Until February 6, 2012

Hong Kong Museum of History - Knowledge•Power: The Imperial Examination System of the Qing Dynasty

Showcasing over 100 sets of artefacts selected from the collections of the Shanghai Jiading Museum and the Hong Kong Museum of History, this exhibition takes us back to the Qing dynasty to revisit the imperial examination, its history and its significance. The imperial examination was a pioneering system developed in China that combined education with recruitment for the state bureaucracy. Upholding the principle of fairness through open participation, public examination, equal competition and selection on merit, it provided the masses with access to social mobility. Also featured are a host of artefacts provided by local sources and a series of interactive displays that present the subject in a dynamic yet playful manner. By tracing the development, the demise and the legacy of the system, the exhibition provides visitors with a better understanding of the instrumental role the imperial examinations played in shaping Chinese society and culture over a period of 1,300 years.

Until February 29, 2012

Hong Kong Space Museum - “Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World”

A new Omnimax show, “Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World”, will screen until February 29 next year. Using advanced animation technology, the 41-minute show will take visitors back to ancient oceans 200 million years ago. The show explores the reign of these giant marine reptiles in the Mesozoic Era and brings visitors into close contact with the enormous creatures of the sea. Three different groups of marine reptiles ruled the marine world because of their unique strengths: the ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs. Other marine reptiles including ammonites - which were molluscs that moved by squirting water from their bodies; and the honisaurus - which was the largest marine reptile ever will also be featured.

Until July 30, 2012

Hong Kong Heritage Museum - Applauding Hong Kong Pop Legend: Roman Tam

The whole of Hong Kong mourned when Cantopop legend Roman Tam passed away in 2002. His spirit, however, lives on thanks to the generous donation of over 3,000 items of memorabilia from Tam’s career as a performing artist that his sister presented to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in 2006. These items now form the museum’s first complete collection of a local pop singer. With a performing career stretching over 30 years in Hong Kong, he has left a legacy of golden hits such as The Future Is Bright (the theme from a Japanese drama series aired on TVB) and the theme songs from the TV shows The Romantic Swordsman and Below the Lion Rock, among many others. To commemorate both his achievements as a versatile artist and the forthcoming 10th anniversary of his death, this exhibition presents visitors with the chance to revisit the close connection between Tam’s career and the development of popular music in Hong Kong.