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Artefacts Of Machinery CHAT | Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textile 3 August–10 November 2024 Hong Kong
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Textile technology has long been central to the activities of industrialists, engineers, activists, politicians and artists. Silk workers of Shandong, China, arguably created the first spinning wheel as early as the 5th century BCE. In early 20th-century India, Mahatma Gandhi popularised the collapsible charkha spinning wheel that prized human labour over industrialisation. In 1970s Hong Kong, Nan Fung Textiles significantly increased productivity with open-end spinning technology.

This thematic display from the CHAT Collection recounts these select moments in the evolution of textile technology and provides historical context for understanding the artworks on view in CHAT’s seasonal exhibition.

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CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) is a non-profit art centre on the 2nd floor of The Mills, a revitalised former cotton-spinning factory of Nan Fung Textiles in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. Opened in 2019, the institution is dedicated to textile culture, connecting Hong Kong’s manufacturing history with contemporary art, design and community programmes.

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MILL6 Foundation The Mills,
45 Pak Tin Par Street Tsuen Wan,
N.T.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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Daily
11am – 7pm
Closed Tuesdays
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Hong Kong MILL6 Foundation The Mills,, 45 Pak Tin Par Street Tsuen Wan,
CHAT Centre for Heritage Arts Textile contemporary art institution in Hong Kong
CHAT | Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textile
MILL6 Foundation The Mills,, 45 Pak Tin Par Street Tsuen Wan,, N.T., Hong Kong, Hong Kong
+852 3979 2301
https://www.mill6chat.org

Opening hours
Daily
11am – 7pm
Closed Tuesdays
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