Macau's FRC gallery ink & sculpture exhibition features experimental works

A solo exhibition by local artist Leong Sin Teng opened on Tuesday at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, showcasing experimental works that blend ink, sculpture, and mixed media. Titled “Sculpted Impressions: The Harmony of Ink and Form”, the exhibition features 28 works that explore new possibilities in sculptural creation beyond traditional three-dimensional forms, according to the exhibition’s information board. The exhibition is co-organised by FRC, the Macau Youth Art

May 8, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Na Tcha Temple’s ‘Three banquets’ showcase spirit of cultural transmission

A seven-day Na Tcha themed market, titled “Lotus Door Three Banquets: China-chic Banquets”*, concluded on Sunday in front of the Na Tcha Temple near the Ruins of St Paul’s – both of which are listed by UNESCO as World Heritage sites. Kuok Pak Yu, head of the Na Tcha Temple Association’s Youth Division, expressed hope that the event would be able to integrate intangible cultural heritage into daily life, showcasing the spirit of cultural transmission. According to Kuok, the

May 7, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau’s ‘Jacone’s Polyphony’ to shine at 61st Venice Biennale

Interview by William Chan        Macau is poised to make a cultural statement at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.* Macau will present “Jacone’s Polyphony,”** an exhibition curated by Feng Yan and Ng Sio Ieng, featuring the works of three contemporary local artists: Fok Hoi Seng, O Chi Wai, and Lei Fung Ieng.This 61st Biennale in Venice, running from this Saturday, May 9 to Sunday, November 22, will be showcased across

May 6, 2026 | BY admin

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HK Heritage Museum spotlights The Mona Lisa, Renaissance art

        Rui Pastorin in Hong Kong         The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival 2026 has kicked off in Hong Kong, with last week marking the launch of “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Meet Mona Lisa & Portraying the Renaissance”, a three-month-long free-admission exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum that blends both technology and Renaissance artworks.The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival was established in 1993 and reaches

May 5, 2026 | BY admin

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Vivienne Westwood exhibition opens at Macau's Grand Lisboa Palace resort in Cotai

An exhibition about the late British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood is being held at Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai, highlighting her influential work in fashion, jewellery and activism, with the showcase running until July 15. According to an information board at the entrance of the exhibition, Westwood (1941–2022) is regarded as one of the most influential designers of the past half-century, known for breaking boundaries by merging cultural elements through bold experimentation

April 30, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's ‘Barra Slow Festival’ returns to celebrate tea, heritage & ‘slow living’

Interview William Chan        The three-day “Barra Slow Festival” is slated to run from Friday through Sunday (May 1-3), from noon to 8 p.m. daily, at the No.1 and No.2 Navy Yard and Outdoor Plaza in Barra, also known as the Harbour Entrance district.Organised by the District Development Centre, this year’s edition is themed “A Sip of Tea, A Glimpse of Heritage”, bringing together nearly 40 tea brands from across Asia.Lam Sio Man, director of the centre, told the

April 29, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau University of Art (MAM) shows Ming & Qing landscape paintings from National Museum of China (NMC)

An exhibition titled “Duet of Nature: Ming and Qing Landscape Paintings from the National Museum of China” opened on Friday at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM) in Nape, showcasing classical Chinese landscape art and its philosophical depth.Co-organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the National Museum of China (NMC) in Beijing, with MAM as the executive organiser, the exhibition features 65 pieces/sets of landscape paintings dating from the 15th to 19th centuries. Works by

April 28, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Helena Almeida’s retrospective exhibition in Macau now in its final 3 days

The first major retrospective in Asia of the works of prominent Portuguese artist Helena Almeida (1934 – 2018) will come to a close on Sunday after its three-month showcase at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM), with members of the public still able to view a raft of works until then.Although Almeida passed away back in 2018, the Lisbon-born artist’s influence remains, having been a prominent figure in Portuguese and international contemporary art.With an extensive career, Almeida studied

April 24, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Intimate, witty & full-voiced: Macau Experimental Theatre’s Gianni Schicchi triumphs

Review by William Chan        The Macau Experimental Theatre’s Gianni Schicchi – Giacomo Puccini’s only comic opera – performed last weekend (April 18-19), was astounding.The opera* is a one-act show lasting merely an hour, which is not only ideal for the Black Box Theatre at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), where audiences are comfortable with a more direct, single-sitting experience, but also well-suited to the preferences of contemporary viewers. This makes it one

April 23, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau's 10 Fantasia gallery exhibition celebrates 70th anniversary of Leslie Cheung’s birth

Interview by William Chan        10 Fantasia Gallery, located on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro, is presenting a thematic exhibition that translates the life, art, and enduring legacy of legendary Hong Kong Cantopop and cinematic icon Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (張國榮) into a multi-faceted showcase of collective memory.Commemorating what would have been the 70th birthday of the late superstar, affectionately known in Cantonese as “Gor Gor” (“Elder Brother”), the

April 22, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau's Colégio Dom Bosco (Yuet Wah) student exhibition presents colourful works

Youngsters from Colégio Dom Bosco (Yuet Wah), or DBYW, are presenting a raft of works in an exhibition celebrating the local primary school’s silver jubilee.With five days left, the showcase of works for the DBYW 25th Anniversary Art Exhibition (鮑思高粵華小學25周年校慶視覺藝術展) is taking place at the Centre of Educational Resources located opposite Jardim de São Francisco (加思欄花園).The colourful works showcased in the exhibition area were created by students as

April 21, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Myanmar Friendship Association hosts Thingyan celebration

Interview by Rui Pastorin        Revellers gathered in Dr. Sun Yat Sen Municipal Park (紀念孫中山市政公園) yesterday for traditional Myanmar food, a lively programme, and the spraying of water for a festive celebration of Thingyan*, aka traditional Myanmar’s New Year festival, also known as the country’s “Water Festival”.Organised by the Macau Myanmar Friendship Association and venue-sponsored by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), yesterday’s one-day

April 20, 2026 | BY admin

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‘Vanitas’ exhibition showcases photos, paintings & poems at Macau's FRC gallery

“VANITAS – Reflections on Transience and Legacy” is being hosted at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, with only three days left to view the exhibits.The exhibition, which kicked off last Thursday, mainly features a collection of photographs, alongside traditional Chinese paintings. Showcasing these works are six photographers alongside artists from the Macau Belt and Road Calligraphy and Painting Culture Arts Association. Poetry is also highlighted, with the book “A Oriente do

April 16, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Experimental Theatre to present Puccini’s comic masterpiece

Interview by William Chan        The Macau Experimental Theatre is set to bring Giacomo Puccini’s* only comic opera, Gianni Schicchi, to the Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) Black Box II this weekend. Director Johny Tam (譚智泉) has recently spoken to the Post about this unique production, which promises a fresh, intimate take on the classic tale of greed, wit, and a clever deception.Gianni Schicchi is a one-act opera buffa (Italian for “comic opera”) by Puccini,

April 15, 2026 | BY admin

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