About Tai Kwun

Tai Kwun is Hong Kong’s beating cultural heart, enabled by The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) in partnership with the Hong Kong SAR Government. A vibrant, welcoming space that brings people together, Tai Kwun is committed to inspiring the community through arts, culture and heritage. Located in the heart of Central, Hong Kong, Tai Kwun brings creative energy into our city by providing the people of Hong Kong with access to a variety of immersive, world-class experiences. It is open for all members of our community to enjoy, nurturing appreciation for arts, heritage and culture.

Tai Kwun supports youth in our community with the skills and development opportunities needed to thrive in the creative industries. Together with HKJC, Tai Kwun aspires to contribute to a culturally vibrant Hong Kong, amplifying the city’s role as a thriving arts and cultural hub in the region and the global arena.

The relationship between HKJC and Tai Kwun continues HKJC’s longstanding role as a supporter of the city’s iconic arts and cultural institutions, which aligns with HKJC’s purpose of acting continuously for the betterment of our society. HKJC funded the revitalisation and continues to fund the ongoing operation of Tai Kwun, which consist of three Declared Monuments – the former Central Police Station, Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison – transforming the historic site into an accessible world-class centre for arts, culture and heritage. In 2019, Tai Kwun received the Award of Excellence in the 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.


Highlight Videos

InnerGlow 2024

26 Jan 2024
00:30

Tai Kwun Circus Plays 2023

1 Dec 2023
0:21

Prison Yard Festival: Music from within 2023

20 Nov 2023
00:29

InnerGlow

10 Sep 2022
13:37

Tai Kwun Circus Plays

2 Jan 2022
01:02

ÉLAN Lost Child Project HK

28 Jun 2020
2:40

55 Squared

25 May 2020
5:40

Projekt Berlin

4 Nov 2019
0:45

Herbert’s Dream

26 Oct 2018
0:21

Kongkee: Warring States Cyberpunk

1 Dec 2023
00:15

Victoria Prison: B Hall & D Hall

13 Dec 2023
00:52

Vital Signs

30 Jun 2023
00:31

HOPE—Patricia Piccinini

24 May 2023
00:29

Myth Makers—Spectrosynthesis III

24 Dec 2022
00:15

DigiRadiance | Heritage Digital Exhibition

17 Feb 2023
00:47

Gender & Space | Heritage Thematic Exhibition

1 Dec 2022
00:59

Behind Your Eyelid—Pipilotti Rist

1 Nov 2022
1:00

"Double Vision" Exhibition Online Guided Tour

31 May 2022
22:51

"emo gym" Exhibition Online Guided Tour

27 Apr 2022
13:11

"trust & confusion" Exhibition

11 Jun 2021
5:18

Phantom Plane, Cyberpunk in the Year of the Future

5 Oct 2019
8:21

MURAKAMI vs MURAKAMI Interview

1 Jun 2019
5:00

Behind the Scenes of Tai Kwun 101 – The Exhibits

25 May 2019
1:45

A hollow in a world too full

8 Sep 2018
2:22

100 Faces of Tai Kwun

29 May 2018
5:35

HKJC Presents Simple Gifts of Joy 2023

15 Jan 2024
00:46

Feel Your Heart Beat - Tai Kwun's 5th Anniversary

17 May 2023
1:16

Tai Kwun In Bloom 2023

10 Apr 2023
00:30

HKJC Presents Simple Gifts of Joy

15 Dec 2022
1:05

Tai Kwun Turns Four!

25 May 2022
1:07

Feel Your Heart Beat

20 Dec 2021
0:55

Tai Kwun’s 3rd Anniversary!

29 May 2021
1:41

Good Morning Tai Kwun Urban Recharge

26 Jun 2021
0:49

Space for Enjoyment

14 May 2020
1:18

【Discover Tai Kwun ||: Behind the Scenes 】EP1: Underground Passage in the Court

2 Jun 2021
2:42

【Discover Tai Kwun ||: Behind the Scenes】EP2: Balconies & Verandahs

7 Jul 2021
0:29

【Discover Tai Kwun ||: Behind the Scenes】EP3: Ablutions Block and Immigration

4 Aug 2021
6:24

【Discover Tai Kwun ||: Behind the Scenes】 EP4: World War II Air-Raid Shelter

8 Sep 2021
3:31

【Discover Tai Kwun ||: Behind the Scenes】 EP5: Prison Ladder Store

20 Oct 2021
6:13

Concepts Behind Tai Kwun Logo

9 Aug 2017
0:57

Awards

Tai Kwun is awarded with Award of Excellence, the highest recognition in 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation

