Popular Events in February, 2024(December Updated)

Hong Kong Palace Museum Presents Groundbreaking New Exhibition: “Cartier and Women” The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) is proud to present an exceptional new exhibition, “Cartier and Women”, from 14 April to 14 August 2023. Organised and curated by the HKPM with the support of Cartier, this is the first major exhibition on the unique role and influence of women in Cartier’s history. The exhibition comprises four thematic sections. Featuring approximately 300 stunning treasures created by Cartier, the exhibition showcases precious jewellery, timepieces, objects, accessories and archival records from the 19th century to the present day. The first section, “Royal and Aristocratic Women: Elegance and Prestige”, celebrates the significant role the royal and elite women played in the early history of Cartier in the 19th century.The second section, “New Women: Breaking with Tradition”, examines advances in jewellery design that reflected women’s emancipation.The Third Section, “Inquisitive Women: Cross-cultural Inspirations”, The influence of art from China and other parts of the world that enlivened Cartier creations for women and fulfilled a universal thirst for novelties are explored in this section,The fourth and final section, “Influential Women: Glamorous Legends”, explores the close relationship between Cartier jewellery and modern and contemporary female icons. Highlights include pieces from the collections of important and well-known women, including the Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly (1929-1982); renowned actresses Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), Brigitte Lin and Carina Lau; and businesswoman Pansy Ho.“Cartier and Women” unveils fascinating stories of the close relationship between women and jewellery. It also highlights how Chinese art, along with art from other parts of the world, has inspired the jeweller in terms of style and decorative motifs, as well as techniques and materials, and how Chinese aesthetics have influenced women's lifestyles and global fashion. The exhibition demonstrates the HKPM’s innovative curatorial approach and testifies to its mission to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration and encourage dialogue between China and the rest of the world in arts and culture. Celebrating the role and influence of women throughout Cartier’s history The exhibition explores the bond between women and jewellery through a series of captivating narratives that reflect Cartier’s deep connections with many influential women throughout history and in the present day. The story of Jeanne Toussaint (1887-1976) is one of the highlights. As Cartier’s first female Creative Director, not only supported female empowerment through her jewellery design, but also embodied and encouraged a new freedom of attitude marked by femininity, free-spiritedness and independence. Her work paved the way for other women to take jewellery beyond the enhancement of external beauty to an intimate revelation of personality and spirit. Photographs: Nils Herrmann, Collection Cartier © Cartier; © Anne Jaffrennou Bib necklace, created by Cartier Paris in 1947. made of Gold, platinum, diamonds, amethyst, and turquoise. Provenance: Duchess of Windsor(1896–1986) Photographs: Marian Gérard, Collection Cartier © Cartier; © Anne JaffrennouHead ornament Tiara Head ornament, made by Cartier New York, about 1924. Made of Platinum, white and pink gold, diamonds, and feathers Chinese aesthetics’ strong influence on women's lifestyle and global fashion Visitors will discover how Chinese art and culture has inspired Cartier creations in terms of style, motifs, materials and craftsmanship. Some of the works on display in the exhibition serve to illustrate the impact of Chinese art on the development of women’s lifestyles and global fashion. The Cartier Collection embodies the essence of Eastern and Western cultures, witnessing the changes in social and fashion trends. Photograph: Nils Herrmann, Collection Cartier © Cartier Chinese Vanity Case, made by Cartier Paris in 1928. Made of Gold, platinum, mother-of-pearl, coral,sapphires, turquoises, onyx, aventurine, jade, emeralds, diamonds, and black enamel. Cartier Collection, VC 72 A28 Photograph: Marian Gérard, Collection Cartier © Cartier Necklace, the American socialite and stye icon Barbara Hutton (1912-1979) was gifted a necklace made of Jadeite, platinum, gold, diamonds, and rubies, a beloved gemstone among the Chinese. Cartier Collection, NE 53 A34 Photograph: Vincent Wulveryck, Collection Cartier © Cartier Over the past three decades, the Cartier Collection has been exhibited in more than 30 of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions, including the Palace Museum in 2009 and 2019.The Museum will offer a wide variety of educational programmes to accompany “Cartier and Women”, ranging from scholarly lectures to film screenings, music and dance performances,and artmaking workshops.

