Muse Fest HK 2025
Fun@Museum Carnival – Programmes of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office

 

 

 

This two-day carnival serves as the inaugural event of "Muse Fest HK 2025", a collaborative effort by various cultural sections within the Leisure and Cultural Services Department including the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Office, showcasing the rich diversity of Hong Kong museums. Please click here for more details of the programmes.

 

 

 

Programme Details of the ICH Office:

 

Demonstration on ICH Hong Kong-style Milk Tea Making X Black & White^®

 

Hong Kong-style milk tea, also known as "silk stocking milk tea", is the outcome of a century-old evolution from English milk tea to the present popular beverage of Hong Kong. This much-loved local beverage takes a few steps to make: blending tea leaves, boiling and infusing the tea, force-pouring the tea, brewing the tea and force-pouring the milk. Veteran milk tea masters will demonstrate the Hong Kong-style milk tea making technique, such as force-pouring the tea, brewing the tea and force-pouring the milk. The participants could also take a sip of the rich and smooth local Hong Kong beverage, the "silk stocking milk tea".

 

 

 

Roar of the Lioness: ICH Lion Dance Performance

 

A lion is composed of a head and a body. Operated by two performers, it moves with the music's rhythms. The lion dance is performed to celebrate festivals, birthdays of deities, ceremonies or wedding rituals in local communities. This lion dance performance is undertaken by an all-female lion dance team. While preserving the traditional sense of power in lion dance, it also shows the feminine grace within the art of lion dance.

 

 

 

Puppet Tales Unfold: ICH Puppetry

 

Puppets can be categorised into rod puppets, string puppets, glove puppets, shadow puppets, etc. The veteran puppeteer group, Sky Bird Puppet Group, will perform various types of puppet shows, including excerpts such as Wu Song Fights the Tiger by glove puppetry, Pigsy Carries His Bride and Puppet Face-Changing by rod puppetry. The event will also feature an introduction to rod puppetry manipulation technique. Through appreciating these performances, audiences will have the opportunity to understand and experience the captivating charm of this local ICH item.

 

ICH Puppetry: Puppet Playtime Interactive Booth

 

The interactive booth will feature the various types of puppets by the veteran puppeteer group, Sky Bird Puppet Group. The members from the puppet group will introduce the history, types and forms of puppet shows to the public. The public has a chance to experience the basic techniques of rod puppets, to perform simple movements such as greetings, blowing kiss, wiping sweat, handshaking and yawning. The public can also take photos with the rod puppets.