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M+ museum in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District has established a standard admission rate of HKD 190, with concessionary tickets priced at HKD 100.
Christie’s Hong Kong reported a total of HK$872 million ($111 million) for its Asian Art Spring live auctions. The result marks the highest spring sales total for the category in Hong Kong since 2018.
M+ museum in Hong Kong will host the interactive exhibition 'Design Ah! Experience the Wonder of Everyday Design' from June 27, 2026, to January 10, 2027.
M+ museum will host the third edition of the Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival (AAGFF) from May 29 to May 31, 2026, in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District.
M+ museum will host the exhibition 'Wael Shawky: I Am Hymns of the New Temples' from 30 May to 25 October 2026. The featured 2023 video work was filmed among the ruins of Pompeii and utilizes handmade masks to explore creation myths and national narratives.
M+ museum in Hong Kong has announced updated operating hours for its cinema, which will open Fridays through Sundays starting in May 2026.
Hauser & Wirth will present 'Like Water,' the first solo exhibition of British artist Frank Bowling in East Asia, at its Hong Kong gallery from June 11 to August 29, 2026.
M+ will host 'Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now' from 14 March to 9 August 2026, featuring over 200 works by the South Korean contemporary artist.
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority has released its latest schedule of exhibitions and institutional programming for M+ in Hong Kong. The announcement details upcoming gallery rotations and public initiatives planned for the current calendar year.
Art Basel has released the 2026 schedule for its flagship fairs in Asia and Europe. Art Basel Hong Kong is scheduled to run from March 26 to March 28, 2026.
M+ in Hong Kong and the Centre Pompidou in Paris have signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding to formalize collaboration across curatorial research, exhibition sharing, and collection exchange.
M+ and the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) have announced a collaborative research exhibition titled 'How Modern: Biographies of Architecture in China 1949–1979,' opening at the CCA’s Main Galleries in Montreal on November 20, 2025.
M+ will host 'Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time' from February 14 to July 5, 2026, featuring the site-specific installation 'async–immersion' (2023) co-created with Shiro Takatani.
Art Basel Hong Kong has released logistical details for its upcoming edition at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, including mandatory registration for groups of eight or more.
The global art market returned to growth in 2025 with total sales reaching an estimated $59.6 billion, a 4% increase following two years of decline. Public auction sales rose 9% to $20.7 billion while dealer sector sales grew 2% to $34.8 billion, though private sales fell 5% to $4.2 billion.
Lisson Gallery has announced its participation in Art Basel Hong Kong 2026, featuring a dedicated Encounters presentation by Masaomi Yasunaga titled 'A Certain Trajectory'.
White Cube has released its international programming schedule for 2026, featuring exhibitions and fair appearances across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Bonhams will hold a live auction titled 'MORE THAN RED' on March 28, 2026, featuring six works by Yayoi Kusama from a Japanese private collection, including a red 'Pumpkin' (2000) estimated at HK$15,000,000-25,000,000.
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