Quintessence of Imperial Kiln Porcelain
2021-12-10 - 2022-12-10 | Macao Museum of Art, 147-261 R. de Roma, Macau, Macau
The large-scale exhibition Quintessence of Imperial Kiln Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty showcases a series of porcelain artefacts from the Palace Museum Collection. This venue is currently the national museum with the largest and finest collection of porcelain from the imperial kilns of the Ming dynasty.
The exhibition features a total of 120 representative pieces from imperial kilns produced in the Hongwu to Wanli periods, allowing the public to have a more comprehensive understanding of the varieties of porcelain from the imperial kilns of Jingdezhen in the Ming dynasty, and its artistic achievements, revealing the aesthetic tastes of the royal court in the Ming Dynasty.
The exhibition presents a sizable number of exhibits of sublime quality, including First-class national cultural relics. The Cultural Affairs Bureau appreciates the Palace Museum’s efforts in bringing the priceless exhibits to Macau, and for allowing the much-anticipated annual cultural event to be successfully held in Macau.
When: December 10, 2021–March 6, 2022
Where: Macao Museum of Art, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, NAPE, Macau
How much: Free admission
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Quintessence of Imperial Kiln Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty From the Palace Museum Collection
2021-12-11 - 2022-03-06 | Macao Museum of Art, 237 Av. Xian Xing Hai, Macau, Macau
The large-scale exhibition “Quintessence of Imperial Kiln Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty from the Palace Museum Collection” features a total of 120 representative pieces from imperial kilns produced in the Hongwu to Wanli periods, presenting exquisite craftsmanship that deserves savoring. The public is welcome to visit.
With the continuous development of ceramic techniques in the Ming Dynasty, luminous painted porcelain was produced in addition to blue-and-white porcelain. Established in the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369 A.D.), the “Imperial Porcelain Factory” in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, was dedicated to producing porcelain for the royal court. It was the largest official kiln that produced the most varieties of porcelains with the finest techniques. The imperial kiln porcelain not only manifests the absolute authority of the emperor but also reveals the aesthetic tastes of the royal court in the Ming Dynasty. In the exhibition, the public can have a more comprehensive understanding of the varieties of porcelain from imperial kilns in the Ming Dynasty and its artistic achievements, as well as the history of Jingdezhen, which was known as the “Porcelain Capital”.
In order to enhance the public’s interest in the exhibition, a number of outreach activities will be held, including talks hosted by experts from the Palace Museum, guided tours, workshops, and games with prizes.
When: December 11, 2021–March 6, 2022
Where: Macao Museum of Art, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, NAPE, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more information, check the official website

Give Back the Blue to the Oceans: Exhibition by Isabel Nunes
2021-12-15 - 2022-01-15 | Albergue SCM, Calçada da Igreja de São Lázaro No.8, Macau, Macau, Macau
To celebrate the 22nd Anniversary of the Macau handover, Albergue SCM is organizing “Give back the Blue to the Oceans”, a solo exhibition by the Portuguese renowned artist Isabel Nunes. Born in Lisbon in 1957, Artist Isabel Nunes currently lives and works in Lisbon. She was graduated from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, majoring in History (Art History focus). She also stayed in Macau and studied subjects related to visual arts. As an established artist, she has launched over 40 individual exhibitions and has participated in over 30 collective exhibitions. Her works are represented in private and public collections in Macau, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany, Italy, and Angola.
The exhibition “Give back the Blue to the Oceans” presents 19 latest works of the artist. With the theme of marine conservation, the works invite the audience to meditate on the process of how the polluted transcends into purity, and rebirths into the realm of eternal blue. On the other hand, the artist is also deeply inspired by the experience of life in Macau, integrating traditional Chinese ink and wash techniques into his creation, and exploring the collision of Chinese and Western cultures through creation.
“Give back the Blue to the Oceans – Exhibition by Isabel Nunes, On the Occasion of the Celebration of the 22nd Anniversary of Macau Handover to China” is organized by Albergue SCM, sponsored by the Macau Foundation, and will be open to the public at the A2 Gallery of Albergue SCM from December 15th, 2021 to
When: December 15, 2021–January 15, 2022
Where: Albergue SCM, 8 Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro, Macau
How much: Free admission
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Pátio da Eterna Felicidade – Exhibition of Advertorials and Short Videos about Cross streets, Courtyards & Alleys
2021-12-22 - 2022-02-18 | Pátio da Eterna Felicidade, Pátio da Eterna Felicidade, Macau, Macau, Macau, 853, Macau
The exhibition features a total of 16 advertorials and short videos made by Macao’s higher education students, which are all award-winning works of “Seeking Stories in the Travessas Becos Pátios – Advertorials and Videos Competition of Cultural Tourism Promotion Project about Macau’s Cross streets, Courtyards, and Alleys”. The competition was organized by the Macau Advertising Association, with the aim of putting the principles of the Cultural Affairs Bureau in terms of preservation, study, promotion, and transmission of local history and culture. On the occasion of the completion of the restoration work on No. 8 and No. 10, Pátio da Eterna Felicidade and its opening for public visit, IC organizes the exhibition with the Macau Advertising Association in order to promote and increase public awareness of the cross streets, courtyards, and alleys in Macau.
The works on display feature a variety of themes revolving around history, stories, architecture, food, and festivals of the cross streets, courtyards, and alleys, leading the audience to stroll through the historical areas of the Macau Peninsula, Taipa, and Coloane. The works are vibrant and show the cultural characteristics of Macau’s cross streets, courtyards, and alleys, as well as the creative passion of Macau’s higher education students, thus encouraging the public to visit urban spaces to appreciate and pass on the precious local history and culture.
When: From now till February 18, 2022
Where: 10 Pátio da Eterna Felicidade (entrance through Beco dos Faitiões), Macau
How much: Free admission
For more information, call +853 8988 4000 or send an email to info.ddav@icm.gov.mo

