Guided Art Tour: Pablo Picasso: Paintings in Glass

The Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is pleased to invite you to the event "Guided Art Tour - Pablo Picasso: Paintings in Glass & Embracing Landscapes: The Artistic Journey of Professor Jao Tsung-i" partnering with University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong​ (UMAG) and co-organizing with the Swiss Association of Hong Kong​ to provide an exclusive guided art tour.

The event will take place at University Museum and Art Gallery, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong on 25 August from 4pm to 5pm.

Direction from HKU station to University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU​

Member Ticket: HKD190

Non-Member Ticket: HKD290

Specialists from UMAG will guide you through the 2 private guided art tours.

Pablo Picasso: Paintings in Glass, an unprecedented display of works by the world-famous twentieth-century painter, supported by the French May Arts Festival and Hongkong Land. In the mid-1950s, the workshops of Roger Malherbe-Navarre expanded on the light boxes of French painter Jean Crotti by layering pieces of glass into pictorial depictions (gemmail, French for 'enamel gem') of several of Picasso's paintings.

Embracing Landscapes: The Artistic Journey of Professor Jao Tsung-i, has been organised to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Petite Ecole. The exhibition displays twenty paintings and calligraphic works related to Professor Jao's travels since the 1960s, as well as fifty vintage photos commemorating his friendship with artists, art historians and connoisseurs during the five decades of his distinguished career. Amidst contemporary painters, few individuals have explored the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia as extensively as Professor Jao.

Seats are very limited, please RSVP to reserve your seat now!

About UMAG:

The UMAG​ of The University of Hong Kong was founded in 1953 as the Fung Ping Shan Museum. Originally established as the Fung Ping Shan Library of Chinese language publications in 1932 in honour of its benefactor, the building became a museum dedicated to collecting Chinese art when the University's libraries consolidated.

UMAG​'s mission is to educate Hong Kong University students and the general public, through art-historical research and teaching, by displaying and interpreting its permanent collection, and presenting noteworthy temporary exhibitions. UMAG is dedicated to educating our diverse local, regional and international audiences about the past and present of Chinese and other cultures, and to inspiring life-long learning through both formal and informal education.