M+ is a new museum of visual culture currently under construction in West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong, overlooking Victoria Harbor. It is expected to open to the public sometime in 2018. The winning architects of M+ Design Competition were Herzog & de Meuron, known for designing the Tate Modern (London) and Bird's Nest Stadium (Beijing). One of the shortlisted designers for the project was previously blogged upon, Renzo Piano. "The design of M+ will incorporate latest proven technologies and encourage sustainability to be adopted in the development. M+ shall target to become a "Low Carbon and Low Energy" landmark venue in the district."
M+ will focus on 20th-21st century art, design, architecture, and moving image.
"M+ aims to build a world-class collection representative of the 20th and 21st century visual culture, encompassing the disciplines of visual art, design and architecture, and moving image from Hong Kong, China, and expanding to other regions of Asia and the rest of the world. Current holdings include a wide range of media: paintings, photography, installation, objects, architectural models, drawings or studies, printed matter, and electronic media."
M+ strives to offer a wide variety of services and opportunities to its visitors. Some of these include youth summer camps, an Arts Pavilion that offers public outdoor space for art, community, and escape from hectic city life, and a Time Capsule that has been sealed and scheduled to open in 100 years. The directors for M+ believe that this museum could quite possibly become one of the most important institutions for the visual arts of our time.
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This video discusses the interesting building process of M+.
Below is a presentation given by M+ Executive Director, Dr. Lars Nittve at M+ Public Forum
"Where We are Now and Where are We Going."
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