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Welcome to the Spinning Factory!
Experience the exhibition in full 360° immersion below. Double click to launch the VR 360° tour in full screen mode. The Mills building was formerly a cotton-spinning factory owned by Nan Fung Textiles. The green walls and high windows in The D. H. Chen Foundation Gallery are vestiges of the golden era of Hong Kong's textile industry. The exhibition Welcome to the Spinning Factory! will provide a brief but intensive history of Hong Kong's textile industry, featuring rich imageries, […]
Find out more »Untitled by Kato Izumi
Kato Izumi is a renowned painter based in both Tokyo and Hong Kong. Born and raised in a rural area in Shimane prefecture in Japan, young Kato’s playground was always surrounded by rich nature. This experience from his childhood instilled in him the idea that humans are a part of nature. When he was invited by CHAT for the Spring Programme in 2020, he made an installation of 5 figures with painted stone heads and bodies from living plants in […]
Find out more »Makers of Hong Kong: In Conversation
‘Made in Hong Kong’ is a distinguishing emblem of quality and history that has carried different meanings over the generations past. In the ‘Makers of Hong Kong: In Conversation’ video series, ‘makers’ of textiles from knotted fishnets to tailored saam fu are invited to share their making process, practice and their thoughts on the continued importance of ‘Made in Hong Kong’. Topics of discussion will reflect on the displayed objects of Misfitted: Unspoken Stories of Tailoring and past displays at The […]
Find out more »30-Minute Making
Drop in for fun crafts inspired by Hong Kong’s textile heritage, guided by CHAT’s Faces of Textile Culture! Create your own heat-shrink keychain, wax-print pouch, dot-beaded charm and photo frame, or Illumin-Loom heat-transfer tote bags – no experience is needed. *All activities are subject to availability. For enquiries, please call 3979 2301 or speak with our staff on the day. Date & Time: Weekends and Public Holidays 1:00-7:00pm Experience Level: Suitable for all ages Fee: From HK$40 to HK$200/set
Find out more »Hand Spinning Demonstration
In this demonstration, visitors can observe how cotton fibre is spun into yarn. The demonstration welcomes all for viewing and questions! Date & Time: Weekdays 3:00-5:30pm Weekends and Public Holidays 1:00-4:00pm (Closed on Tuesdays) Fee: Free
Find out more »Learning Tour on Sustainability
Sustainability and environmental protection are more than buzzwords – they are more pivotal than ever to our shared world. How can we put these values into practice and become smarter, more responsible consumers? In this one-hour interactive tour, participants will closely examine rare museum-grade textile artefacts alongside the industry’s latest innovations. Through engaging activities, they will learn how to extend the life of their garments and adopt environmentally conscious habits in everyday life. Tour content includes: - Rethinking your wardrobe: […]
Find out more »Interactive Experience : Illumin-Loom
Operate a weaving loom from the future and create your own illuminated textile images in CHAT Arcade! Illumin-Loom is a walk-in interactive experience where visitors can design unique patterns on colourful light strips. The finished creation will be exported as a digital image to download. Visitors can also choose to print the image as heat transfer stickers, and in our 30-Minute Making workshop, iron it onto a special tote bag. Alternatively, visitors can bring home the sticker and follow the […]
Find out more »‘Factory of Tomorrow’ Community Embroidery Curtains
What is a ‘Factory of Tomorrow’ like in the eyes of primary school students? In CHAT Lounge, a set of embroidered curtains takes inspiration from the new motto as CHAT celebrates its 5th anniversary in March 2024. Over the course of several months, hundreds of primary school students from the '333 Learning Companion Leadership Program' supported by We R Family Foundation learned about CHAT and its history to create drawings and paper models of a ‘Factory of Tomorrow’. Several works […]
Find out more »Guided Tour
Discover hidden stories and knowledge about CHAT’s exhibitions and collections through guided experiences! Led by trained docents, our Regular Tour is available by walk-in or group booking. Private group tours can also be extended to include a making workshop. Find the one that suits you best and make your visit truly memorable! 1. Walk-In Guided Tour This free 45-minute guided tour of our permanent and seasonal exhibitions will take you through the rich history and heritage of Hong Kong’s textile […]
