Heritage Museum’s exhibition “Timeless Diva: Anita Mui” welcomes over 300 000 visitors (with photos)
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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the passing of superstar Anita Mui, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum (HKHM) has organised the exhibition “Timeless Diva: Anita Mui”. The exhibition has been popular among the local public and tourists, receiving over 300 000 visitors since its opening in late December last year.
The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, and a close friend of Mui and prominent fashion and image designer, Mr Eddie Lau, visited the HKHM yesterday (July 5) to present a special gift pack to the 300 000th visitor of the exhibition. The souvenir pack included an exhibition poster autographed by Lau, a souvenir designed by him, an exhibition postcard, souvenirs of the “Hong Kong Pop 60+” exhibition, and two complimentary tickets of the “ART!ON POP” concert.
The 300 000th visitor of the exhibition is Miss Wong. Her family is museum lover and holds Leisure and Cultural Services Department museum passes. Before visiting the HKHM in Sha Tin, the family also visited the Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Science Museum located in Tsim Sha Tsui. Miss Wong said that she loved Mui’s unique voice, singing skills and her movie “Wu Yen”. Miss Wong was also deeply impressed by the costumes on display at the HKHM, especially the white wedding gown worn by Mui at her last concert in 2003, at the permanent exhibition “Hong Kong Pop 60+”.
The “Timeless Diva: Anita Mui” exhibition showcases 70 sets of precious exhibits in relation to Mui. They include Lau’s generous donation of 20 sets of exhibits, such as the classic costume worn by Mui for the image of “Evil Girl” at “Anita Mui in Concert”; the stage costume worn when she received the Golden Needle Award at Radio Television Hong Kong’s “The 21st Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert”; trophies for music and films, and autographed vinyl records. Videos of Mui’s ever-changing images in music and movies are also featured at the exhibition. Visitors can scan the QR codes in the gallery to listen to Mui’s radio interviews in the 1980s and 1990s to understand her thoughts and stories since her debut as a singer. The exhibition will run until September 2 with free admission. For details of the exhibition, please visit hk.heritage.museum/en/web/hm/exhibitions/data/anitamui2023.html.
The HKHM has organised various exhibitions in relation to Hong Kong popular culture in recent years. Apart from the exhibition “Timeless Diva: Anita Mui”, the permanent exhibition “Hong Kong Pop 60+”, displays of stage costumes and personal items of various superstars, such as the white wedding gown worn by Mui at her last concert in 2003, Leslie Cheung’s stage costumes and the first acoustic guitar of Wong Ka-kui has been organised. Through more than 1 000 exhibits related to Hong Kong popular music, film, and television and radio programmes, the exhibition illustrates the development of Hong Kong popular culture. Visitors of all ages can find their own unique memories, learn more about the history and evolution of Hong Kong popular culture from the exhibition, and realise the happy memories and pleasant experiences offered by the HKHM.
A new exhibition “A Laugh at the World: James Wong” will also be launched by the HKHM starting from July 17. Through around 140 sets of exhibits, including selected museum collections and loan exhibits, the exhibition aims to introduce Wong’s contributions to music, film, television, advertising, literature and more, and demonstrate the cultural integration of his works, as well as how he translated traditional contents into contemporary pop culture creations. The exhibition is one of the programmes of the Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival 2024.