M+, Hong Kong’s global museum of visual culture.
M+ is a museum dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, it is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world, with a bold ambition to establish ourselves as one of the world’s leading cultural institutions. M+ is a new kind of museum that reflects our unique time and place, a museum that builds on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and the international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.
Visitors are required to purchase tickets for General Admission. Purchase General Admission tickets for access to galleries on B2 and L2 (excluding Special Exhibition). For pricing and detailed information please refer to the M+ Website.
Access to the Mediatheque, the Grand Stair (except for ticketed events), Basement 1, and the Roof Garden remains free.
M+ Cinema inside the museum is a vibrant Hong Kong destination dedicated to celebrating the richness of visual culture on screen. Curated to resonate with exhibitions and other cultural offerings of the museum, M+ Cinema programmes spark new conversations with the disciplines of visual art and design and architecture to highlight the vitality of contemporary visual culture in Asia and beyond.
Special Arrangements
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M+’s first exhibition dedicated to exploring the medium of photography and also the opening programme of the French May Arts Festival 2024, in collaboration with the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), and exclusively sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Opens on 29 June 2024
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The first major retrospective of Ieoh Ming Pei (1917–2019), ‘I. M. Pei: Life Is Architecture’ properly appraises for the first time the work of one of the greatest architects of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
From 17 February 2024
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‘Knitting Conversations’ is a monumental installation by Hong Kong artist Movana Chen reflecting on female labour, personal and shared memories, material transformation, and time
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M+ Family Day brings forward family-orientated events to M+ on Sundays during the second half of each month
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Welcome to Hong Kong's global museum of visual culture. Discover the exhibitions of twentieth- and twenty-first-century visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture
From 3 February 2024
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‘Shanshui: Echoes and Signals’ is a thematic exhibition with works drawn from the M+ Collections to explore the complex connections between landscape and humanity
Stunning architecture, an iconic harbour backdrop, sprawling green spaces and a truly diverse collection of art. It goes without saying: West Kowloon Cultural District brims with countless photographic opportunities
M+ is Asia's first global museum of visual culture. We're excited to welcome you to the museum
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Design and architecture define the things we use, create the spaces we inhabit, and ultimately inform the way we see and live in the world
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Welcome to Hong Kong's global museum of visual culture. Discover the exhibitions of twentieth- and twenty-first-century visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture
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M+ Cinema is a vibrant Hong Kong destination dedicated to celebrating the richness of visual culture on screen
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M+ Sigg Collection: Another Story takes a visual approach to examine the styles and practices of contemporary Chinese art from the 1990s to the present
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‘Shanshui: Echoes and Signals’ is a thematic exhibition with works drawn from the M+ Collections to explore the complex connections between landscape and humanity
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‘Knitting Conversations’ is a monumental installation by Hong Kong artist Movana Chen reflecting on female labour, personal and shared memories, material transformation, and time
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M+ Family Day brings forward family-orientated events to M+ on Sundays during the second half of each month
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M+’s first exhibition dedicated to exploring the medium of photography and also the opening programme of the French May Arts Festival 2024, in collaboration with the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), and exclusively sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Enjoy a series of outdoor activities, spending rewards and various F&B and shopping offers at West Kowloon!
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The first major retrospective of Ieoh Ming Pei (1917–2019), ‘I. M. Pei: Life Is Architecture’ properly appraises for the first time the work of one of the greatest architects of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
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The M+ building in the West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world. Located at the southernmost edge of Kowloon overlooking Victoria Harbour, it is among Hong Kong’s most iconic landmarks, both monumental in its architectural form and radically open in its position in the urban landscape.
Designed by Herzog & de Meuron in partnership with TFP Farrells and Arup, the building is composed of a podium and a slender tower that fuse into the shape of an upside-down ‘T’. The expansive podium cantilevers above ground and includes 17,000 square metres of exhibition space across thirty-three galleries, three cinemas, a mediatheque, a learning hub, and a roof garden that faces Victoria Harbour. The tower houses the museum’s research centre, offices, restaurants, and a members’ lounge on the eleventh floor. The tower’s facade facing the harbour is embedded with LEDs for screening moving image works, which can be seen from the West Kowloon waterfront promenade and Hong Kong Island. Visitors can enter the museum from various points on the ground and lower floors, creating a highly accessible space that offers a continuity between indoor and outdoor areas.
Discover the design features of the building, including the Found Space, Mega-truss Structure, Ribbed Terracotta Panels, and LEDs on the M+ Facade.
Found Space is a cavernous exhibition space that was excavated along the contours of the Airport Express railway tunnel running beneath the building’s site. Originally presented as a design challenge to the architects, the pre-existing tunnel became the basis for the building’s form. The space unifies the basement and ground floors with a broad diagonal opening, providing visitors with an open area that extends across multiple floors. The triple-height space offers many vantage points for viewing the works on display. The textured fair-faced concrete and exposed load-bearing structures maintain the industrial character of the site.
