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The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is located in
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Image:HK Visual Arts Centre 415 shine.jpg, The lobby
Image:HK Visual Arts Centre 415 open 1992-4-28.jpg, The history
Image:HK Visual Arts Centre 415 flrs.jpg, The floor plan
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The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is located in Hong Kong Park
Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of Hong Kong dollar, HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of and is an example of modern des ...
, at 7A Kennedy Road above Central, Hong Kong Island
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, Hong Kong
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. It was opened by Leung Ding-Bong, then chairman of the Urban Council
The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services ...
, on 28 April 1992.
The centre encourages local art creation. It was restructured from an early 20th-century building called Cassels Block, a former barracks for married British officers of Victoria Barracks. It currently provides an area and facilities for local artists and includes modern artefacts and sculptures.
Cassels Block is a three-storey colonial Edwardian classical revival building. It is listed as a Grade I historic building.Antiquities Advisory Board
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Gallery
See also
*List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
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*Museums in Hong Kong
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The following is a list of museums in Hong Kong.
(LCSD) indicates a museum managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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* indicates government-run mu ...
* Victoria Barracks
References
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* Arts centres in Hong Kong Monuments and memorials in Hong Kong Hong Kong Park Central, Hong Kong 1992 establishments in Hong Kong Art museums and galleries established in 1992 {{art-org-stub