[Registration closed](MVS20240908)Muse Fest HK 2024 – "Not Just Wood" – Exploring from Wooden Cake Moulds Lecture + Workshop
Event Registration
[Registration closed](MVS20240908)Muse Fest HK 2024 – "Not Just Wood" – Exploring from Wooden Cake Moulds Lecture + Workshop
Background: Conservation Office will co-organise a Muse Fest 2024 – programme "Not Just Wood" Lecture + Workshop with Museum of History to promote Chinese history and culture and share the work of Conservation Office on wooden objects.
In this lecture and workshop, participants will not only learn about the traditional Chinese food's history and culture embodied in wooden cake moulds, but also the characteristic properties and micro-structure of wood. Participants will personally make their own light clay cake mould magnets using the wooden moulds.
Details:
- To assist in workshop operation, demonstration and hands-on activities
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To take photo record of the activity
Date: 2 November 2024(Saturday)
Time: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Location：Hong Kong Museum of History (100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong; next to the Hong Kong Science Museum) No. of volunteers required: 8 volunteers |
Requirement:
- Fluent in spoken Cantonese and able to communicate with visitors in simple Putonghua and English preferred
- Polite and has good interpersonal and communication skills as well as good customer service manner
- Form 5 or above
Briefing
*All successful applicants are required to attend the briefing session to learn more about the service details.
Date: 30 October 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hong Kong Museum of Art (10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Details: Staff from the Conservation Office will introduce the background of the activity. The Chinese culture embodied in the wooden cake moulds and conservation knowledge will be introduced briefly. The workflow, tools and materials involved in the workshop will also be explained.
*The briefing will be conducted in Cantonese.
Registration: Please submit the completed online registration form by 23:59 pm on 1 October 2024 (Tuesday).
Notes: If the number of applications received exceeds the quota, the MVS Secretariat will draw lots to select the participants. The successful applicants will be notified of the result by e-mail on or before 21 October 2024 (Monday). The unsuccessful applicants will also be notified by email separately. Activities are subject to change, please refer to the Secretariat’s announcements as final.