• Enjoy Mamma Mia!, the sunniest, most exciting hit musical in the world • Sing along to famous ABBA classics like Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, Mamma Mia and more • Humorously intertwining the timeless songs of pop band ABBA with stories of love, friendship and identity Mamma Mia! This irresistible musical comedy tells an original story about love, friendship, and the search for identity. Mamma Mia! is a musical created by British playwright Catherine Johnson. The songs in the play are all taken from the popular Swedish four-piece band "ABBA" in the last century, and the title of the play was inspired by the band's 1975 hit song "Mamma Mia". Since its first performance in 1999, the musical Mamma Mia has been a huge hit and has since been adapted into a movie starring Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and more. Co-starring.

The “Zen Shaolin Music Festival” live show is held in Lushan Gorge, where concert-goers get a panoramic view of exciting performances. Live stereo sound and sounds of nature including running water, blowing wind and the chirping of insects combine to create a unique audio experience. The lighting at the show is just as riveting and exciting as the audio.

A Traveler’s Guide to Mettlach: Villeroy and Boch showcases everyday life in the 1800s Mettlach, Germany. Scenes of everyday life in Mettlach have been documented and celebrated by Villeroy and Boch, a ceramic production company founded in 1836 when Jean François Boch and Nicolas Villeroy merged their ceramic businesses into what is now known as Villeroy and Boch. The workers of the Mettlach factory came from diverse backgrounds, including art studios, archives, and museums. The varied backgrounds of the factory workers contributed to the artistic achievements of the Villeroy and Boch company. The Mettlach collection reflects German cultural experiences, societal interpretations, and mythology. This exhibition shows scenes of love and relationships as well as larger themes of fantasy, offering an all-encompassing snapshot of the myriad facets of human life within Mettlach. A Traveler’s Guide to Mettlach, on view in the Robert and Colette Wilson Gallery through June 2025, presents concepts of life, laughter, relationships, and the day-to-day existence of the German people.

The "Reflections & Inspirations from Emirati Heritage" exhibition is the result of a collaboration between Sharjah Heritage Museum and University of Sharjah's College of Fine Arts and Design. The exhibition includes 54 artworks that shed light on students' interpretations of Emirati heritage, created with a variety of materials and ideas to express the students' feelings and thoughts about heritage design elements and inscriptions. The works were overseen by a number of distinguished professors from the College of Fine Arts and Design, representing various artistic disciplines. The exhibition aims to help students understand heritage concepts, form a unique perception of tangible and intangible heritage elements, and creatively translate this perception through artistic works that reflect the heritage character.

Wiener Staatsoper is one of the oldest opera houses in the world, where you can enjoy a wide variety of operas. Nearly 60 operas and 20 ballets are staged at the Vienna State Opera 300 days a year. The State Opera was one of the first luxury buildings on the Ringstrasse, completed between 1863 and 1869, and was originally intended by architects Sicard and Nur as a court opera house.

Muay Thai is a legendary fighting skill and a sport known for strength and agility. The Max Muay Thai gym is the only professional boxing gym in Pattaya, where players from all over the world gather here. Visiting the scene, feeling the boiling atmosphere, and seeing the power of Muay Thai with your own eyes is undoubtedly a unique and exciting experience.

Torres Bermejas is a very famous restaurant in Madrid, where famous Spanish flamenco artists often perform. The restaurant also offers very authentic Spanish cuisine and wine.

"Mystery Show" is Cirque du Soleil's first permanent show. At that time, the troupe accepted the challenge of "planting flowers in the desert", and then launched "Mystery Show", which was hailed as a work that changed the face of Las Vegas entertainment. Since its premiere at the Treasure Island Hotel on December 25, 1993, "The Mystery Show" has attracted more than 13 million viewers, has a cast of more than 8,500, and is still regarded as Las Vegas by audiences and critics around the world. The benchmark in GAS entertainment programming.