Find out more »Cherry Machine Demonstration
Let’s witness Hong Kong’s only operating industrial drawing frame in action at CHAT! Leung Fung Yee (Auntie Yee) worked as an experienced machine operator who operated spinning machines at different cotton mills, including Nan Fung Textile, from 1980s to 1990s. She is now retired but she comes to CHAT to make the ‘Cherry’ drawing frame come alive again! Performing one of the essential processes in the spinning production, this drawing frame is donated by the last cotton-spinning mill in Hong […]
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Pixel to Stitch: Knit Computer Sleeve Workshop
$850｜RSVP 10% discount for CHAT members, 15% for CHAT Patrons. Turn your unique creation into a computer sleeve with the colourful pixels of the Illumin-Loom. In this exciting one-hour workshop, you will explore essential graphic design principles that will help bring your ideas to life! Then, you will get to customise your computer sleeve, including personal lettering and yarn selection, all under the expert guidance of CHAT’s talented textile programme team. To ensure optimal learning results, each session accommodates only […]
Find out more »Curator-led Private Tour
Join our intimate and interactive tour of exhibitions on view led by curators. Conducted in groups, these tours are the best way to ask questions about the ideas and concepts behind the exhibition and share your thoughts with the curators in a friendly atmosphere. Topic subjects to the exhibitions on view. To reserve a tour, please submit your booking form 30 days prior to your intended visit: $50 per head for University and Tertiary level institution $150 per head for […]
Find out more »Bloomberg Connects
The Bloomberg Connects app is a free digital guide to cultural organizations around the world that makes it easy to access and engage with arts and culture from mobile devices, anytime, anywhere. The app offers information about current exhibitions at a portfolio of hundreds of participating cultural partners through dynamic content tailored to each organization. Participating collections currently include botanical gardens, performance venues, outdoor sculpture parks, and world-class museums. Features include expert commentary, video highlights, pinch-and-zoom capability and exhibition maps. […]
Find out more »Accessibility Tour
Free Admission｜Walk-in Join us for a guided tour like no other, where our dynamic duo of Deaf and hearing docents brings to life the rich textile heritage of Hong Kong! Our knowledgeable and witty docents will re-enact the experiences of three remarkable makers, explore the artistry of textile embellishment and uncover the hidden stories of industrial cotton spinning through performative show-and-tells. In this interactive tour delivered in both Cantonese and Hong Kong Sign Language, you will also learn to sign […]
Find out more »Threading Inwards
How can we learn to nurture sensibility? How do we care for each other and bear sorrow together? How might we begin to heal ourselves and the world around us? In a time of rapid change, this exhibition invites you to slow down, engage with the work of 14 artists from across Asia, and turn inwards. Textiles have always been inseparable from our spiritual life. They appear in rituals and ceremonies, accompanying people through the cycles of life and death, […]
Find out more »Artefacts of ‘Blue’
This thematic display explores Indanthrene Blue, the industrial dye iconically represented by ‘Miss Happiness’ in 1930s China. It is the world’s first synthetic vat dye and is known for exceptional vibrancy. The colour resonated with the nationwide sentiment during the turbulent 1930s and 1940s, pioneering a new modern aesthetic. The consistent, standardised shade of ‘blue’ also became a staple in school uniforms and other institutional attire. Discover a shade of blue that is not melancholic and trace its journey through […]
Find out more »Snuggle and Stitch: Childhood Textiles of Hong Kong
In 1950s Hong Kong, nearly one in every two people you’d meet was a teenager or child – swaddled in a baby sling, dressed in home-sewn clothes, or clutching a toy worn from love. While lacking the convenience of today’s screen-based world, children grew up surrounded by textiles, textures and playful peers just as creative. Snuggle and Stitch brings together local childhood textiles from the 1930s to the 2020s, featuring heirloom garments, ready-made fashion, mass-produced toys, artisanal dolls and hands-on […]
