M+: Museum and More

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Hong Kong has spawned a spectacular architectural skyline, renowned film, fashion and design industries, the third largest global art market, and is the center of an active and energetic contemporary art scene. In this keynote lecture, in her role as executive director of the highly anticipated M+ museum (aimed for completion in 2019), Suhanya Raffel discussed how M+ is positioning itself as a distinct institution of scale in a city without prior success in museum culture. She addressed how its collections are shaped by its Asian context within the recent sprouting of museums throughout Asia, offering insights about how M+’s programmatic perspective from Hong Kong, will bring a unique and necessary voice to the international museum world.