Family Day Design Workshop:
Pinhole Cinema
Ticket Information
HKD 300
This event is suitable for families with children ages 4 to 10.
Each ticket includes admission for one child and two adults. Families with two children and one adult must purchase two tickets. Every child must be accompanied by an adult.
A segment of this event will be held in low light conditions, during which there may be strong lighting and flashing effects. Please note it may trigger photosensitive epilepsy and discomfort, and may not be suitable for participants who are pregnant.
Family Day Design Workshop:
Pinhole Cinema
During the event, participants may be asked to sit on the floor. We recommend participants wear comfortable clothing to freely take part in the event. Please see ‘Event Arrangements’ below for details.
The workshop ticket will include same-day access to General Admission exhibitions (excluding Special Exhibition). Please retain a copy of your ticket to facilitate your entry to the galleries.
Come join us on a one-of-a-kind museum experience using a DIY viewing box ‘Pinhole Cinema’!
Led by a M+ Educator, adults and children are invited to use different props to produce a light projection of a cityscape. Discovering the properties of physics alongside one’s imagination, families will showcase a light show inside a dark room. In an open environment that encourages imagination, this warm-up game invites family members to experience one another’s perspectives, fostering a mutual understanding between adults and children.
After the game, family members will collaborate to build a unique viewing box following simple instructions. Guided by a M+ Educator, this tool will be used at the Horizon Terrace to view the Hong Kong cityscape through different angles and perspectives.
Families can bring home their DIY mini ‘Pinhole Cinema’ viewing box and continue this creative light experiment in other parts of the city after the workshop.
This workshop is a collaboration with LENS, an independent Tokyo-based creative lab founded by designers Kenichi Okada and Kunie Hiyamizui.
In what ways do we explore a city in an enclosed dark room? Participating families make use of everyday objects to create a ‘city’ in the dark. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
Who creates the silhouette of our city? Adults and children use everyday objects of various shapes and forms to explore their favorite appearance of the city. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
The workshop space turns into a giant viewing device, allowing participating families to depict and project the 'city' from everyone's minds onto curtains with light and shadow. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
To prepare for an exploration of our cityscape, adults and children work together to create a pinhole viewing box unique to individual families. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
Children become part of the scenery through the eye of an adult. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
Even when each family member looks in the same direction, they find a different perspective to see the world. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
No matter when and where, there is always a 'Pinhole Cinema' in everyone's mind. It allows us to see the scenery we believe to be important. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
In what ways do we explore a city in an enclosed dark room? Participating families make use of everyday objects to create a ‘city’ in the dark. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
Who creates the silhouette of our city? Adults and children use everyday objects of various shapes and forms to explore their favorite appearance of the city. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
The workshop space turns into a giant viewing device, allowing participating families to depict and project the 'city' from everyone's minds onto curtains with light and shadow. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
To prepare for an exploration of our cityscape, adults and children work together to create a pinhole viewing box unique to individual families. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
Children become part of the scenery through the eye of an adult. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
Even when each family member looks in the same direction, they find a different perspective to see the world. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
No matter when and where, there is always a 'Pinhole Cinema' in everyone's mind. It allows us to see the scenery we believe to be important. Photo: M+, Hong Kong
About Family Day
Family Day brings forward family-orientated events to M+ on Sundays during the second half of each month. We invite families to share their creativity through various types of activities that foster deeper connections among members and with other families as we come together to form a vibrant family collage on an open platform at M+.
Learn more about M+ Family Programme and subscribe to West Kowloon E-Newsletter by selecting ‘Family Events’ in the ‘Interest’ section.
Image at top: A child is wearing ‘Pinhole Cinema’ and exploring the city view at M+. Photo: M+, Hong Kong