“In/Between” Exhibition
2022-01-01 - 2022-01-07 | Anim’arte Nam Van, Lago Nam van, macau, Macau
The exhibition is the extension of the “In/Between”, the site-adaptive creation performance, sharing with the public a visual feast of the dance documentation, photography, poems as well as collective sketch works relevant to the performances. The exhibition is great to experience with children and people who like interactive activities.
When: January 1–7, 2022
Where: M Dimensions S2, Anim’Arte Nam Van, 744B Avenida Panorâmica do Lago Nam Van, Macau, and Barra square, Macau
How much: Free admission
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A Path to Return – Bonnie Leong X Kitty Leung Installation Exhibition
2022-01-01 - 2022-01-27 | At Light, 1 PÁTIO DO PADRE NARCISO, MACAU, Macau, Macau, Macau
With a theme of nature, this series of works include 300 paper butterflies resembling the similar size and shapes of real butterflies, as well as orange and yellow 3D paper flowers. Artists Bonnie Leong and Kitty Leung reflect on family love by showcasing the rhythms of nature in their works.
When: January 1–27, 2022
Where: At Light, 1 Pátio do Padre Narciso, Macau
How much: Free admission
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"The Journey Begins: From H853 to Contemporary Art" Exhibition
2022-01-01 - 2022-02-20 | Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau, Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau, R. do Tiro, Cotai, Macau, Macau, Macau, 853, Macau
Emerging international gallery Humarish Club is currently holding its annual blockbuster exhibition “The Journey Begins: From H853 to Contemporary Art” exhibition. The exhibition showcases a total of 24 art pieces from the most representative contemporary Chinese artists including Zhou Chunya, Ding Yi, Xue Song, Zheng Zaidong and Li Qiang for the public to experience the powerful charm of Chinese art while promoting the exchange and interaction of local art forms in Macau.
When: January 1–February 20, 2022
Where: Humarish Club, Shop R82-R83, 1/F, H853 Shopping Mall, Lisboeta Macau, Rua da Patinagem, Cotai
How much: Free admission
For more information, call +853 6299 2695, send an email to info@humarish.com or check here

