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Public Guided Tour – Cantonese
Beyond Distance: Half a Lifelong Friendship of Eileen Chang, Stephen Soong and Mae Fong Soong
The exhibition 'Beyond Distance: Half a Lifelong Friendship of Eileen Chang, Stephen Soong and Mae Fong Soong' focuses on the deep friendship that lasted over four decades between Eileen Chang, Stephen Soong, and Mae Fong Soong. The exhibition will showcase their correspondence, demonstrating how these letters acted as vital bridges for maintaining their emotional connection and fostering literary exchange. Furthermore, the exhibition will recreate the appearance of the Soong family living room, where cultural luminaries once gathered and where Eileen Chang, Stephen Soong and Mae Fong Soong shared a space. Through dynamic imagery and new media art, visitors will experience the convergence of their literary legacies across artistic, historical, and technological dimensions. This multifaceted visual approach embodies the treasured bond of their friendship and captures the essence of 'Beyond Distance'.
Visitor Guidelines
• The Museum only admits visitors with a prior reservation. • Confirmation email must be presented for admission to the Museum. Visitor may be required to produce identity proof upon admission. • Participants / the group should arrive at the meeting location 10 minutes before the scheduled time. The museum reserves the right to cancel the guided tour and other services if the participant(s) / group is more than 10 minutes late for the scheduled time. • The departure time of the guided tour will not be adjusted due to the late arrival of individual guests. Late guests will be required to register for another session through our online book system. • Visitors of all ages are welcome. Please take care of your children and the elderly. Visitors aged 12 years and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times. • Please do not bring large objects and any items which may cause annoyance or inconvenience to others into the museum. Museum staff have the right to request visitors to deposit their personal belongings at the lockers. (Locker dimensions: 32 cm (L) × 31 cm (H) × 42 cm (D)) • To ensure the safety of exhibits and for the benefit of other visitors, please do not use flash-light, other lighting devices, selfie sticks or tripods. • Please do not write upon, mark, soil or damage any exhibit, installation, wall or facilities in the museum. • Please do not touch, move or lean against any exhibits unless specifically allowed by the Museum. A safe distance should be maintained from all exhibits, cases, platforms, and pedestals. • To keep the museum clean and tidy, please do not eat or drink in the museum. • Smoking, including the consumption of e-cigarettes, is prohibited inside the museum. • Please do not make excessive noise inside the Museum. Please switch your phones or other sound-making devices to silent mode. If you wish to make a phone call, please be considerate in volume. • For security reasons, surveillance cameras are used at the Museum. • Without the museum management’s written permission, no person may reproduce any exhibit in the museum in any form or by any means. However, visitors are permitted to take photographs for personal keepsake. Such photographs must not be published, sold, distributed, or used for commercial purposes. • No video recording or filming is allowed inside the museum. • For information regarding the open area for the public at HKMU, please refer to the relevant webpage of the Facilities Management Office.
Contact Details
museum_lib@hkmu.edu.hk
