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M+ is Asia's global museum of contemporary art, located in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. M+ is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Ticket information
One ticket grants access to all M+ galleries, including special exhibitions.
"Myths and monsters: The fantastic realms of Asia"
Extension: from October 17, 2026 to April 4, 2027
Location: West exhibition hall, 2nd floor
Have you ever wondered how the monsters, spirits, and fantastical worlds from myths and legends influence today's comics, animations, films, and gaming culture?
"Myths and monsters: The fantastic realms of Asia" is a special exhibition spanning the 19th to 21st centuries, taking the audience into the vibrant fantasy worlds of Asia to explore how myths, legends, and imagination have shaped Asian visual culture and continue to influence the development of global art and pop culture.
The exhibition unfolds through four major themes, starting from traditional arts such as Japanese ukiyo-e, Chinese shadow puppetry, and Tibetan thangka, tracing the development of surrealism in Asia and the rise of comic and animation culture. The audience can further explore how fantasy aesthetics extend to various fields such as art, design, architecture, film, fashion, video games, and digital culture.


Installation view of ‘Myths and Monsters: The Art of Fantasy in Asia', 2026. Photo: Lok Cheng © M+, Hong Kong

Installation view of ‘Myths and Monsters: The Art of Fantasy in Asia', 2026. Photo: Wilson Lam © M+, Hong Kong
Installation view of ‘Myths and Monsters: The Art of Fantasy in Asia', 2026. Photo: Wilson Lam © M+, Hong Kong
Exhibition content
"Ah, design! Experience the wonder of everyday design"
Extension: starting from June 27, 2026
Location: M+ ground floor lobby exhibition hall
This fun-filled, family-friendly special exhibition explores contemporary design and its impact on everyday behaviors such as walking, eating, and sitting. Through hands-on games, interactive installations, and immersive audiovisual rooms, the exhibition encourages visitors to observe closely, try things out, and learn through play. The concept of "Design Ah!" originates from the renowned educational TV program "Design Ah! neo" produced by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), and the exhibition is jointly produced by NHK Education Corporation, NHK Promotion Limited, and TOKYO NODE, showcasing how design enhances our quality of life, shapes daily behaviors, and fosters connections between people.
Daily life is filled with thousands of designed objects, including chopsticks, toothbrushes, buses, and traffic lights. Behind them lies the creators' thoughts on how these items are used and the ingenuity of improving lives through design. "Ah, design!" invites audiences to view and experience familiar objects in new and unexpected ways, while exploring how people use their eyes, hands, feet, and other body parts to understand the world around them. This exhibition features twenty-one works centered around ten verb themes closely related to daily behaviors, with some exhibits reflecting Hong Kong's visual environment and culinary culture. Starting from everyday observations, these works aim to spark curiosity through hands-on games, interactive installations, and immersive audiovisual rooms, creating moments of inspiration that make viewers exclaim, "Ah!"

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Verb park
2025
Scene from the "Design Ah! Exhibition neo" held at TOKYO NODE, 2025
Photo: Satoshi Asakawa

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Destruction and repair
2025
Scene from the "Design Ah! Exhibition neo" held at TOKYO NODE, 2025
Photo: Keisuke Kitamura

Haramaki Yu
"Slow & Steady"
2025
Scene from the "Design Ah! Exhibition neo" held at TOKYO NODE, 2025
Photo: Keisuke Kitamura

Scene from the "Design Ah! Exhibition neo" held at TOKYO NODE, 2025
Photo: Satoshi Asakawa
The multimedia center, grand staircase (except for ticketed events), building B1 level, and rooftop garden are open to the public for free visits.

Kim Younghwan, Self-portrait landscape, 1962, oil on canvas, collection of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, image provided by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

Astro Boy, 1952, ©Tezuka Productions
Herzog & de Meuron: "Focus"
This exhibition celebrates the fifth anniversary of M+ with a significant collection donated by Herzog & de Meuron (founded in Switzerland in 1978). The M+ building was designed by this world-renowned architecture firm.
Janet Cardiff: Forty-part motet(Free admission)
Created by Canadian artist Janet Cardiff, "Forty-part motet (a reworking of Thomas Tallis's 1556 composition 'Spem in Alium')" (2001) is a profoundly moving sound installation. This groundbreaking work immerses the audience in "Spem in Alium" (Hope in any other), a religious motet (also known as a polyphonic choral piece) composed by 16th-century English composer Thomas Tallis.
Wael Shawky: "I Am the Hymns of the New Temples"(Close on November 1)
Wael Shawky's video work "I Am the Hymns of the New Temples" (2023) delves into the origins of humanity and the construction of national narratives. Set against the backdrop of the ancient city of Pompeii, the work features actors wearing handmade ceramic and papier-mâché masks, moving through the ruins of this city that once stood at the crossroads of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures.
Heri Dono: Fermentation of thoughts(Close on November 1)
Heri Dono's kinetic installation work "Fermentation of thoughts" (1992–1993) resembles a classroom with rows of old wooden desks, each topped with a white fiberglass model of a human head. Inspired by Indonesia's sociopolitical climate in the early 1990s, this work particularly reflects how the government influenced public opinion and manipulated minds through propaganda.
Echoes of mountains and waters
Featuring works selected from the M+ collections, this exhibition explores the complex relationship between landscape and humanity in an increasingly virtual post-industrial world.

"Objects · space · interaction"
Exhibiting over 500 pieces of furniture, architecture, graphic art, and other design works created in or influenced by Asia over the past seventy years.

"Chronicle of creations"
Featuring works selected from the M+ collections, this exhibition explores various facets of creative expression through the lens of the manufacturing process, examining the profound impact of creation on human life, global communities, and fragile ecosystems throughout history.
"M+ Sigg collection: Mindscapes"
The third exhibition of the M+ Sigg collection follows the groundbreaking presentations of "M+ Sigg collection: From the great revolution to globalization" (2021–2023) and "M+ Sigg collection: Another story" (2023–2025), focusing on important artists and trends to re-examine this precious collection and contemporary Chinese art from fresh and in-depth perspectives.













Other visitors' reviews of M+
Show More ReviewsM+ is a serious must-see. Headed there last November, and the building itself is a spectacular spot, sitting right on the harbor. There was a massive variety of artists featured across the exhibitions, with heaps of different styles to look at. Plus, the views across the water are unreal. If you're around West Kowloon, it's 100% worth a look.