Note – Due to security measures at HKU, you must sign up with the RAS to attend this event. The deadline for signup is 12 noon on the 12th of December.

The RAS has been invited to The University of Hong Kong’s University Museum and Art Gallery for a tour of the exhibition ‘Along China’s Coast: Dezső Bozóky's Travel Photography 1908–1909’ by Museum Curator Florian Knothe. Following the success of UMAG’s 2016 exhibition Pictures of the Past: Hungarian Photographer Dezső Bozóky in Hong Kong, the Museum is now presenting a larger group of photographs that Dezső Bozóky took along China’s coast from 1908–1909. A naval officer with the Austro-Hungarian Navy, Bozóky first left Hong Kong for Canton before travelling to Fujian province, Shanghai and Beijing, documenting the countryside and cities, along with their inhabitants. The photographer’s interest in nature and architecture and, above all, the Qing dynasty street scenes and people he met, continue to transmit the excitement and wonder of this early European traveler in a country and culture so far from his own. UMAG’s 2019 exhibition records an abundance of impressions from areas of China that have undergone phenomenal amounts of social and economic change.

The Tour Guide

Dr. Florian Knothe studies and teaches the history of decorative arts in the 17th and 18th centuries with focus on the social and historic importance of royal manufacture. He is interested in the early modern fascination with Chinoiserie in Europe and the impact European artists had in China. Since January 2013, Florian serves as Director of the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong. Previously Florian worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art focusing on European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, before he joined The Corning Museum of Glass as curator of the European and East Asian collections.

Time: Assembly at 9:45 a.m., Tour starts at 10 a.m.

Admission: Free Admission for RAS Members/Guests

Booking: Please email membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.hk in advance to reserve your place and pay at the door.

Note – Due to security measures at HKU, you must sign up with the RAS to attend this event. The deadline for signup is 12 noon on the 12th of December.