University Museum and Gallery_The University of Hong Kong

Art is kind of my thing and I enjoy seeking out the art (contemporary when given an option), art history and culture in Hong Kong surrounding this humanity.
I went to the University of Hong Kong to simply poke around and explore a bit, but anchored by my interest to find the University Museum and Gallery (UMAG). I took the MTR to the HKU stop and got out at A1, per their website suggestion. Although HKU is extensively hilly and full of step, stairs, twists and turns, if you just stay on Bonham Road, you will find the museum and the Bonham Road route is relatively flat.
The museum itself was once called the Fung Ping Shan Building (a historically registered building no less!) and is located next to the University’s main entrance on Bonham Road. This three-​storey red brick building was opened in 1932. With its extension to T T Tsui Building in 1996, the Museum changed its title to the University Museum and Art Gallery. If you go to the museum, you will distinctly know when you are going from the historical old buidling into the new wing. It smells old, it looks old, it feels old… the creeky wooden floor boards reminds you of its historic significance.
The UMAG collection has mostly antiquties, notably bronzes, ceramics, paintings, furniture, laquer pieces and woodcarvings on display (or that was what was on display when I visited). They also have an temporary installation of the contemporary work of Robert Turnball called «Mexican Big Bang.» This show is very different from the permanent collection and up my alley on contemporary! I thought it was great.
The museum is FREE! My time there was meditative, reflective, peaceful and quite. This is a hidden gem that the average person would not know was here. There were very few people and I enjoyed just slowly mulling around and taking in the art on display. In addtion to simply wandering the campus of the university, which is green, lovely and don’t forget hilly and full of stairs, I had a great time visiting and will go back sometime.