文化局於2005年出版的《澳門歷史城區 - 建築測繪圖集》，深受市民大眾的歡迎。為更新及掌握各世遺建築的保存狀況，文化局在2021年完成了“澳門歷史城區”的全面測繪工作。適逢2025年是“澳門歷史城區”申遺成功二十周年，文化局利用更詳細的最新測繪成果，重新編輯及設計新版《澳門歷史城區建築測繪圖集》，更好地向公衆宣傳、推廣及教育“澳門歷史城區”。

Macao, a Special Administrative Region of China, is among the most densely populated areas in the world and a thriving metropolis marked by a dynamic blend of contrasting urban typologies. The city’s complexity, resulting from rapid growth and high-density construction, cannot be simply characterized as that of the “Las Vegas of the East” – as Macao is often called. Macao has long served as a significant hub for cultural exchange between East and West. The city’s historic center has been largely preserved and has undergone rapid development: a series of newly built, large-scale leisure and entertainment complexes define the city’s iconic casino district, while urban planning and architecture in various new areas reflect ambition and confidence in contemporary urban development. In this publication, architects Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu investigate the coexisting, parallel worlds of Macao – visually documented here by Iwan Baan’s remarkable photography.

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Introduce the selection and winning entries of the Annual Exhibition of Macao Visual Arts 2024 - Western Media Category

This catalogue for the exhibition The Splendour of Chinese Bronzes: Masterpieces from the National Museum of China includes images of over 150 exhibits, presenting a comprehensive view of visual artistry, decoration and pattern, inscriptions and calligraphy, technical skill, and corrosion representation. Additionally, it features descriptions of the exhibits and essays, providing a valuable reference for understanding the history and art of Chinese bronze.

This catalogue features the exhibit images of Focus: Integration of Art between China and the West in the 18th-19th Centuries. With the export paintings and works influenced by George Chinnery from the collections of the Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau’s Macao Museum of Art and the Guangdong Museum as its core, this exhibition is also a collaboration with the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Macao Museum. Featuring over 300 pieces of artwork that look into painting style, painting skills and painting materials, the exhibition unveils the visual dialogue and integration between China and the West, which local and foreign artists brought about in the Pearl River Delta area during the 18th and 19th centuries. The exhibition features three sections: 1. Integration of Painting Styles: George Chinnery and His Painting Styles 2. Acclimation of Painting Skills, and 3. Adaptation of Painting Materials. The exhibition offers a glimpse of the visual dialogue and integration of Chinese and Western painting skills through an array of botanical paintings, ship portraits, landscapes, and genres. It also offers an overview of the adaptation and integration of Chinese and Western painting materials through various Chinese and Western painting materials, including oils, watercolours, gouache, sketches, and printmaking.