Find out more »Special Display: The Spirit of Labour
The Spirit of Labour is Marcos Kueh's ongoing textile series inspired by union banners and membership certificates from the Industrial Revolution era. The rich imagery and slogans on these historical artefacts are more than visual emblems – they once carried emotional and spiritual meaning, offering protection, solidarity and hope to workers in harsh working environments. This newly commissioned installation, named The Spirit of Labour: ZhiNü by the artist, is the largest iteration of the series to date. Presented in a […]
Find out more »CHAT with Curators and Artists
Threading Inwards brings together the work of 14 contemporary artists from across Asia to explore the relationship between textiles and spiritual life. The exhibition delves into how textiles weave threads between people and place, ancestors and ecologies, the visible and the unseen, softness and strength – all while opening up futures and possibilities for living, relating, and caring for the world. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy Threading Inwards in the company of curators Wang Weiwei, Eugene Hannah Park, Kurosawa Seiha […]
Find out more »Plush Restoration: Introductory Show-and-Tell
Deposit $50 | RSVP How do we preserve beloved childhood toys that grow worn over time? Ah Bo, a soft toy restorer, will introduce the fundamentals of doll restoration and share practical tips on how to care for cherished toys. There will also be a story sharing session, inviting participants to recount their own memorable encounters with soft toys. You are encouraged to bring a plush toy in need of repair – Ah Bo will select one toy from the […]
Find out more »CHAT Two-Day Spring Camp – Craft Your Own Textile Buddy
$960 | RSVP 10% discount for CHAT members, 15% for CHAT Patrons. Make a soft textile bunny to take with you on your Easter adventures! In this two-day spring camp, our little artisans will learn to dye their own fabric with natural dyes to create a personal Easter bunny. Inspired by the special display Snuggle and Stitch: Childhood Textiles of Hong Kong, this camp invites participants to experience the journey of creating a truly unique plush friend from scratch, from […]
Find out more »CHAT Bespoke Textile Birthday Party
Click to RSVP Now! Stitch, Dye, Celebrate! The Ultimate Textile Birthday Experience Look no further if you’re planning a birthday surprise unlike any other! At our museum, your dear one will not only be the star of the day but also create a unique masterpiece – in great company and with newfound skills. Our three-hour private party offers a high-quality making experience for those seeking something truly special. Choose from two hands-on textile workshops: The Designer’s Studio: Master sewing techniques […]
Find out more »Accessibility Docent Training Programme III : Docent Recruitment
CHAT’s Accessibility Docent Training Programme trains Deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing individuals to collaboratively lead unique museum experiences. Centred around a sign bilingual design, it prepares participants to deliver interactive and multisensory museum tours in Hong Kong Sign Language and Cantonese. In 2025, the programme received the ICOM-CECA Best Practice Award, which recognises exceptional museum education programmes globally. In this year’s edition, participants will learn to utilise the expressive characteristics of Hong Kong Sign Language to craft engaging museum experiences for […]
Find out more »Art March Shuttle Bus Service 2026
Coming to CHAT will be even easier during Art Month! From 27 to 29 March, free shuttle buses will run between Art Basel Hong Kong and CHAT. Passengers arriving at The Mills from the HKCEC will receive a 10% discount coupon for CHAT Shop. While stocks last! Shuttle Bus Schedule 27-29.03.2026 CHAT, The Mills <> HKCEC Departing The Mills Departing HKCEC (Expo Drive Entrance) 11:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 12:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm* […]
Find out more »March Art Week Highlights 2026
CHAT at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 Date: 27-29.03.2026 (Preview Days on 25-26.03.2026) CHAT booth location: HKCEC, Art Basel Hong Kong Booth | Outside Hall 1B TALK Image Courtesy : Chan Wai Lap In partnership with UBS Chan Wai Lap on Art, Memory and Communal Spaces Hong Kong artist Chan Wai Lap joins Elaine Choi, UBS Art Collection Manager, and Takahashi Mizuki, Executive Director and Chief Curator of CHAT, in a panel moderated by Louiza Ho, Associate Curator of Tai […]
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