blurred in the background.
A woman with a black bob haircut is dressed in a green dress. She gazes at something red on the left side of the foreground. A painting and three mannequins wearing black outfits are blurred in the background.

Guo Pei: Embroidery, Craft, and the Language of Fashion

24 Mar 2025 / M+ Team

What does couture mean to Guo Pei, and in what ways does it function as a form of contemporary artistic expression?
7 mins: 
Design and Architecture  /  Video
A dimly lit gallery space features a large illuminated screen displaying a video of an empty ocean with a pink hue. Two people stand in front of the screen, silhouetted against the visuals, as ring-shaped clouds appear on the water's surface.
A dimly lit gallery space features a large illuminated screen displaying a video of an empty ocean with a pink hue. Two people stand in front of the screen, silhouetted against the visuals, as ring-shaped clouds appear on the water's surface.

The Art of Ephemeral Tech: A Conversation with A.A.Murakami

7 Nov 2024 / M+ Team

A.A.Murakami on ‘Ephemeral Tech’: Blending art, nature, and technology.
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Digital  /  Video
Artist Chua Chye Teck, wearing a dark grey short-sleeved shirt and glasses, closely examines a series of sculptural artworks made of concrete pieces mounted on wooden bases, displayed on a long table.
Artist Chua Chye Teck, wearing a dark grey short-sleeved shirt and glasses, closely examines a series of sculptural artworks made of concrete pieces mounted on wooden bases, displayed on a long table.

Chua Chye Teck: Echoes in Concrete

22 Oct 2024 / M+ Team

Chua Chye Teck’s ‘Scholar’s Rocks’ at M+ explores Singapore’s urban change via concrete fragments, mixing traditional aesthetics with local narratives.
6 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video
Standing in a train station in Hong Kong, a man wearing a green shirt adorned with orange spots and a party hat stares into the camera.
Standing in a train station in Hong Kong, a man wearing a green shirt adorned with orange spots and a party hat stares into the camera.

Luke Ching Chin Wai: Community as Canvas

14 Dec 2023 / M+ Team

Meet Luke Ching, an artist who has spent the last twenty years using his creative practice to bring attention to social issues in Hong Kong
13 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A man wearing glasses and a black jacket stands in a gallery, with a painting depicting a group of laughing men behind him.
A man wearing glasses and a black jacket stands in a gallery, with a painting depicting a group of laughing men behind him.

Park Chan-wook: Expanding Cinematic Reach

8 Aug 2024 / M+ Team

Dive into the world of Park Chan-wook, known for his distinctive approach to humour and collaboration.
7 mins: 
Moving Image  /  Video

Venice Biennale

A Look Back at Hong Kong’s Presence at Venice Biennale

12 Jun 2025 / M+ Team, Stella Fong

Uncover the history of M+ at the Venice Biennale, showcasing Hong Kong's vibrant contemporary art scene on the global stage.
14 mins: 
Visual Art  / Moving Image  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
Artist Trevor Yeung crouches on the ground, adjusting his installation artwork titled ‘Little Comfy Tornado’. The installation consists of a fish tank, aquarium equipment, water, a wooden plinth, and tourmaline.
Artist Trevor Yeung crouches on the ground, adjusting his installation artwork titled ‘Little Comfy Tornado’. The installation consists of a fish tank, aquarium equipment, water, a wooden plinth, and tourmaline.

Trevor Yeung: An Ecological Look at An Aquarium

20 May 2024 / M+ Team

Artist Trevor Yeung discusses how fishkeeping influences his art practice and personal development, and introduces the artworks displayed in his exhibition titled ‘Trevor Yeung: Courtyard of Attachments, Hong Kong in Venice’.
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
A disco ball reflects hundreds of square-shaped light specks in a darkened room.
A disco ball reflects hundreds of square-shaped light specks in a darkened room.

Inside ‘Angela Su: Arise, Hong Kong in Venice’

3 Oct 2022 / M+ Team

Join Angela Su on a video tour of the ‘Angela Su: Arise, Hong Kong in Venice’ exhibition at the 59th Venice Biennale
10 mins: 
M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
A woman puts together two pieces of wood with a connector.
A woman puts together two pieces of wood with a connector.

Shirley Tse: An Exercise in Negotiation

22 Jun 2020 / M+ Team

Artist Shirley Tse discusses her installations ‘Negotiated Differences’ and ‘Playcourt’ as part of her M+ exhibition ‘Shirley Tse: Stakes and Holders’ at M+
5 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Video

Where Did All the Water Go?