The M+ building is supported by a giant structural system of five high-strength mega-trusses that was installed to distribute the weight of the building across the site without resting any load on the underground Airport Express railway tunnel. The sophisticated engineering system also creates vast column-less spaces that allow for a flexible reorganisation and new perspectives for viewing exhibitions. Parts of the truss chords and diagonals can be seen from around the museum, particularly from the atrium and the roof garden on the second and third floors, adding dynamism to the otherwise rectilinear spatial configuration.
Photo: Fallout Media. Construction of mega-trusses, 2018. ©M+, Hong Kong.
A modular terracotta cladding system covers the building’s facade and various sections of the ground floor. Distinctive cladding designs with a marked materiality are a signature of Herzog & de Meuron’s buildings. Referencing traditional Chinese roofs, the glazed ceramic tiles of the M+ building are made from a special clay mixture that was extruded through a mould in a ceramic factory in Chianti, Italy—a region historically rich with natural clay deposits. They were assembled into precast units in Shenzhen and shipped to Hong Kong. There are two main categories of modular panels: one for the podium and the other for the tower. The podium panels consist of semi-cylindrical tubes that partially cover the walls and columns in the Main Hall and the different openings of windows, vents, and mechanical systems on the facade. In the tower panels, rows of terracotta mullions and tiles are cast in concrete as part of an aluminium frame with window glazing, functioning as sun-shading louvres for the interiors. The panels lining the tower’s facade facing Victoria Harbour have grooves for insetting LED lights. Altogether, the glazed panels form a seamless stretch of undulating dark-green tiles across the facade, shifting in hue depending on the weather and time of day. The corrugated forms of the terracotta panels, which can be seen at the hem of the podium, add a graphic accent to the angular structure of the building.
Photo: The varying green hues of the terracotta cladding at M+ building's main entrance. ©M+, Hong Kong
The tower’s harbour-facing facade, measuring 66m x 110m, is an innovative curatorial space and an evolving digital exhibition platform that invites viewers to enjoy and participate in the museum’s programmes from afar after dark. Taking a place on the Hong Kong skyline, the space adds another viewing experience and dimension to the building at night. Inset into the facade panels are two types of LED lights that transform the building into a coarse-grained display screen. Combined, they create a hybrid LED-display system that allows viewers to encounter collection works and digital commissions from many points in the city, including the district's Art Park and Hong Kong Island. The design of the panels is optimised to maintain the visibility of the display from various angles, distances, and lighting conditions.
Cafe
Experience our elevated interpretation of tea and coffee culture in a setting that offers inspiring vistas
Shop
Unleash imagination with the five cuddly creatures at the M+ Kids Shop, welcoming parents and children aged 4 to 11
Restaurant
Reinventing Korean cuisine through the imaginative use of seasonal ingredients
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Extending beyond the exhibitions, The M+ Shop provides a moment to reflect and respond. Browse curated products, publications within the Discover Pavilion
Become an M+ Member
M+ membership offers an exclusive experience of contemporary visual culture for people of all ages and backgrounds. You will get access to the M+ Lounge, members-only exhibition viewing hours, priority lanes, priority booking, free admissions, and much more.
We invite you to be a part of the ‘+’!
Find out more about the M+ membership.
Become an M+ Patron
Become an M+ Patron to enjoy unparalleled access to the museum and contribute to building the cultural capital for future generations. In addition to all M+ member benefits, you will have first access to all exhibitions, unlimited year-round visits to the M+ Lounge, invitations to exclusive patrons-only events, cinema screenings, off-site activities, and more.
Find out more about the M+ Patron.
Donate
Every gift makes an immediate impact on our future and supports the meaningful work we do at M+. If you would like to know more about how you can support the work of M+, please visit the M+ website.
M+ is a museum dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, it is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world, with a bold ambition to establish ourselves as one of the world’s leading cultural institutions. M+ is a new kind of museum that reflects our unique time and place, a museum that builds on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and the international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.
Contact M+
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mplus.org.hk
Hong Kong’s brand new museum of visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District is open Tuesday through Sunday.
If you are planning a visit to M+, we recommend you use public transport where possible.
Bags and backpacks smaller than 30 cm x 42 cm x 10 cm are allowed in the galleries, but must be worn in the front or on one shoulder. Larger items must be checked in to lockers or the cloakroom, available for rental.
Opening Hours:
Tuesdays to Thursdays and weekends: 10:00am–6:00pm
Fridays: 10:00am–10:00pm
Mondays: Closed
The last admission time is thirty minutes before closing.
The museum is open on all public holidays unless otherwise announced.
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Address:
M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon
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