A Hall Studio | 20 Oct - 24 Nov, 2018
Rattan weaving is one of the occupational-therapy activities that people in custody undertook in Victoria Prison. This workshop, hosted by local artist Loching Lam in collaboration with the Correctional Services Department (CSD), offers participants a chance to create a rattan bottle of their own – and in the process, gain insight into CSD’s work in recovery and rehabilitation.
JC Contemporary | 8 Sep - 30 Dec, 2018
JC Contemporary | 15 Sep - 30 Dec, 2018
LG2/F Lobby at Block 01 | 19 Oct 2018 - 27 Jan 2019
Join “Salute to Kwan Kung” Guided Tours to discover this legendary historical figure and explore his fascinating relationship with Tai Kwun, the disciplinary forces and Hong Kong people.
Barrack Block verandah (near Tai Kwun Lane)
Get to know Tai Kwun in a 45-minute heritage guided tour. You will discover the historical significance of this unique heritage site. The tour serves as an introduction to your exploration around Tai Kwun’s Heritage Storytelling Spaces and other heritage offerings.
JC Cube | 20 Nov 2018
The Hong Kong scholar Ackbar Abbas delivers a public lecture on the Second New Wave of Taiwanese cinema and the rendering of time, referencing the event series “I Sing While Walking: Tsai Ming-Liang’s Stories and Songs”. Drawing upon the aural relation between Taiwan and Hong Kong, “Filmic Landscapes” examine how our memories become imbued with the moving images we have watched throughout our lives.
JC Contemporary / A Hall Studio at Block 11 / Prison Yard | 2 Dec 2018
Join Tai Kwun Contemporary for our family day! We will have family tours and family workshops.
A Hall Studio | 15 - 16 Nov, 2018
Professor Ackbar Abbas will hold two days of intensive seminars, each lasting two hours, to discuss Second New Wave Taiwanese cinema, as part of the “I Sing While Walking: Tsai Ming-Liang’s Sto-ries and Songs” event series, while delving into mimetic memory creation via cinematographic landscapes. To attend, please apply by submitting a short letter of intent (150 words) to learnart@taikwun.hk before 2 November 2018.
Site-wide
If you would like to explore Tai Kwun on your own, you can follow our leaflets or audio guides on the Tai Kwun App, and visit spots around the site along 6 themed routes.
Site-wide Heritage Interpretive Signage
Tai Kwun has so many interesting stories to unfold and be told. We have put on over 20 site-specific Tai Kwun Tales at different locations of the compound, so that you can enjoy Tai Kwun’s legends, lesser-known stories, conservation work and many more at ease.
Access via Tai Kwun App
Take a closer look at the concrete bridges and aluminum façade of our new buildings as you walk through the revitalised site, bridging heritage and contemporary in this historical venue.
Shop 03-204A
Bonart provides exclusive terrarium workshop experience for you to enjoy a combination of art and nature in a 2-hour session. You will learn to build a mini eco-system, gain practical gardening skills and caring tips during this workshop.
Shop 03-203
Not only can people learn about ceramic-making, which is becoming a rare skill in itself. From practical objects to decorative items, and from new creations to repairing objects of sentimental value, TOUCH Ceramics cover all kinds of ceramic craft.