Hong Kong Museum of Art receives another donation of $90 million from Wu Guanzhong's son (with photos)

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Mr Wu Keyu, son of Chinese art master Wu Guanzhong, has once again generously donated $90 million to the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA), following his previous donation of $100 million in 2024. This continued support aims to promote the legacy of Wu Guanzhong and modern Chinese art. The HKMoA expresses gratitude for the ongoing trust and support shown by Wu Guanzhong's family over the years.

     In 2024, the HKMoA established the Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship with the initial $100 million donation, comprehensively promoting Wu Guanzhong's art and modern Chinese art to diverse audiences across various regions. Six major series have been launched, including local and overseas exhibitions, educational programmes, and academic research initiatives. Mr Wu Keyu stated that since the establishment of the special fund, the HKMoA has enhanced its promotion of Wu Guanzhong's art, and its tireless efforts in advancing art education have deeply moved him. He hopes that through this contribution, the fund's strength can be further enhanced, enabling art promotion work to reach greater depth and breadth. The HKMoA thanks Wu Guanzhong and his family for their trust and support over the years, allowing the public to deeply appreciate the essence of the master's art.

     Wu Guanzhong (1919 - 2010) was a leading figure in 20th-century Chinese and international art. He had deep connections with Hong Kong, having hosted multiple exhibitions and events here and even visiting Hong Kong's streets for sketching inspiration. Over the years, the HKMoA has benefited from generous donations by Wu Guanzhong and his family. To date, the Museum has accumulated over 450 works and personal archives, making it the institution with the largest and most diverse collection of Wu Guanzhong's art.

     Since the establishment of the sponsorship, the HKMoA has held numerous exhibitions. Among them, "Wu Guanzhong: Between Black and White", running from March 2024 to March 2025, received widespread acclaim, attracting more than 570 000 visitors. Last year, from July to October, the Museum showcased the master's works at the Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum of the Seoul Arts Center, promoting Wu Guanzhong's art to international audiences and fostering cultural exchanges between the two regions. Currently, the exhibition "Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship Thematic Exhibition Series: Wu Guanzhong: Encountering Landscapes" is taking place on the fourth floor of the Museum, featuring valuable sketches, ink, and oil paintings - nearly half of which are being displayed for the first time since their donation to the Museum.

     To enable more audiences to become acquainted with this art master, the Museum has launched the "Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship Educational Series: Art Journey with Wu Guanzhong: Mobile Museum". The art bus uses multimedia devices and interactive games to promote Wu Guanzhong's art and aesthetic principles. Over the next two years, the Mobile Museum will visit more than 140 local primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong and will also stop at various cultural venues and recreational spaces. Furthermore, the Academic Research Series, "Wu Guanzhong Paintings and Personal Archives in the Hong Kong Museum of Art", compiles over 450 sets of Wu Guanzhong's works and personal archives. In addition to being available for sale at the Museum gift shop, the catalogue will be distributed free of charge to secondary schools across Hong Kong for educational purposes.

     For details on the various exhibitions and activities related to the Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship Series, please visit: hk.art.museum/en/web/ma/exhibitions-and-events.html.

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To support the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) in promoting Wu Guanzhong and related Chinese modern art, Mr Wu Keyu, son of the Chinese art master, has once again made a generous donation of $90 million to the HKMoA. Photo shows the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Manda Chan (right), presenting a certificate of appreciation to Mr Wu Keyu (left).

In 2024, the Hong Kong Museum of Art received a donation of $100 million from Mr Wu Keyu to establish the Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship, which supports exhibitions, education and academic research. Photo shows the "Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship Educational Series: Art Journey with Wu Guanzhong: Mobile Museum". The art bus uses multimedia installations and interactive games to promote Wu Guanzhong's art and aesthetic principles to schools and the general public.

Since the establishment of the sponsorship, the Hong Kong Museum of Art has held multiple exhibitions. Currently on view on the Museum's fourth floor is the "Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship Thematic Exhibition Series: Wu Guanzhong: Encountering Landscapes", which features a selection of the master's rare sketches, ink and oil paintings. Nearly half of the works on display are being shown for the first time since they were donated to the Museum. Photo shows Wu Guanzhong's "City Night", currently on view in the "Wu Guanzhong: Encountering Landscapes" exhibition.

In 2002, at the invitation of the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA), Wu Guanzhong gave the only public sketching demonstration of his life; the work he produced was later presented to the Museum as a memento, testifying to the deep bond between the artist and the HKMoA. Photo shows a bronze statue of Wu Guanzhong sketching Victoria Harbour, which his son Mr Wu Keyu is viewing.

As the inaugural exhibition under the Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship, "Wu Guanzhong: Between Black and White" received widespread acclaim, attracting over 570 000 visitors. Building on this success, the Hong Kong Museum of Art brought the exhibition to the Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum at the Seoul Arts Center from July to October last year, introducing Wu Guanzhong's works to overseas audiences and fostering cultural and artistic exchanges between the two regions. Photo shows the gallery for the "Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship Overseas Exhibition Series: Wu Guanzhong: Between Black and White".