30 May 2025 / Olivia Chow

Explore curator Olivia Chow’s insights on Trevor Yeung’s 2024 Venice Biennale presentation ‘Courtyard of Attachments’ and the M+ return exhibition ‘Courtyard of Detachments.’
17 mins: 
Visual Art  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
An outdoor courtyard with a rustic brick wall in the background. A person wearing a white top and black waders cleans the transparent water-filled tanks arranged in a metal frame. In the foreground, a man carrying a tote bag walks past, while a woman in a checkered dress stands on the right, gazing ahead.
An outdoor courtyard with a rustic brick wall in the background. A person wearing a white top and black waders cleans the transparent water-filled tanks arranged in a metal frame. In the foreground, a man carrying a tote bag walks past, while a woman in a checkered dress stands on the right, gazing ahead.

Attachment and Impermanence: The Interns’ View from Venice

5 Dec 2024 / M+ Team

What does it mean to be part of a living artwork?
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Video
Artist Samson Young standing over a piano with books, pieces of paper, and other materials sitting behind the exposed hammers. He is lifting and peering behind one of books.
Artist Samson Young standing over a piano with books, pieces of paper, and other materials sitting behind the exposed hammers. He is lifting and peering behind one of books.

A Chat with Samson Young About 'Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief World Tour'

21 Mar 2018 / M+ Team

You know the name of the artist behind 'Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief World Tour', but who exactly is Samson Young? Find out in this interview
7 mins: 
Visual Art  /  Article
Close-up on a bespectacled, dark-haired man’s head and torso as he holds a microphone and speaks into it. In his other hand, he is holding a cardboard VHS cover with the words ‘LIVE AID’ emblazoned on top of an illustration in which the continent of Africa has been made to look like a guitar.
Close-up on a bespectacled, dark-haired man’s head and torso as he holds a microphone and speaks into it. In his other hand, he is holding a cardboard VHS cover with the words ‘LIVE AID’ emblazoned on top of an illustration in which the continent of Africa has been made to look like a guitar.

Wong Chi Chung: A Brief History of Charity Singles

3 May 2018 / Wong Chi Chung

Veteran music critic Wong Chi Chung writes about charity singles as a phenomenon explored in ‘Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief World Tour’
5 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
An installation composed of stacked aquarium tanks, situated within a bamboo-walled gallery. In the foreground, wooden benches surround the tanks; in the background, a photograph near a window depicts wilting lotus suspended in water.
An installation composed of stacked aquarium tanks, situated within a bamboo-walled gallery. In the foreground, wooden benches surround the tanks; in the background, a photograph near a window depicts wilting lotus suspended in water.

Through the Lens: Understanding Trevor Yeung's Practice through his Photography

22 Sept 2025 / Dorothea Lam

Explore how Trevor Yeung uses photography as visual clues to connect viewers to his immersive installation and mixed-media works.
9 mins: 
Visual Art  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article
A woman and a man sit next to each other with plants behind them. A wooden table is in front of them.
A woman and a man sit next to each other with plants behind them. A wooden table is in front of them.

From Hong Kong to Venice: A Conversation between Olivia Chow and Trevor Yeung

11 Apr 2024 / Tiffany Luk

An informal conversation with the artist and curator of 'Trevor Yeung: Courtyard of Attachments, Hong Kong in Venice' on labour and care.
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Visual Culture  / M+ Exhibitions  /  Article

Issues and Currents

Ecology and Sustainability

How are artists and makers shaping how we live in response to the climate emergency?

Ecology and Sustainability

How are artists and makers shaping how we live in response to the climate emergency?

Digital Connections

An examination of digital culture’s diverse roles within society through the works of artists, designers, architects and thinkers.

Digital Connections

An examination of digital culture’s diverse roles within society through the works of artists, designers, architects and thinkers.

Non-Mainstream: An Exploration of Understudied Topics

An exploration of understudied topics by unfamiliar makers, telling untold stories and offering fluid, expanded perspectives on visual culture.

Non-Mainstream: An Exploration of Understudied Topics

An exploration of understudied topics by unfamiliar makers, telling untold stories and offering fluid, expanded perspectives on visual culture.

Networks: Remapping the South

An examination of the networked nature of the region around Hong Kong in relation to the global south.

Networks: Remapping the South

An examination of the networked nature of the region around Hong Kong in relation to the global south.

Ecology and Sustainability

How are artists and makers shaping how we live in response to the climate emergency?

Ecology and Sustainability

How are artists and makers shaping how we live in response to the climate emergency?

Digital Connections

An examination of digital culture’s diverse roles within society through the works of artists, designers, architects and thinkers.

