Hong Kong Film Archive Stories: Treasure Hunting for 25 Years
The Hong Kong Film Archive marks its 25th anniversary with a special exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Drawing on more than 1.3 million film artefacts, the display offers a carefully curated selection of items of notable historical and cultural significance, inviting visitors to revisit the golden age of the screen.
Visitors enter via the dazzling photo tunnel of Hong Kong stars and step into a treasury of early Hong Kong cinema. A brisk sequence of historical trailers charts the medium’s development, while resplendent costumes highlight the craft of filmmaking. The “Hall of Honours” showcases awards generously donated by industry figures.
Listen to filmmakers’ deep and incisive reflections on local cinema, then explore the Archive’s publications and timeline of activities. Fun interactive installations connect audiences across time and space — this is a birthday bash not to be missed!
In collaboration with Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Free Screenings of Restored Treasures
Since its establishment, the Hong Kong Film Archive has restored a great number of Hong Kong film classics. For its 25th anniversary, we are screening eight restored treasures under four themes: 'Martial Arts Legacies', 'Glorious Musicals', 'Returning to the New Wave', and 'Essence of Cantonese Films'. Screened free of charge, this programme is unmissable for fans of Hong Kong cinema.
Martial Arts Legacies
The Valiant Ones (1975) (4K Digitally Restored Version)
13.06.2026 (Sat) 11am
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983) (4K Digitally Restored Version)
13.06.2026 (Sat) 3pm
1/F Theatre, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Free admission
Glorious Musicals
Colourful Youth (1966) (Restored Version)
14.06.2026 (Sun) 11am
The Wild, Wild Rose (1960) (4K Digitally Restored Version)
14.06.2026 (Sun) 3pm
1/F Theatre, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Free admission
Returning to the New Wave
The Secret (1979) (Restored Version)
19.07.2026 (Sun) 3pm
Father and Son (1981) (4K Digitally Restored Version)
08.08.2026 (Sat) 3pm
1/F Theatre, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Free admission
Essence of Cantonese Films
Feast of a Rich Family (1959) (4K Digitally Restored Version)
03.10.2026 (Sat) 3pm
Butterfly and Red Pear Blossom (1959) (Restored Version)
14.11.2026 (Sat) 3pm
1/F Theatre, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Free admission
Audiences will be admitted 15 minutes before the programme commences. Limited seats on a first-come, first-served basis.
All the films have Chinese and English subtitles.