Victoria Mae Martyn

1 month ago | culture-hongkong.com | Cammy Yiu |Victoria Mae Martyn |Genevieve Hilton

Steeped in mystique and long on my travel bucket list, I was thrilled when the stars aligned, and my son and I could travel together on a journey halfway around the world to embrace the exotic, our very own Marrakesh Express!Blurry-eyed after cross-country and transatlantic flights from Vancouver to Toronto to London to Marrakesh, the shuttle bus dropped us off at one of the nineteen gates punctuating the wall defining the old city of Marrakesh.

1 month ago | culture-hongkong.com | Cammy Yiu |Victoria Mae Martyn

The Sony World Photography Awards presents a showcase of selected winning and shortlisted images at Somerset House, a stunning neoclassical building and cultural centre in London. Competition entrants were invited to submit their strongest single images from 2024. Over 419,000 images from over 200 countries and territories have been received. From the entries, winners and shortlisted photos were chosen from ten categories.

2 months ago | culture-hongkong.com | Martin Wray |Cammy Yiu |Shek Man |Victoria Mae Martyn

Quiver and bow case used by the Qianlong Emperor Armour and helmet of the Plain Yellow Banner troop, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Deer-hunting whistle with dragons Saddle with dragons used by Hong Taiji, Later Jin dynasty “The Suppression of Rebels in Zhenxiong Prefecture in Yunnan” Qianlong-period replica of the helmet used by Nurhaci Tally of ‘Dispatching Troops of Vanguard and Guards Brigade’ 190 artefacts are included in The Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition: The Art of Armaments – Qing...

2 months ago | culture-hongkong.com | Anne Jiao |Cammy Yiu |Victoria Mae Martyn

Claude Renoir Playing, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1905Straw-trimmed Vase, Sugar Bowl and Apples, Paul Cezanne, 1890-94A Village Road near Auvers, Paul Cezanne, 1872-73The Red Rock, Paul Cezanne, 1895-1900Marine, Guernsey, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883Gabrielle and Jean, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1895-96Nude in a Landscape, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and a group of French artists borrowed an exhibition space, pooled their money and put on a daring art show in 1874.

2 months ago | culture-hongkong.com | Martin Wray |Cammy Yiu |Victoria Mae Martyn

Frogtopia Arch, 2016, Frog King and Frog QueenHome with a View, Lucia N.Y. Cheung, 2003Morning Dynamics, Remi Rough, 2018, Quarry Bay MTR stationInvader, 2017, Star House, Tsim Sha Tsui“Emperor of Kowloon” Tsang Tsou Choi (1:12th scale), Ian ChoimAnonymous graffiti, Aberdeen Street, CentralHong Kong’s forgotten lanes and alleys have been transformed into street art sites and vibrant hubs of creativity.