2023

Best Serious Composition - Since When

CASH Golden Sail Music Awards

2023

Tai Kwun Chairs - Product and Industrial  - Merit Award

DFA Design for Asia Awards 2023

2023

Tai Kwun Chairs at Laundry Steps - Product Design - Office - Gold Award

Better Future - Hong Kong Design Awards 2023

2023

Behind Your Eyelid – Pipilotti Rist – Best Exhibition Event – Bronze Award

The Marketing Events Award 2023 – Hong Kong

2023

In Bloom 2022 – Best Pop Up Event – Bronze Award

The Marketing Events Award 2023 – Hong Kong

2023

Tai Kwun Chairs at Laundry Steps - Home & HouseWare category - Gold Award

Hong Kong Smart Design Awards 2023

2023

InnerGlow was awarded the “Best Arts & Cultural Event (Silver)” and “Best Outdoor Event (Silver)”

Event Marketing Awards 2023

2022

The Inner Études of SPOTLIGHT: A Season of Performing Arts  - Mark Winner, Integration Design

Golden Pin Design Award 2022

Love Local Awards Winners – Best Cultural Space in Hong Kong — Gold winner

Honeycombers Hong Kong

The commissioned work "Diary VII • The Story Of......" by "Tai Kwun Performing Arts Season: SPOTLIGHT" was awarded the “Outstanding Choreography” and “Outstanding Small Venue Production”

Hong Kong Dance Awards 2022

2021 

RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021

The Royal Institute of British Architects

Quality Building Award 2020 – Hong Kong Building (Renovation / Revitalization) — Grand Award

Quality Building Award

ÉLAN Lost Child Project HK was awarded Award for Arts Promotion at The 15th HK Arts Development Awards

Hong Kong Arts Development Council

ÉLAN Lost Child Project HK was awarded Featured Work of IATC(HK) Critics Awards 2020

International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong)

TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award 2021

2020     

MURAKAMI vs MURAKAMI was awarded Excellence in Lifestyle & Entertainment Marketing – Gold Award, Marketing Excellence Awards 2020

Marketing Magazine

SHIFTING by Knowledge Transfer: An Edible Performance was awarded GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2020 (Category: Awareness improvement for individual and public)

Japan Institute of Design Promotion

                                                               

ICE Awards 2020: Brunel Medal – Highly Commended

Institution of Civil Engineers

HKICON Conservation Award 2019 – Revitalisation Category

The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists (HKICON)

Projekt Berlin was awarded Best Event Production – Gold Award, Marketing Events Award 2020

Marketing Magazine

Projekt Berlin was awarded Best Culture Event – Bronze Award, Marketing Events Award 2020

Marketing Magazine

Manpower Developers of ERB Manpower Developer Award Scheme 2020-2022

Employees Retraining Board

2019 

Award of Excellence, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation

One of the Top 10 Museums and Cultural Venues of 2019

Designboom magazine

MURAKAMI vs MURAKAMI was named as one of the Top 10 Art Exhibitions in 2019

Designboom magazine

Marco Polo Club Members’ Choice Awards 2019 – Best Hong Kong Arts Venue

Marco Polo Club

HKIA Annual Awards 2018/2019
Special Architectural Award: Heritage & Adaptive Re-use

Hong Kong Institute of Architects

HKIA Annual Awards 2018/2019
HKIA Merit Award of Hong Kong – Mixed Use(es) Building

Hong Kong Institute of Architects

HKICON Conservation Award 2018 - Interpretation Category

The Hong Kong Institute
of Architectural Conservationists

Structural Excellence Award 2019 Grand Award

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Fire Engineering Excellence Award 2019

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Tai Kwun Opening Season was awarded HKDA Global Design Awards 2018 — Excellence Award on Visual Identity System

Hong Kong Designers Association

100 Faces of Tai Kwun was awarded 2019 FRAME Awards – Social Award (People’s Choice)

FRAME Awards

Prison Architect, a film commissioned by Tai Kwun was selected for the Berlin International Film Festival

Berlinale 2019 (the 69th Berlin International Film Festival)

Tai Kwun Dance Season was awarded Outstanding Small Venue Production at 2019 Hong Kong Dance Awards (Tai Kwun and Joseph Lee, Rebecca Wong, KT Yau Ka-hei)

Hong Kong Dance Alliance

Tai Kwun Dance Season was awarded Outstanding Services to Dance at 2019 Hong Kong Dance Awards

Hong Kong Dance Alliance

2018

One of the World’s 100 Greatest Places 2018 which span six continents and 48 countries and territories

TIME Magazine

New Cultural Destination of the Year - APAC

Leading Cultural Destinations Awards 2018

Grand Award, DFA Design for Asia Awards 2018

Hong Kong Design Centre

100 Faces of Tai Kwun was awarded Merit Award, DFA Design for Asia Awards 2018

Hong Kong Design Centre

AIA Hong Kong Citation 2018

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Hong Kong Chapter