The Palace Museum 36500 Time-Space Art Tech Installation The Palace Museum 36500 Time-Space Art Tech Installation The Palace Museum 36500 Time-Space Art Tech Installation

Within the installation, visitors interact with the 365 days of the year, the twelve Earthly Branches, the twelve double-hour periods, and the twelve Zodiac animals—experiencing the dynamic interplay of time and space through the unique spatial design of the Imperial Palace. Discover the harmonious layout of the courtyard houses, the configuration of the Five Elements, Five Directions, and Five Colours, and immerse yourself in the ancient wisdom of “unity of time and space” and the philosophy of Round Heaven and Square Earth.

Through this Arts Tech installation, visitors can explore how the architecture of the Imperial Palace masterfully integrates philosophy, art, and science — presenting a multidimensional vision of the grandeur of the Chinese universe.

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Arts Tech Installation: Mathias Woo
Production Manager: Carmen Cheng, Wayne Wong
Installation Executive Design: Yanki Lau
Structural Engineer:
Graphic Design Executive: Pollux Kwok, Liu Si
Guided Tour Content Editing: Carson Chung

Event Assistants: Victor Cheung, Melody Kwok, Hidy Lam, Esther Lau, Song Leung, Bonnie Yeung

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the Palace Museum. Over the past 36,500 days since its establishment in 1925, the Palace Museum has transformed from an imperial palace into a cultural treasure trove, housing millions of precious artifacts from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Its architectural design and spatial layout are imbued with the Chinese scholarly wisdom, reflecting the traditional Chinese understanding of space and time.

Under the theme Palace Museum 36500, this year’s project will be integrated with Arts Tech to explore the Palace Museum as the largest and best-preserved wooden quadrangle architectural complex in China. Through a series of activities including Community Workshops, Exhibitions, Children Creative Arts Tech Camp, and the development of Chinese Culture “Play + Learn” Learning Kits, we aim to introduce people from every walk of life to the concepts of Day and Night, Yin and Yang, the 12 Earthly Branches, the harmony of humanity and nature, the ancient geographical concept of Round Sky and Square Earth, and the spatial and temporal principles of quadrangle architecture.

Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, and organised by Zuni, a series of theatre and art programmes on Chinese culture is in the making.

Through arts-tech theatre performances and activities, music and installations, community workshops and internships, the programme engages people from every walk of life to get closer to Chinese culture and explore our traditions, aesthetics and wisdom.

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