Woodlock expo unveiled at the Heritage Museum

Exhibit is open until 13 January.

According to a report, an exhibition to showcase over 100 traditional woodblock prints and blocks opened at the Heritage Museum yesterday.

Running until January 13, the "Best Wishes for the Family: Traditional Chinese Woodblock Prints from the Collections of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum" exhibition highlights traditional Chinese values, showing how people have asked for blessings for their family through works of art.

Woodblock prints, with themes often relating to everyday domestic life, convey a message of protecting the home, and are often found on doors and windows and in living rooms, where they invoke blessings for a safe home.

The exhibition also features prints that reflect folk beliefs, such as New Year prints of a "door god" and a "stove god", and other protective deities.

To meet visitor needs, the museum has collaborated with the Arts With the Disabled Association to provide accessibility services for the first time.

Touchable duplicates of woodblock prints and tactile diagrams offer the visually impaired a chance to appreciate traditional woodblock printing, with accompanying text provided in Braille.

Audio descriptions provided by specially-trained docents will highlight visual elements of the exhibits for the sight-impaired, allowing them to better understand the items on display.

Visitors can call 2777 1771 for arrangements to join the special guided tours.