Asia’s first global museum of contemporary visual culture to open in Hong Kong
By David Malone, Managing Editor
M+, Asia’s first global museum of contemporary visual culture, is set to open in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District.
The nearly 700,000-sf building was designed by Herzog & de Meuron in partnership with TFP Farrells and Arup. Located on the Victoria Harbour waterfront, the terracotta tile-clad tower features a dynamic LED system on the south facade that can display M+ content.
Courtesy Virgile Simon Bertrand.
The project will feature about 1,500 works drawn from the M+ Collections and presented across the museum’s 183,000 sf of exhibition space that spans 33 galleries and other display spaces in the museum. In addition to the main exhibition galleries, M+ will present a series of commissions and displays throughout its public spaces, including the M+ Facade, the Grand Stair, the Studio, the Roof Garden, and the Found Space.
The Found Space will be M+’s signature display space for major installations. It is located at the B2 level and is defined by the alignment of the underground rail tunnels above which the M+ building sits. Other building amenities include two museum shops and restaurants.
The museum will open to the public on Friday, Nov. 12.