Sanrio Characters Green Technology Carnival at the Macao Science Center
2022-01-03 - 2022-02-06 | Macao Science Center, Macau
To celebrate the 12th anniversary of its opening, Macao Science Center will hold the “Sanrio characters Green Technology Carnival” jointly with Sanrio for the first time. Several popular Sanrio characters including Hello Kitty, Little Twin Stars and Pompompurin will put on their brand new exclusive outfits as cute “Green Technology Ambassadors” to show everyone the green building elements inside and outside the Center. Fans will be able to learn green technology-related knowledge in their company and hopefully become green technology experts.
Macao Science Center was awarded the “Three-starred Certificate of Green Building Design Label” by the China Green Building and Energy Saving (Macau) Association in 2016, the highest level of green building design certificate in China. The Center is also the first institution in Macau to receive this honor. Buildings applying for the Three-starred Certificate of the “Green Building Design Rating Certificate” must meet various indicators of the green building evaluation, including outdoor and indoor environment quality, energy, and water resources utilization, and daily operation management, and can be awarded this Certificate only after most of the indicators are excellent.
Macao Science Center’s architectural complex has become an exhibit for practicing green building design and environmental protection applications. The Center adheres to its purpose and the 4R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Replace) principle of environmental protection. Through the combination of environmental protection and popular science education, the public can understand the relationship between life and environmental protection.
When: January 3–February 6, 2022
Where: Macao Science Center, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more information, check here

21st Macao City Fringe Festival
2022-01-12 - 2022-01-23 | The Mandarin’s House, NO. 10, TRAVESSA DE ANTÓNIO DA SILVA, Macau, Macau
The Macao City Fringe Festival this year, themed “Margin Break”, features 20 extraordinary programs and 15 outreach activities, taking art out from regular venues and incorporating art into everyday lives. Together with the mix of online and offline art forms, the Fringe Festival leads the audience to break down the barriers of distance. As usual, there is an array of outreach activities during the Fringe Festival, including screening sessions, sharing sessions, workshops, exhibitions, seminars, exchange sessions, and immersive and interactive community experiences. These could help the audience to further broaden their views on art.
When: January 12–23, 2022
Where: Yizhen Culture and Education Centre, Flat 7D, G/F, Edifício Mau Tan, Phase 3, No. 51, Rua Quatro do Bairro Iao Hon, Macau, Yau Seng Industrial Building, No. 43-45, Rua Um do Bairro Iao Hon, Macau, Mandarin’s House, 10 Travessa de António da Silva, Macau, Casa Garden, 13 Praça de Luís de Camões, Macau, General Ye Ting’s Former Residence, 76 Rua do Almirante Costa Cabral, Macau, Macao Contemporary Art Center – Navy Yard No. 2, Rua de S. Tiago da Barra, Macau
How much: MOP $50–MOP $120
For more information, call +853 2836 6866 or check the official website

Exhibition Seeing The Light In Black and White
2022-01-13 - 2022-02-19 | Creative Macau – Center for Creative Industries, G/F Macau Cultural Centre Building, Xian Xing Hai Avenue, Macau
In the course of the history of photography, among photographers who make it as art, there have been opposing ideas about texts to explain the images. It is said that a good photograph needs no explanation. If photography is art and art is sufficient, the image itself must be independent, transmitting everything through the image without describing it in text. In the beginning, photography was considered a way to represent reality objectively, in its pure state, without being touched up.
Those images, beautiful or not, tell the truth through the look of that “moment”. Later, in the darkroom, it was to improve the film, usually repairing scratches or other flaws in the film. However, today, there is no photograph (image) that is not “adjusted” to obtain a result that is closer to what is desirable. Assuming that manipulation is a recurring practice and so habitual, that by eliminating the undesirable nature of the captured image, the soul of that “moment” is extinguished.
Increasingly, photographic printing has become technological. The printers use technology as a quick book production process, accepting only digital or digitized images of the analog film. The tone is corrected according to the author’s taste and demands to the nature of the paper as “compression effects”.
Where’s the truth of the nature of the images? Is there a truth? How many are there? Here are six photographers who gave us the answers and to the public’s delight, present the art of photography in their own style. They created something new and original, by manipulating the nature of the image or not, altered, to “show the truth”.
When: January 13–February 19, 2022
Where: Creative Macau – Center for Creative Industries, G/F Macao Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more information, check the event’s Facebook page

