Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre holds "Habits and Haberdashery - Uncovering History and Heritage in the Hidden Attic" exhibition (with photos)

     An exhibition entitled "Habits and Haberdashery - Uncovering History and Heritage in the Hidden Attic", featuring around 70 artefacts provided by the Maryknoll Convent School (MCS) Foundation, will open tomorrow (June 24) at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre.
      
​     Built in 1937, the Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section) was declared a monument in 2008. It consists of an educational block and a convent originally used as dormitory for the Maryknoll Sisters. With the dwindling population of the Sisters in Hong Kong, the convent was handed over to the school sponsoring body, the MCS Foundation, in late 2019. During a structural inspection of the convent in 2020, the MCS Foundation uncovered in the hidden attic a range of valuable historical materials which reveal the unique history of the embroidery and sewing workshop set up by the Maryknoll Sisters in the convent. The exhibition aims to provide visitors with a greater insight into and appreciation of the architectural style and heritage conservation of the school, as well as the history of the Maryknoll Sisters, who have served for more than a century in Hong Kong.
      
​     Highlight exhibits include a bronze school bell once used to remind students of the beginning of class, purchase orders, paper embroidery patterns, and a vestment on loan from Mother House in Ossining, the United States, for the exhibition.
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​     Co-organised by the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) and the MCS Foundation and supported by the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust, the free exhibition runs until September 14. Details are available on the AMO's website (www.amo.gov.hk/en/news/index_id_120.html?year=2022) or by calling 2208 4488.
      
​     The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is located in Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
 
Ends/Thursday, June 23, 2022
Issued at HKT 17:19

The opening ceremony for the "Habits and Haberdashery - Uncovering History and Heritage in the Hidden Attic" exhibition was held today (June 23) at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre. Photo shows (from left) the Executive Secretary of the Antiquities and Monuments Office, Ms Susanna Siu; the Chairperson of Maryknoll Convent School Foundation, Ms Cordelia Chung; the Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Mr Douglas So; the Administrator of the Maryknoll Sisters, Hong Kong Regional Office, Sister Marilu Limgenco; the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust, Dr Daniel Chan; and the Commissioner for Heritage of the Development Bureau, Mr Ivanhoe Chang, officiating at the ceremony.An exhibition entitled "Habits and Haberdashery - Uncovering History and Heritage in the Hidden Attic" will open from tomorrow (June 24) to September 14 at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre. Photo shows one of the exhibit highlights, a bronze school bell once used to remind students of the beginning of class.An exhibition entitled "Habits and Haberdashery - Uncovering History and Heritage in the Hidden Attic" will open from tomorrow (June 24) to September 14 at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre. Photo shows one of the exhibit highlights, a purchase order of a cassock billed to Mother Mary Joseph, foundress of the Maryknoll Sisters.An exhibition entitled "Habits and Haberdashery - Uncovering History and Heritage in the Hidden Attic" will open from tomorrow (June 24) to September 14 at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre. Photo shows one of the exhibit highlights, a paper embroidery pattern.An exhibition entitled "Habits and Haberdashery - Uncovering History and Heritage in the Hidden Attic" will open from tomorrow (June 24) to September 14 at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre. Photo shows one of the exhibit highlights, a vestment on loan from Mother House in Ossining, the United States, for the exhibition.

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