Witty Monkeys in Chinese Culture: Celebrating the Year of the Monkey

CUHK Exhibits Monkey Artefacts to Celebrate Lunar New Year

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2016 is the year of the Monkey. To welcome the Lunar New Year, the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) presents the exhibition ‘Witty Monkeys in Chinese Culture: Celebrating the Year of the Monkey’ from 5 to 21 February 2016. Members of the public are welcome to visit the exhibition. Admission is free.

The Monkey, with its intelligence and lively character, was a popular decorative figure in ancient Chinese art. This special exhibition includes a selection of over tenthirty artifacts from the Han dynasty to modern China, all of which are related to the Monkey. It will vividly illustrate the manifold representations of monkeys in Chinese culture.

Details of the exhibition are as follows:

Exhibition Period: 5 to 21 February 2016

Opening Hours: Mondays to Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 10:00am-5:00pm
Sundays: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Closed: Thursdays
Lunar New Year Holidays (8-10 February)

Exhibition Venue: Gallery I, Art Museum, Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK

Enquiries: 3943-7416