{"id":405406,"date":"2026-04-30T18:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/405406\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:25:11","slug":"hkjc-supports-french-mays-immersive-mona-lisa-exhibition-at-hong-kong-heritage-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/405406\/","title":{"rendered":"HKJC supports French May&#8217;s immersive Mona Lisa exhibition at Hong Kong Heritage Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has supported the French May Arts Festival for 15 consecutive years, including this year&#8217;s opening programme \u2013 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Meet Mona Lisa &amp; Portraying the Renaissance \u2013 which opens at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum on May 1 and runs until July 27.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, created by the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre and the Grand Palais Immersif, focuses on the iconic Mona Lisa, exploring the creative spirit and aesthetic ideas of the Renaissance through a multi-media journey narrated by the Mona Lisa herself. Selected treasures from France&#8217;s Mus\u00e9e National de la Renaissance, Italy&#8217;s Pinacoteca Ambrosiana and Ateliers d&#8217;art Grand Palais RMN are also featured.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the opening ceremony on Thursday, Club Steward Nicholas Hunsworth said the exhibition offers an unprecedented hybrid experience, blending centuries-old legacy with immersive technology, and reflecting the Club&#8217;s commitment to nurturing talent, fostering arts appreciation and supporting cultural development in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition features interactive multimedia displays introducing Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s painting techniques, playful games, and an immersive photo booth. It also includes three items from the Hong Kong Heritage Museum&#8217;s collection and paintings by mainland artist Xu Lei, presenting Asian artistic perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>The Club is also supporting other French May programmes including outdoor performances and artist-in-residence programmes, as well as community outreach and arts education activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude04\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfd \u2193<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestandard.com.hk\/appdownload\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Article_Footer_1200x400px-100_0.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has supported the French May Arts Festival for 15 consecutive years,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,251,607,501,21619,156,246,103400,42,103402,103401,103403,1258,111,139,69,103404,213,1177,72578,377],"class_list":["post-405406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-breaking-news","tag-china","tag-design","tag-english-daily","tag-entertainment","tag-finance","tag-free-newspaper","tag-headlines","tag-hong-kong-media","tag-hong-kong-news","tag-hong-kong-news-media","tag-latest-news","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sing-tao","tag-sports","tag-standard","tag-the-standard","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}