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Estórias Lusas – Stories of the Hong Kong Portuguese is an ambitious, cutting-edge exhibition diving deep into the city’s Luso community

How the Portuguese Helped Shape Hong Kong

The Portuguese began arriving in Hong Kong in the mid-19th century, many of them crossing the Pearl River Delta from Macao. A new exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History pays tribute to this community of high-achievers’  contributions to the city, through stories that
April 2025
Jutting out of the canopy, the sculpture recalls the trunk of an old giant, stripped of limbs and bark

A Portal Between Worlds: Carlos Marreiros at Arte Sella

The Macanese architect was invited to contribute an installation to Northern Italy’s ever-evolving open-air art museum back in 2019. Now, “Fragments of Light” stands alongside work by Pritzker Prize-winners and pioneers in environmental art within the spectacular Val di Sella.
April 2025
Local conductor Oswaldo Veiga Jardim organised an ambitious performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as part of the Macao Special Administrative Region’s 25th anniversary celebrations last year

The 100 Day Concert

The Macao-based maestro Oswaldo Veiga Jardim had always dreamed of conducting his own independent orchestra. That recently became a reality, thanks to a government grant and the deep pool of musical talent simmering beneath the surface of the Greater Bay Area.
April 2025
“The Palace of Double Brilliance” reveals how an imperial residence during the High Qing Era was furnished

The Emperor Who Shaped an Era

This year’s collaborative exhibition between the Macao Museum of Art and the Palace Museum offers a glimpse into the life of Emperor Qianlong, a visionary leader proud to rule over a multi-cultural China during the High Qing period. “Palace of Double Brilliance” contains more than
January 2025
Golden balls cascade behind performers while high tech lasers dazzle the audience during Macau 2049’s inaugural show

Theatre, Tradition and Technology Meet in Macau 2049

Macao is home to a new resident theatre show, directed by one of the country’s great creatives: Zhang Yimou. In combining the ancient arts of lion dance and throat singing with holograms, flying manta rays and humanoid robots, Zhang aims to “present China’s cultural richness
January 2025
Titled Shared Prosperity Across the Coastline, this watercolour by Lam Chi Ian featured in a postage stamp this year and is a highlight of Sands Gallery’s exhibition

Tiny Canvases Make a Big Impact

In celebration of the Macao Special Administrative Region’s 25th anniversary, a new exhibition is showcasing over 100 stamp designs by nine renowned Macao artists – bringing the city’s cultural legacy to life in a format where art, history and function overlap.
December 2024
Sanxingdui human mask (c. 1250–1046 BCE)

What we can learn from China’s ancient bronzes

The Macao Museum of Art’s latest exhibition showcases more than 150 exquisite bronze artefacts, primarily funerary goods unearthed after thousands of years. These bronzes convey messages from ancient Chinese civilisations whose enduring influences still reverberate today.
October 2024
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