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Marriage marks a significant new stage of life for many couples, with wedding ceremonies and celebrations highlighting the rich traditions and culture of a society. In Hong Kong, the customs and registration associated with marriage reflect Hong Kong’s uniqueness in bringing together both Eastern and Western cultures. This exhibition will take the audience on a journey to revisit the development of marriage system and customs in Hong Kong and unveil lesser-known stories behind the archival records.

Conservation plays a vital role in safeguarding invaluable cultural heritage for future generations through a sustained commitment to care. This process encompasses two essential approaches: preventive and interventive conservation. The expertise of conservators extends beyond museums and is also applicable in our everyday lives, for example pest control.

Supplemented with video playback, the roving exhibition features the principles of conservation and the scope of work of a conservator. Showcasing various scientific instruments used for conservation research and analysis, and four selected case studies with many self-explanatory photos, the exhibition provides a holistic understanding of conservation to visitors in a lively and story-telling manner.

The roving exhibition also introduces common pests and useful tips for pest control at home, encouraging visitors to apply conservation practices into daily life and to raise public awareness of heritage conservation.

LAW Wing-fai is a renowned composer, and one of the few crossover composers in Hong Kong. His diverse oeuvre includes serious music, pop music, drama, opera, dance dramas, etc. He made remarkable contribution to the development of music in Hong Kong.

The exhibition showcases the music scores, house programmes and photographs, etc. Readers can know more about the distinguished composer.

Over the past one and a half centuries, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have grown into major cultural centres of the Lingnan region as a result of the prosperity and stability brought about by the modernisation of China. The development path of the cities and the building of the humanistic spirit have been encapsulated in the precious historical collections of books. At this juncture, the “Heritage and Inclusion: Literary Treasures of the Greater Bay Area” exhibition held at the Hong Kong Central Library (HKCL) hopes to join hands with the “To See the Wood and the Forest: The Senado Library and Ancient Western Books in Early Hong Kong and Macao” organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government Public Library and the “Joining Together under the Same Bright Moon -Roving Exhibition on Guangzhou Encyclopaedia in the Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong Stop)” organised by the Research Centre of Guangzhou Encyclopaedia and Guangzhou Library, for unveiling the blood-bound affection for the country and as well as the shared memories under the two major themes.

This exhibition is one of the events of The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival.  Hong Kong is hosting the festival for the first time, organising and coordinating over 260 performances and exchange activities to be held across the "9+2" cities of the Greater Bay Area.  The festival aims to showcase the vibrant and diverse cultural richness of the region and foster cultural exchange and cooperation among the cities. For detailed information about the festival, please visit www.gbacxlo.gov.hk.

This exhibition is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html.

The streets pulse with the daily life of people there, while the names of streets and places embrace their stories behind. The document display showcases selected newspaper clippings, books, periodicals, maps and photos, etc., introduces the characteristics of street naming from the early years and the story behind the street nicknames. We can also witness the transformation of local livelihood and trajectory of urban development through different documents.

This document display is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organizing an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html.

The exhibition "Enchanting Music - The Hong Kong Musicians Series" introduces musicians who worked in the fields of composition, conducting and music education in early years, and displays selected music documents. Readers can have more understanding and appreciation of their valuable contributions to the Hong Kong music industry over the years.

The prominent harmonicist TSUI Tak-ming was praised with his genuine emotion and brilliant interpretation of Chinese music. He had held harmonica solo concerts and recorded albums, gaining recognition in the music field. He made remarkable contribution to the promotion and development of harmonica music.

The exhibition features selected music scores, house programmes and photos, etc. Readers can find out more about the distinguished harmonicist.