“The Cabinets of Curiosities. From the Natural Sciences to the Art of Nature. Collections from France and Hong Kong” Exhibition
We would like to invite you to the following events for “The Cabinets of Curiosities. From the Natural Sciences to the Art of Nature. Collections from France and Hong Kong” Exhibition:
Media preview
Date: 24 May 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30 pm (registration starts at 2:15 pm)
Venue: CityU Exhibition Gallery, 18/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, CityU, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
Speaker: Dr Isabelle Frank, Chief Curator and Director of CityU Exhibition Gallery
RSVP: Kiwi Fong at 3792 0944 or art@dnahk.net
Opening ceremony
Date: 24 May 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 5:30 pm
Venue: 5/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, CityU
Guests of Honour: Ms Paule Ignatio, Deputy Consul General of France in Hong Kong and Macau
Professor Way Kuo, CityU President
Dr Andrew Yuen, Chairman of the Board, Le French May
Dr Isabelle Frank, Chief Curator and Director of CityU Exhibition Gallery
Over 250 fascinating natural and artificial artefacts from 10 museums, galleries and private collections will be presented by CityU Exhibition Gallery in partnership with Le French May Arts Festival. CityU is able to exhibit these collections, known as “Cabinets of Curiosities”, for the first time in Hong Kong thanks to the exceptional generosity of La Maison Deyrolle, founded in 1831 and itself a living repository of the French cabinets, and of the Musée du Vivant–AgroParisTech, whose collections date back to the early 19th century.
A press kit, including high resolution images, can be downloaded at: https://bit.ly/2HU2FJy
Media enquiries:
Dynamic Network Alliances PR
Kiwi Fong Tel: 3792 0944 / 9663 6077 Email: kiwi.fong@dnahk.net
CityU Communications and Public Relations Office
Terry Lam Tel: 3442 5228 Email: lam.terry@cityu.edu.hk