Hong Kong Memories: Miniatures & Photographs of Old Hong Kong Streetscapes
- When:
- Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:00 am - Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:00 pm
- Where:
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong
168 Victoria Road, Mount Davis
Hong Kong - Description:
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Exhibition:
The University of Chicago Hong Kong and two unique local organizations will present old Hong Kong visually. Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the exhibition will feature 1960s miniature replicas of buildings from Wind Concept Art & Culture Association, its first public display. We will also feature AI-enabled colorized images from the 20th century contributed by OldHKinColour. Through these colorful historical pictures and miniatures, the bricks and stones of Hong Kong architecture, culture, and history will bring the past to life.
Exhibition Partner:
OldHKinColour (oldhkincolour.org) focuses on colorizing and animating old Hong Kong photos by using artificial intelligence and post-editing techniques with a view to promoting public education through history. (Exhibited Image and video list)
Wind Concept Art & Culture Association strives to promote art and cultural conservation through the efforts of Mr. Daniel Wong Wing Fai since 2018. In 2021, the old Hong Kong miniature project was launched by Mr. Eric Yung and Miss Kay Kan, who hand-crafted a set of nostalgic 1960s Hong Kong buildings.
Regular Exhibition
December 13, 2022, to October 31, 2023 (available from Tuesday to Saturday, except public holidays)
*Contact us at heritage_enquiry@uchicago.edu for group visit arrangement
展覽：
本次芝加哥大學香港校園與兩間機構合作，以視覺化的方式展示香港舊街景。由香港賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助，該展覽展出了來自雲念文化藝術協會首次公開展示的1960年代建築微縮模型，以及由OldHKinColour提供的人工智能增色的20世紀舊照片。冀通過這些彩色的歷史圖片和微縮模型，重現香港老建築的一磚一瓦、和歷史文化。
展覽合作夥伴：
OldHKinColour (oldhkincolour.org) 致力利用人工智能和後製技術，將香港舊照片彩色化，並添加動態效果，以期推動公眾歷史教育。(展出圖片及視頻表單)雲念文化藝術協會由王永輝先生於2018年成立，致力於推廣文化藝術保育。2021年，協會發起了是次舊香港面貌微縮模型計劃，由翁送強先生和簡安妍小姐在兩年時間內搜羅，準備，並製作一系列1960年代的香港建築模型
常規展覽
2022年12月13日 – 2023年10月31日(星期二到星期六，公共假期除外)
一般訪客預約
*團隊訪客請聯絡heritage_enquiry@uchicago.edu