{"id":1738,"date":"2021-10-05T16:45:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:45:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:45:18","slug":"ecology-in-the-making-1816-present-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/?p=1738","title":{"rendered":"Ecology in the Making (1816-present) Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ecology<\/p>\n

Ecology in the Making (1816-present)<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

In collaboration with Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre, jointly established by EPD and HKU, the Main Library is pleased to present the\u00a0Ecology in the Making (1816-present)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>exhibition\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at the 2nd Floor Exhibition Area, Ingenium, Main Library, HKU from 8th October \u2013 10th November 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre is bringing their acclaimed exhibition on amateur naturalists, \u201cEcology in the Making (1816-present)\u201d, to the HKU Main Library. Even if you have visited their exhibitions previously at the centre or the Hong Kong Science Museum, Part III of the exhibition at HKU has new exhibits for you to explore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Based on research with their partnering HKU scholars, this new edition features a collection of centuries-old rare books from the HKU Libraries and animal specimens from the Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum. Additional exhibit materials are on loan from or reproduced from The Kew Gardens, London, The National Archives (United Kingdom), St. Louis School (Hong Kong), and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured naturalists include C.J. Braine, a merchant in the 19th century whose story shines a light on the history of Lan Kwai Fong, the well-known Chinese writer Yip Ling Feng and his inspirations, Gefferoy Herklots, the first Reader of Biology in HKU, and Gloria Barretto, a civil servant and an orchid expert from Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden.<\/span><\/p>\n

On top of the historical parts of the exhibition, be delighted by the centre\u2019s well-loved section that features amateur naturalists of our time, including former Director of the Hong Kong Observatory Lam Chiu Ying, writer Human Ip, embroidery artist Sandy Lam, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

5 chapters, 15 stories of amateur naturalists, and over 100 exhibits…<\/span><\/p>\n

Date: 8.10.2021 (Fri) – 10.11.2021 (Wed)<\/span><\/p>\n

Venue: HKU Main Library 2F Exhibition Space<\/span><\/p>\n

Details of the Exhibition<\/span><\/p>\n

Date:\u00a08 October \u2013 10 November 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Venue: 2nd<\/sup> Floor Exhibition Area, Ingenium, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong<\/span>
\nTime: During Main Library Opening Hours<\/span><\/p>\n

Closed on Public Holidays<\/span><\/p>\n

Check Main Library Summer hours before your visit:\u00a0https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/general\/hours\/index.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Admission:<\/strong> Free<\/span><\/p>\n

For enquiries, please contact Tel: 29759031 \/ email: lfseec@hku.hk<\/a><\/span>
\nHKUL Website: https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Connect with the Libraries on social media:<\/span>
\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hkulib\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Events: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hkulevents\/<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/HKULibrariesCollection<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hkulibrary\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Lung Fu Shan Website: https:\/\/lungfushan.hku.hk\/en<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lfseec.hk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram: https:\/\/instagram.com\/lungfushan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ecology in the Making (1816-present) In collaboration with Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre, jointly established by EPD and HKU, the Main Library is pleased to present the\u00a0Ecology in the Making (1816-present)\u00a0exhibition\u00a0at the 2nd Floor Exhibition Area, Ingenium, Main Library, HKU from 8th October \u2013 10th November 2021. Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1738"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1742,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738\/revisions\/1742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}