Digital Connections

An examination of digital culture’s diverse roles within society through the works of artists, designers, architects and thinkers.

Non-Mainstream: An Exploration of Understudied Topics

An exploration of understudied topics by unfamiliar makers, telling untold stories and offering fluid, expanded perspectives on visual culture.

Non-Mainstream: An Exploration of Understudied Topics

An exploration of understudied topics by unfamiliar makers, telling untold stories and offering fluid, expanded perspectives on visual culture.

Networks: Remapping the South

An examination of the networked nature of the region around Hong Kong in relation to the global south.

Networks: Remapping the South

An examination of the networked nature of the region around Hong Kong in relation to the global south.

Hong Kong Sign Language Videos

Hong Kong Sign Language Videos

Video interviews with artists and makers from the M+ Collections accompanied by Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) interpretation

Hong Kong Sign Language Videos

Video interviews with artists and makers from the M+ Collections accompanied by Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) interpretation

Art Chase

A woman in a white top and long hair stands in front of Victoria Harbour, with her back facing the camera.
A woman in a white top and long hair stands in front of Victoria Harbour, with her back facing the camera.

Henry Steiner and Nobuyoshi Araki’s Interpretations of Victoria Harbour

16 Jul 2024 / M+ Team

An exploration of how designer Henry Steiner and photographer Nobuyoshi Araki interpreted Victoria Harbour in their works across different eras.
6 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
Ho Siu Nam holds a camera with both hands, with his left eye closed and his right eye gazing through the viewfinder. A bike lane and a group of trees are behind him.
Ho Siu Nam holds a camera with both hands, with his left eye closed and his right eye gazing through the viewfinder. A bike lane and a group of trees are behind him.

Unveiling Hidden Patterns: South Ho’s Exploration of Tin Shui Wai’s Landscapes

31 May 2024 / M+ Team

Join artist South Ho to explore Tin Shui Wai’s landscapes as part of his ‘Every Daily’ series.
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A person in black standing on a footbridge with a block of residential building in the background.
A person in black standing on a footbridge with a block of residential building in the background.

Artful Abode: The Artistic Allure of Quarry Bay’s ‘Monster Building’

4 Mar 2024 / M+ Team

Explore the artistic allure and cultural significance of the iconic ‘Monster Building’ in Hong Kong, a source of inspiration for artists worldwide.
7 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A person wearing a light brown jacket walking through the entrance of a traditional Chinese structure with brick walls, with his back facing the camera.
A person wearing a light brown jacket walking through the entrance of a traditional Chinese structure with brick walls, with his back facing the camera.

Heritage and Home in Hong Kong’s Hidden Places: Perspectives from Wing Lung Wai

20 Aug 2024 / M+ Team

Tang Kwok-hin’s art captures the cultural heritage and rhythms of life in Wing Lung Wai, a walled village in Hong Kong’s New Territories.
5 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A man stands in front of a Hong Kong cityscape in Central District, looking into the camera.
A man stands in front of a Hong Kong cityscape in Central District, looking into the camera.

A Brush with the City: Wilson Shieh Brings Hong Kong’s Central District to Life

30 Jan 2024 / M+ Team

Wilson Shieh gives iconic Hong Kong buildings a human face through artistic anthropomorphism.
5 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video
A person wearing a white shirt, navy cardigan, and brown trousers walks along the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, from left to right in the frame. Victoria Harbour and the skyline of Hong Kong Island are in the background.
A person wearing a white shirt, navy cardigan, and brown trousers walks along the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, from left to right in the frame. Victoria Harbour and the skyline of Hong Kong Island are in the background.

Through Time and Tide: Central and Tsim Sha Tsui Through the lens of Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

19 Jun 2024 / M+ Team

Uncover the allure of Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s ‘Central’ as it uncovers how a location’s history intertwines with its present form.
5 mins: 
Moving Image  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Video

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’ is a video commission initiative by M+ featuring five short films by five emerging local artists

Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène

‘Hong Kong as Mise-en-scène’ is a video commission initiative by M+ featuring five short films by five emerging local artists

Imaging Cantopop

Jacket and inner page of Anita Mui’s vinyl album ‘Bad Girl’. The singer stands off-centre to the left against a black background, wearing a purple satin dress and sparkly jewellery. She is framed by a cut-out silhouette of a figure in an overcoat.
Jacket and inner page of Anita Mui’s vinyl album ‘Bad Girl’. The singer stands off-centre to the left against a black background, wearing a purple satin dress and sparkly jewellery. She is framed by a cut-out silhouette of a figure in an overcoat.

