Art & culture
Heavenly Horses: Masterpieces from the Palace Museum
- When
- 20 Mar – 17 Mar 2027
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Where
- Hong Kong Palace Museum, West Kowloon Cultural District — Gallery 4
- 8 Museum Drive, West Kowloon, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Yau Tsim Mong
- Who can come
- Open to everyone
- No membership needed
- Price
- HKD 70
About this event
The horse is explored as an artistic subject across centuries of Chinese painting.
The exhibition brings together works associated with around sixty artists.
Court painting and literati approaches offer different ways of observing the animal.
Chinese and European methods reveal contrasting ideas about anatomy and space.
Rotating displays allow visitors to encounter different selections over the exhibition’s run.
The paintings connect artistic technique with the cultural importance of horses.