Talk of the town：M+ Museum's collections
【明報專訊】There is a large variety of collections in the museum. What's inside the museum?
Afew exhibitions were held in the M+ Museum in the first few months, including ''Hong Kong: Here and Beyond''(香港：此地彼方) which showcased art pieces capturing the social and cultural transformation of Hong Kong from the post-war decades to the present days, the ''M+ Sigg Collection: From Revolution to Globalisation'' (M+希克藏品：從大革命到全球化) presenting experimental and unconventional art styles in contemporary (當代) China, ''Antony Gormley: Asian Field''(安東尼．葛姆雷：亞洲土地) displaying a sea of figures reflecting China's vast territory and large population, and some other exhibitions.
Ai Weiwei (艾未未) is a social activist and artist living in Cambridge. Although his name is still on the M+ website, his works are said to be politically sensitive and some of them have not been displayed by the M+ museum. Art critics have criticized that the museum for censorship and harming freedom of expression in Hong Kong.
◆Do you know?
Have you noticed the lighting ornaments on the facade of the building? There is a total of 5664 LED tubes on the M+ Facade (M+大樓幕牆) , one of the largest media facades in the world.
◆Grammar booster
Although
＝ Despite the fact that
e.g. Although it is expected to rain later, the football match is not cancelled.
■ Gear up
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1. The museum did not display any art pieces by Ai Weiwei.
(True/ False/ Not Given)
2. The museum opens at 10am on Monday.
(True/ False/ Not Given)
■ Game
Difficulty：(★★)
Eason have made some alterations to the collections of the museum. The Smarties want to restore the museum to its original state. Spot 3 differences for them.
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■Glossary
experimental (adj) 實驗的/創新的
unconventional (adj) 非傳統的
vast (adj) 遼闊的
facade (n) 正面
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