The epic performance "Return to Zhangye" begins with Nuwa mending the sky and the colorful and majestic Danxia Mountain landforms left by the colored stones. It tells the legendary story of Emperor Yang of Sui and Zhangye through four acts: Zhangguo Bieye, the ancient city of Ganzhou, the alliance of the states, and Return to Zhangye. Combined with advanced scientific and technological techniques, it presents shocking visual effects such as sandstorms, blizzards, mirages, landslides, and bustling markets.

Zhuanyunlou is located at No. 110, Ciqikou Main Street, a thousand-year-old town known as "Little Chongqing". Its cultural history can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. Today, tea tasting, opera watching and traditional leisure are still rich, and China is still beautiful and prosperous. Every day, Sichuan Opera, a Chinese intangible cultural heritage shared by Sichuan and Chongqing, is performed. Here, the inheritance of opera culture of the old teahouse in Ciqikou Ancient Town is being led. The opera interprets old Chongqing vividly and exquisitely with the actors' recitation, pronunciation, intonation, crying, laughing, posture, movements and other high-level skills, as well as the authentic Chongqing dialect.

Handan Ice Sculpture and Lotus Flower Expo is situated in the old town of Guangfu, Yongnen County, Handan City. The lotus pond in Ganlu Temple of Guangfu showcases over one thousand famous lotus flowers from across China. Among them are the three most precious lotus species in the world, which worth thousands of U.S. dollars: Daiyulian, Shenzhou Peony Lotus, and Jincui Peony Lotus. In addition, the expo displays over tens of thousands of porcelain works from Jingde Town. Using advanced refrigeration technology, Guangfu Ice Sculpture Center has created a snow and ice park where visitors can see lots of interesting exhibits while having fun.

The Lancang River - Meigong River night song and dance bonfire party offers tourists the opportunity to experience and learn about the ethnic customs, dance, dress and food culture of the Xishuangbanna, Lancang River and Meigong River area. Visitors can appreciate the ethnic and folk customs of the area in an unforgettable night of fun.

Fado is a Portuguese music with a history of more than 150 years. It is often used to express sadness and loss. You can hear it in taverns, cafes and other places in Lisbon. Tourists who come to Lisbon can feel the influence of local music and art. Don't miss it.

The desert live performance "Dunhuang Festival" takes you to experience Dunhuang in all aspects and deeply understand the Mogao Grottoes. By using the desert sand of Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Lake and the magnificent Han and Tang Dynasty buildings of Dunhuang Villa, the stage scenes such as the wrapped caves and Crescent Lake are recreated. The audience seats can be moved back and forth by 360 degrees, and modern stage cutting-edge technologies such as wall shows, naked eye 3D, and holographic images are newly used. The historical culture and humanistic features of Dunhuang, an important town on the ancient Silk Road, are reproduced, allowing the audience to travel through the tunnel of time and space and appreciate the cultural atmosphere of Dunhuang more than 2,000 years ago. The whole performance is magnificent, the scenes are fantastic and gorgeous, the plot is gripping, and the visuals are beautiful.

The landmark of Tai'an, the beautiful country of light, 365 days a year - Tai'an Light Festival

Musical "Sunny Ten" ranked first in sales of Daehakno musicals! Touching moments, shouts of the past! "That feeling of memories of the 90s and 2000s!" Original! Summon the shining youthful light of the past! Jukebox musical "Sunny Ten"! 公演时间： 工作日：19:30 Saturday & public holidays: 14:00 16:30 周日: 14:00 (Closed on Tuesdays)

