IC offers Special Guided Tour Services for A Retrospective Exhibition of National Day Decorated Arches Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Macao's Handover to China

Date of publication: 08/10/2014
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Jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government (IC), the Macau Foundation, and the Macau Artist Society, A Retrospective Exhibition of National Day Decorated Arches Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Macao's Handover to China is held at the Tap Seac Gallery. To let citizens better appreciate the exhibits, IC is offering free special guided tour services.

At the Tap Seac Gallery, professional docents will introduce the characteristics of the pailou to the general public and to groups. From 1949 to 1969, these structures were erected annually in selected spots of the city in celebration of China’s National Day. Public guided tours will be available on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to 26 October, 2014. On each date, three sessions are offered, at 3:30pm, 4:30pm and 5:30pm in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. The guided tour services for groups are available between 10am and 1pm on Sundays from October 12 to 26, 2014, but require booking. Each session lasts around one hour. IC invites schools and groups to make reservations. The tours can be conducted in any of the three languages (Cantonese, Mandarin or English) according to the group’s request, and each tour is limited to a maximum of 25 participants.

In a special initiative designed to share with citizens the joy of reviving Macao’s old traditions, in this case the unique National Day pailou art, IC offers visually impaired persons one-hour audio descriptions on 25 and 26 October at 2pm. 

For enquiries and reservations please call 8399 6699 within office hours. ARetrospective Exhibition of National Day Decorated Acrhes Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Macao's Handover to China is open daily until 31 October, from 10am to 7pm, at the Tap Seac Gallery, located at No. 95, Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida. Admission is free.