As the opening chapter to the city in every traveler’s story, Hong Kong International Airport not only offers a variety of dining, shopping and entertainment experiences, but also cultural exhibitions for visitors to enjoy.
The HKIA this year is presenting the Art & Culture Festival 2025, evolving from a transportation nexus into a dynamic cultural hub.
Collaborating with local artists and institutions, the festival features four themed installations that spans Chinese calligraphy, photography, video and classic Hong Kong board games.
Walking into the center of the arrivals hall, iconic graphics of neon lights, signboards, movie posters, advertisements and name cards are displayed, showing long-standing Chinese calligraphy.
Notably, the kinetic LED screen installations, which consist of 144 tiny square screens, play two unique animations and pulse in sync with the visuals.
Travelers can also personalize their own postcards that feature unique Hong Kong calligraphy stamps, making for a meaningful souvenir.
Designing postcards with unique Hong Kong calligraphy stamps. SING TAO
Shifting gaze to the past, the Kai Tak Love Letter series shows analogue photographs of the former Kai Tak Airport between the 1970s and 1990s, showcasing the lives of locals in the area. The former airport, which was technically demanding for pilots, saw planes take off and land amidst a densely populated cityscape.
Art in Motion at the Arrivals Hall. SING TAO
With the Flow of Flights installation, HKIA has creatively reimagined the iconic board game Aeroplane Chess as public seating in the departures hall and faithfully captures the game’s vibrant colors and iconic shapes.
Aeroplane Chess. SING TAO
The installation Reminiscence in the Air, meanwhile, presents a photographic journey through HKIA’s history, from the Kai Tak era to the present day at Chek Lap Kok.
The festival will run until November 8.
