The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)'s three current mega exhibitions, namely "Longevity and Virtues: Birthday Celebrations of the Qing Emperors and Empress Dowagers", "Hall of Mental Cultivation of The Palace Museum – Imperial Residence of Eight Emperors" and "Eternal Life – Exploring Ancient Egypt", will come to an end on October 9, 15 and 18 respectively. Members of the public are advised to take the opportunity to visit these spectacular exhibitions in the coming weeks before they close.

     The first exhibition showcases the splendour of the grand birthday celebrations of the Qing court, while the second exhibition reveals the special "home-office" function of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (also known as Yangxindian) for the Qing Emperors, and the third one features the mysterious mummies of ancient Egypt.

     A spokesperson for the LCSD today (September 28) noted that the three exhibitions have received much public and media attention and been visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors since opening.

     The spokesperson said, "As the exhibitions will close soon, it is likely that a great number of visitors will seize the final opportunity to visit them. Visitors are advised to plan ahead for their visit arrangements to avoid overcrowding in the final few days."

     The opening hours of the said exhibitions are as follows:
 

Exhibition	Opening hours	Enquiries
Longevity and Virtues: Birthday Celebrations of the Qing Emperors and Empress Dowagers   Venue: Hong Kong Museum of History	Mondays, Wednesdays to Fridays: 10am to 6pm Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 10am to 7pm Closed on Tuesdays	hk.history.museum/en_US/web/mh/exhibition/current.html Tel: 2724 9042
Hall of Mental Cultivation of The Palace Museum – Imperial Residence of Eight Emperors   Venue: Hong Kong Heritage Museum	Same as above	hk.art.museum/en_US/web/ma/program01d.html   Tel: 2734 2178
Eternal Life – Exploring Ancient Egypt   Venue: Hong Kong Science Museum	Mondays to Wednesdays, Fridays: 10am to 7pm Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 10am to 9pm Closed on Thursdays	hk.science.museum/ms/el2017/eindex.html   Tel: 2732 3232

     The exhibitions are among the events celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Ends/Thursday, September 28, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:08

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