West Kowloon Cultural District Authority signs MOU with 21 leading arts and cultural institutions worldwide

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA or the Authority) today hosted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony to celebrate the establishment of impactful and long-term partnerships with 21 leading arts and cultural institutions from across the globe.

This significant milestone underscores WKCDA's vision to support Hong Kong's development into an international arts and cultural hub and its commitment to promoting East-meets-West international cultural exchange.

West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), Hong Kong's cultural landmark and one of the world's most ambitious cultural projects, today welcomed more than 100 leaders and visionaries from renowned global arts and cultural institutions who traveled from different parts of the world to Hong Kong to attend the MOU signing ceremony and the Welcome Dinner at the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM). The events raised the curtain of the Hong Kong International Cultural Summit (HKICS or the Summit) 2024 hosted by the Authority from 24 to 26 March 2024.

Forging global cultural connectivity through partnerships

Louis Ng, Museum Director, HKPM; Suhanya Raffel, Museum Director, M+ and Paul Tam, Executive Director, Performing Arts, WKCDA, signed MOUs with a total of 21 of the world's top museums, art conservation and research institutes, art centers, film archives, theatres and theatre associations from 11 countries, including France, Japan, Korea, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States, as well as cities in Mainland China such as Shanghai, Chongqing and Shijiazhuang. The MOUs cover diverse areas of cooperation spanning co-production and touring of exhibitions, collection sharing, partnerships on conservation, digitalization and scientific research, as well as educational and exchange programs for art administrators and artists across HKPM, M+ and the Performing Arts Division of WKCDA.

Henry Tang Ying-yen, Chairman of the Board of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, said, "We are thrilled to welcome distinguished speakers and leaders from renowned arts and cultural institutions worldwide to Hong Kong for three days of enlightening dialogue. We aspire to forge a globally connected museum community and cultivate a collaborative arts and cultural network that celebrates creativity, opportunities and synergies. These sustainable partnerships will shape the future of arts and culture in our region and beyond, fully testifying to Hong Kong's strategic role as the East-meets-West center for international cultural exchange."