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‘Odysseys of Art: Masterpieces Collected by the Princes of Liechtenstein’ takes us from the early Renaissance to the era of Austrian Romanticism
A treasure trove of cultural masterpieces, the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) opened its doors to the public in July 2022, but has been reaching out to overseas art and cultural institutions for collaborations for far longer. In 2020, the HKPM came to an agreement to bring more than 120 treasures from the Liechtenstein Princely Collections to Hong Kong for the first time. The resulting exhibition, Odysseys of Art: Masterpieces Collected by the Princes of Liechtenstein—on display at the museum now—features paintings, prints, tapestries, sculptures and decorative objects, including an impressive selection of Chinese ceramics, as well as 36 works by 17th-century Flemish masters Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641).
The exhibition represents the HKPM’s first special exhibition co-curated with an overseas collection, which articulates the museum’s mission to combine a Hong Kong perspective with a global vision. Helping to make it happen was LGT Private Banking, which, like the Liechtenstein Princely Collections, is owned by the royal family of the central European country. Also the principal sponsor of the special exhibition, LGT is one of the world’s leading private banking and asset management groups, and the largest to be family owned, with the Liechtenstein princely family at the helm for more than 90 years. Originally a domestic bank, it has expanded internationally to manage assets of about US$300 billion and employ more than 4,500 people in more than 20 countries, with divisions that cover financing, wealth planning and asset management.