"Colorful World - Immersive Experience of Grotto Art" is officially open to the public on the third-floor platform and corridor on the north side of the National Museum of China. The exhibition space for this immersive experience is about 1,500 square meters. The giant digital installation is designed with a blooming lotus as the main body. The artists combine digital painting, digital 3D Mapping images and AI algorithm technology to express, explore and interpret the artistic style and rich connotations of Kizil Grottoes, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes and Longmen Grottoes with contemporary vision and unique perspectives. The "Rhombus World", "Eternal Pearl", "Oriental Smile", "Ten Directions of the Same Origin" and "Strange and Wonderful Realm" form the "Art Space-Time Experience Area", and there are also "Teaching Interactive Experience Area" and "Derivative Artwork Area", which together form a panoramic immersive experience environment, and the grotto art is given a new interpretation. The giant digital installation and the fully sensory interactive exhibition are a highlight of this experience, which opens up a new perspective for the analysis and appreciation of cave art, and also subverts the basic mode of traditional immovable cultural relics display in terms of technology and perception. Many cave art scenes have been refined and catalyzed by contemporary aesthetic concepts, some solemn and sacred, some magnificent and graceful, and gathered together across time and space. These imaginative digital art re-creations convey the aesthetic pursuit, value concept and cultural spirit carried by ancient Chinese cave art, allowing cultural heritage to continue with new artistic language based on the original creation, and radiate new vitality in the changes of the times. Grotto temples are an important part of my country's ancient cultural heritage and a shining pearl in the long history of Chinese civilization. They have unique historical, artistic and scientific values: "Cultural relics and cultural heritage carry the genes and blood of the Chinese nation and are non-renewable and irreplaceable resources of China's excellent civilization. We must bring more cultural relics and cultural heritage to life and create a strong social atmosphere for inheriting Chinese civilization." The National Museum of China has always attached great importance to the protection, inheritance, display and promotion of China's excellent cultural heritage, and actively explored new ways and new carriers for the revitalization and utilization of cultural relics. I sincerely hope that this immersive experience will promote the further improvement of the display and utilization level of grotto temples, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture, continuously enhance cultural awareness, strengthen cultural confidence, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and make new and greater contributions to building a cultural power and building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

Transport Back to 1922 Travel to Egypt’s fabled Valley of the Kings to accompany famed Egyptologist Howard Carter as he gazes into King Tut’s Tomb for the very first time. The Houston Museum of Natural Science is proud to present an awe-inspiring event that will transport visitors back to 1922 as they explore the world premier exhibition, King Tut’s Tomb Discovery Experience. Experience the dark and winding tunnels that led to Tutankhamen’s burial chambers, explore the countless golden treasures he took with him into the afterworld, and explore the brightly colored, floor-to-ceiling hieroglyphs that detail his life and offer prayers to the gods to ensure a blessed life after death. Surrounded by elements of the recent–and ancient–past, visitors will bask in the glories of King Tut’s Tomb and walk in the footsteps of Howard Carter when he gets his first glimpse of “Wonderful things!” Join Carter in a miraculous discovery that quite literally brought Tutankhamen back to life for the entire world to see. Celebrate his life, witness his death, and contemplate the certainty of the ancient Egyptian afterlife when you visit King Tut’s Tomb Discovery Experience at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

The King Chulalongkorn Memorial Exhibition is a classic old building located between the National Museum and the Grand Palace. There are a lot of old photos and exhibits here to help you learn about a famous king in Thai history - Emperor Chulalongkorn. Chulalongkorn, Rama V (1852-1910), King of the Bangkok Dynasty of Siam (reigned 1868-1910). The young king adopted a Western model and enacted a series of major changes, starting with the abolition of slavery, changes to the judiciary and finances, and abolition of the old administrative bureaucracy.

The exhibition will use AI digital art, interactive art, installation art and other art forms to bring a multi-dimensional immersive experience to the audience. The audience can not only feel the magnificence and mystery of the ocean through vision and hearing, but also resonate deeply with the works at the emotional, ideological and interactive levels. The ingenious integration of digital technology and AI interactive art methods breaks the limitations of time and space and leads the audience to explore the Unlimited possibilities of the five-dimensional ocean.

The large-scale live performance "Lijiang Love Song" tells the poignant and tragic love story between the Tibetan boy Abuda and the Naxi girl Gajimi. It is another masterpiece launched by the Lijiang Qianguqing Scenic Area.