Imaging Cantopop: Design and Performativity A-side

6 Mar 2023 / Shirley Surya

Designers crafted larger-than-life personalities of Cantopop stars using photography, illustration, fashion, and typography. We explore their stories
9 mins: 
Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Article
Cover of Tat Ming Pair’s vinyl album I Am Waiting for Your Return, which has a pixelated treatment. Anthony Wong, in a white outfit, sits on a white chair on the left side and looks into the camera. Sitting on a black chair, Tats Lau is in a black outfit and looks downward. Both of them are wearing sunglasses.
Cover of Tat Ming Pair’s vinyl album I Am Waiting for Your Return, which has a pixelated treatment. Anthony Wong, in a white outfit, sits on a white chair on the left side and looks into the camera. Sitting on a black chair, Tats Lau is in a black outfit and looks downward. Both of them are wearing sunglasses.

Imaging Cantopop: Design and Performativity B-side

6 Mar 2023 / Shirley Surya

Cantopop grew out of Hong Kong’s cultural production at its most interdisciplinary, experimental, and diverse, expanding what graphic design could be
11 mins: 
Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Article

Inside M+

Suhanya Raffel, M+ Museum Director, walks through the entrance of the M+ museum, featuring a modern architectural design with large hanging lights above.

Inside M+: Museum of Contemporary Visual Culture in Hong Kong

10 Jul 2025 / M+ Team
11 mins: 
Design and Architecture / M+ Exhibitions / Video

Inside M+: Museum of Contemporary Visual Culture in Hong Kong

10 Jul 2025 / M+ Team
Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

6 Jul 2023 / Alison Fung
6 mins: 
Moving Image / Behind the Scenes / Article

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

6 Jul 2023 / Alison Fung
Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Building M+

17 Nov 2021 / M+ Team
38 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Building M+

17 Nov 2021 / M+ Team
Monochrome animation still of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

6 Dec 2021 / Vincent Broquaire
11 mins: 
Moving Image / Video

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

6 Dec 2021 / Vincent Broquaire
Suhanya Raffel, M+ Museum Director, walks through the entrance of the M+ museum, featuring a modern architectural design with large hanging lights above.

Inside M+: Museum of Contemporary Visual Culture in Hong Kong

10 Jul 2025 / M+ Team
11 mins: 
Design and Architecture / M+ Exhibitions / Video

Inside M+: Museum of Contemporary Visual Culture in Hong Kong

10 Jul 2025 / M+ Team
Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

6 Jul 2023 / Alison Fung
6 mins: 
Moving Image / Behind the Scenes / Article

Behind the Screen: The M+ Facade

6 Jul 2023 / Alison Fung
Dusk view of buildings across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, which stretches across the frame at the bottom. A campus of buildings stands on the viewer's right, including a rectangular block illuminated with the words 'M+'.

Building M+

17 Nov 2021 / M+ Team
38 mins: 
Design and Architecture / Video

Building M+

17 Nov 2021 / M+ Team
Monochrome animation still of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

6 Dec 2021 / Vincent Broquaire
11 mins: 
Moving Image / Video

How to Build a Museum: SUPERCUT

6 Dec 2021 / Vincent Broquaire

From the Vault

A bookcase compartmentalised into rectangular spaces brims with books and folders. In the central space, an air conditioning unit is accompanied by two African sculptures and family photographs. In the foreground, stacked boxes are visible.
A bookcase compartmentalised into rectangular spaces brims with books and folders. In the central space, an air conditioning unit is accompanied by two African sculptures and family photographs. In the foreground, stacked boxes are visible.

Past Present Past: Images and Insights from Ha Bik Chuen’s Kaleidoscopic Archive

12 Sept 2024 / Dr Vennes Cheng

Explore the rich visual research materials, photographic documentation, and modified books from the archive of Hong Kong artist Ha Bik Chuen.
10 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  / Visual Culture  /  Article
A sepia-toned image shows a book jacket titled ‘Marcel Duchamp: from the Green Box’, featuring Duchamp’s monochrome portrait, his name overlaid, a short blurb, and credit to Henry Steiner for design.
A sepia-toned image shows a book jacket titled ‘Marcel Duchamp: from the Green Box’, featuring Duchamp’s monochrome portrait, his name overlaid, a short blurb, and credit to Henry Steiner for design.

The Untold Story: Duchamp and Steiner's Creative Encounter

21 Mar 2025 / Hester Chan, Lok Wong

Explore the lesser-known encounter between Marcel Duchamp and Henry Steiner through their collaboration on the book ‘Marcel Duchamp: from the Green Box’ (1957).
8 mins: 
Visual Art  / Design and Architecture  /  Article

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