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Dec 6 – Dec 12, 2023
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Dec 8 – Dec 18, 2023
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Shop 102, 1/F, Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong
+852-5916-9266
Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00 nn to 6:00 pm
Every Monday and public holidays
10 minutes walk from MTR Central station
* While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information of each museum and gallery, please refer to the official website of each facility for the latest information.
A gallery located in Central, at Tai Kwun, a heritage and cultural hub in Hong Kong, specializing in lacquer arts from Japan and other parts of Asia. Started in 2012 as a pop-up store, SOIL then moved to its current location in 2023. The gallery actively promotes lacquer arts as well as other contemporary crafts that require high-level techniques and holds many solo exhibitions by various artists. Lacquer art workshops are also held regularly at the gallery.