"Timeless Impressions - The Shaping and Representation of Dr Sun Yat-sen's Images" special exhibition to review illustrious life of Dr Sun Yat-sen (with photos)

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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has collaborated with Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) to present the "Timeless Impressions - The Shaping and Representation of Dr Sun Yat-sen's Images" special exhibition at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum (SYSM). The year 2026 marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen. The SYSM is featuring Dr Sun's images as its curatorial theme for the first time, bringing together over 80 pieces (sets) of artefacts associated with Dr Sun's images from the SYSM, HKBU and local private collections. The exhibition will run from tomorrow (November 13) until July 7 next year, with free admission.

     Addressing the opening ceremony today (November 12), the Assistant Director (Heritage and Museums) of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Ng Chi-wo, said Dr Sun dedicated his entire life to the revolutionary cause: from resolving to save the nation and devoting himself to his studies, to organising the revolution and overthrowing the imperial system, and devoting his life to revitalising China. The ideas and strategies he put forward laid the blueprint for the modernisation of China, and his achievements made enduring contributions to social progress and the well-being of the people. The ideals advocated by Dr Sun, including equality, fraternity and "the world is for all", together with his vision of "revitalising China", are subtly instilling the spirit of Dr Sun into our hearts through various forms that permeate our daily lives in an imperceptible manner.

     Other officiating guests included the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of HKBU, Professor Daniel W L Lai; the great-grandnephew of Dr Sun Yat-sen and Museum Expert Adviser, Mr Peter B Sun; the Acting University Librarian of HKBU, Ms Bethany Wilkes; and the Museum Director of the Hong Kong Museum of History, Ms Joyce Ho.

     Dr Sun lived during an era marked by the development of photographic technology and print media, and his image as a revolutionary was widely disseminated across the country through pictures and texts. The exhibition features coins and stamps bearing his image as a leader that circulated nationwide, along with commemorative philatelic items, coins, sculptures and cartoons from China and abroad. Together with around 100 historical photographs, newspaper clippings and archival material, complemented by multimedia presentations, the exhibition illustrates how the multifaceted images of Dr Sun - patriotic yet well-versed in both Chinese and Western learning - have been shaped and represented through pictures, texts, physical objects and public spaces in different periods, offering a retrospective of his illustrious life.

     To tie in with the exhibition, the SYSM has collaborated with HKBU and the Hong Kong Public Libraries to organise a series of free experiential activities including thematic lectures, exhibition guided tours for the public and school groups and workshops, as well as panel exhibitions and parent-child workshops at six public libraries. Members of the public are welcome to join.

     The exhibition is jointly presented by the LCSD and HKBU, jointly organised by the SYSM and the Sun Yat-sen Research Projects, Department of History, HKBU, and supported by HKBU Library. For details of the exhibition and activities, please visit www.hk.drsunyatsen.museum/en/web/sysm/exhibitions.html

Ends/Thursday, November 12, 2026
Issued at HKT 20:45

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The opening ceremony of the "Timeless Impressions - The Shaping and Representation of Dr Sun Yat-sen's Images" special exhibition was held today (November 12) at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum. Photo shows officiating guests the Assistant Director (Heritage and Museums) of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Ng Chi-wo (centre); the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Professor Daniel W L Lai (second left); the great-grandnephew of Dr Sun Yat-sen and Museum Expert Adviser, Mr Peter B Sun (second right); the Acting University Librarian of HKBU, Ms Bethany Wilkes (first left); and the Museum Director of the Hong Kong Museum of History, Ms Joyce Ho (first right).

The "Timeless Impressions - The Shaping and Representation of Dr Sun Yat-sen's Images" special exhibition will be staged at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum starting from tomorrow (November 13). Photo shows the first edition of "Kidnapped in London" written by Dr Sun Yat-sen in 1897, featuring the earliest known portrait of him in Western attire printed on the frontispiece. Translations of the book were subsequently widely circulated.