Reverie – Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition by Wong Ka Long
2022-01-25 - 2022-04-15 | Taipa Village Art Space, Taipa Village Art Space 10 Rua dos Clerigos, Taipa, Macau, Macau
Taipa Village Cultural Association is presenting its first art show of the year, “Reverie – Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition by Wong Ka Long”, a graceful display of two three-meter-high bamboo structures designed with a Japanese theme. Macau sculpture artist Wong’s two pieces are entitled “Bless” and “Tea Room”.
Both outdoor sculptures are decorated with Wong’s signature military motifs “helmets” in blue, green, and yellow to evoke the architecture of Taipa Village. The helmets are bound together on a string and hung like bells. Visitors will be tempted to interact with the two sculptures to explore their spatial characteristics, textures, and temperatures, as well as their connections with the environment.
When: January 26–April 15, 2022
Where: Largo Governador Tamagnini Barbosa, Taipa Village
How much: Free admission
For more information, check the exhibition’s official website

“Pop Infinity” Art Exhibition at City of Dreams Macau
2022-01-28 - 2022-02-27 | Morpheus, ESTR. DO ISTMO, MACAU, Macau, Macau
WF Fashion, a premium fashion, and lifestyle store under forwarding Fashion (International) Holdings Company Limited (Forward Fashion) has once again joined forces with Macau’s leading integrated resort, City of Dreams and portfolio, an art organization, to launch the “Pop Infinity” art exhibition. The exhibition and limited-edition art products will be available exclusively at Morpheus Hotel, City of Dreams from January 28 to February 27, 2022.
“Pop Infinity” is returning with a series of art projects inspired by Disney’s classic characters. The exhibition has gathered the works of top international artists and designers, unveiling a total of five 1.2 meters tall Snow Angel Mickey sculptures and a range of exclusive limited-edition artworks. Collaborating artists and designers include Keith Haring, Hikari Shimoda, and Takeru Amano.
Snow Angel Mickey has the outline of an angel, formed by swinging hands and feet in the snow. It is a symbol inspired by the innocence, delightfulness, and boundless imagination of children. This collaboration hopes to bring art, culture, and trendy elements altogether through this dynamic character, making it a cross-border carrier for the art industry.
A total of 19 art products of the endearing Snow Angel Mickey will be released at the exhibition, including the first-ever released 70cm series, which caters to collectors’ different needs. The highly sought-after celebrity 30cm version series has also collaborated with artist, Wang Dongling debuting the new color collections. Macau’s Pop Infinity is the world’s first to release a range of Snow Angel Mickey products, including limited-edition neon lights, aroma diffusers, and towels. In addition, a series of limited collections by American graffiti artist, Keith Haring, including carpets and skateboards, will be exhibited exclusively at WF Fashion, Morpheus store in Macau during the exhibition period.
When: January 28–February 27, 2022
Where: Morpheus Hotel, City of Dreams Macau, Estr. do Istmo, Cotai
How much: Free admission
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Lunar New Year Celebration Activities 2022 & Fireworks Display
2022-02-01 - 2022-02-15 | Ruins of St. Paul’s, Macau, Macau
The First Day of the Lunar New Year starts with a parade of lion and dragon dances, including a 238-meter golden dragon and 18 lions to greet the public. In addition, the Gods of Fortune, Golden Boy and Girl, the Gods of Happiness, Prosperity and Longevity, Chinese Zodiac Tiger, and Macao tourism mascot “Mak Mak” bestow good luck and distribute festive souvenirs to residents and visitors on the first two days of the Lunar New Year in different locations.
On the third day, the seventh day, and 15th day of the Lunar New Year, an extravagant and enchanting fireworks display will light up the nightscape of Macao for the prosperity of the city in the new year. For more details about the activities, please visit the MGTO website.
When: The Golden Dragon and Lion Parade – 11:20am–1:00pm, Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Fireworks Display – 9:45pm, Thursday, February 3, 9:00pm, Monday, February 7, and 9:00pm, Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Where: The Golden Dragon and Lion Parade – Ruins of St. Paul’s (Eye’s Dotting Ceremony & Starting point of the parade)→Senado Square→Calçada do Tronco Velho→St. Augustine’s Square→Rua Central→Travessa da Paiva→the Government Headquarters→Travessa do Padre Narciso→St. Lawrence’s Church→Lilau Square→Rua da Barra→A-Ma Temple→Avenida Panorâmica do Lago Sai Van→Rotunda da Baía da Praia Grande→Sai Van Lake Square
Fireworks Display – Seafront of the Macau Tower, Macau
How much: Free admission
For more information, call +853 2831 5566, send an email to mgto@macaotourism.gov.mo or check here
