4. Finest for an immersive expertise: K11 MUSEA
Maybe fittingly for a metropolis like Hong Kong the place procuring can look like a nationwide sport, K11 MUSEA is a novel hybrid that mixes tradition and retail. Set in Kowloon’s buzzing Victoria Dockside, it’s (partly) named after the Muses of Greek mythology and guarantees immersive experiences inart, tradition, retail leisure and gastronomy.
“As a retail expertise of design and artwork, it is fairly completely different to a extra formal museum expertise – nevertheless it’s additionally enjoyable,” mentioned Raffel.
Entrepreneur Adrian Cheng labored with greater than 100 worldwide artists, architects and designers to create what they name “the last word area for all to embark on a ‘journey of creativeness'”. How that interprets for guests is a stunning assortment of luxurious shops in a exceptional architectural panorama, allied with a calendar of world-class artwork occasions and collaborations.
Up to date artworks dot K11 Musea, and guests ought to look out for works by Paola Pivi, Ron English or Carsten Höller for his surreal mushroom sculptures. In the meantime, devoted on-site areas play host to exhibitions from world artists throughout a number of disciplines from graffiti and avenue artwork to reflections on 200 years of high fashion, held in collaboration with London’s V&A Museum.
For Raffel, K11 MUSEA marks a particular nexus: “K11 MUSEA is inside strolling distance of The Hong Kong Museum of Artwork, so the connection between non-public and public artwork is beginning to take actual legs and develop in uniquely Hong Kong methods.”
TIP: Everybody loves a present store and K11 MUSEA presents the MoMA Design Retailer that includes exclusives from the legendary New York museum, in addition to native Hong Kong designs.
Web site: https://www.k11musea.com/
Handle: 18 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui
Telephone quantity: +852 3892 3890
Instagram: @k11musea
