Timeless Diva: Anita Mui
Free Admission
Function Place, 1/F24 December 2023 – 2 September 2024
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Organised by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Special thanks: Mr Eddie Lau
Creating countless legends, Anita Mui was always a shining icon of Hong Kong’s pop culture on the international stage. She made a lasting impression with her unique voice and solid singing skills. With her unconventional music style and versatile images, Anita Mui led Hong Kong’s music scene, taking Cantopop to new heights and setting a new benchmark for concert culture. On the silver screen, she played one after another classic characters with her unique personal charm and sophisticated acting skills. Named “Best Actress” at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Golden Horse Awards and Asia-Pacific Film Festival for her performance in Rogue, she bore testimony to the heyday of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s and 1990s. Time certainly flies, but the trendsetting “Ever-changing Diva” continues to influence people across generations with her timeless works.
This exhibition commemorates the 20th anniversary of Anita Mui’s passing. Through her records, stage costumes, films, and pop culture products, we will reminisce about the superstar’s extraordinary achievements in music and film industry, while looking back at her brilliant contribution to Hong Kong’s pop culture.
Exhibit Highlights
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Trophy for the TBS Award of the 12th Tokyo Music Festival
1983 Donated by Mr Eddie Lau Collection of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Autographed vinyl record of Fair Lady by Anita Mui
1989 Courtesy of Mr Michael Cheng
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Stage costume worn by Anita Mui when she performed Evil Girl and other fast-beat songs at Anita Mui in Concert in 1987-1988
1987 Donated by Mr Eddie Lau Collection of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Stage costume worn by Anita Mui when she received the Golden Needle Award at Radio Television Hong Kong’s 21st Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert in 1998
1998 Donated by Mr Eddie Lau Collection of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Stage costume worn by Anita Mui for the grand finale of the last show of Anita Mui Fantasy Gig in 2002
2002 Donated by Mr Eddie Lau Collection of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Film poster for Kawashima Yoshiko
1990 ©2010 Fortune Star Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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Film still from The Heroic Trio
1993 ©1993 eSun High-Tech Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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Film still from Rouge
1988 ©2010 Fortune Star Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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Film Biweekly, issue 568
2001 Donated by Mr Richard Wong Collection of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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New TV, issue 33
1983 Collection of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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Black-and-white sketch of Rouge
1980s Courtesy of Mr Yuen Tai-yung
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