The Macao Central Library under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the Consulate General of Poland in Hong Kong and the Macau Ricci Institute, jointly host the Exhibition "Between Science and Art: The Marvels of Asia in the Eyes of Polish Jesuit Michał Piotr Boym, SJ", to be opened on 8 November 2014, Saturday, at the Sir Robert Ho Tung Library (No. 3, Largo de Santo Agostinho) at 6:00pm. Ground-breaking European sinologist Fr. Michał Piotr Boym, SJ (1612-1659) - acknowledged as the 'Polish Marco Polo' - was a renowned 17th century Polish missionary, sinologist and painter. The exhibition showcases several reproductions of Boym's works, including maps, scientific illustrations of fauna and flora as well as a human anatomy chart of immense historical significance and artistic value. The exhibition spreads to the garden of the Sir Robert Ho Tung Library, displaying the animals painted by Boym with 3-D installations and it is hoped that Boym's world can be brought to the present from some 400 years ago. The exhibition will be held from 8 November 2014 to 18 January 2015 and it will be open from10:00am to 7:00pm from Monday to Saturday and from 11:00am to 7:00pm on Sundays. Admission is free.
The organisers invited scholars from Poland and Beijing to a seminar aiming at sharing the results of Boym's research on China. The seminar will be held on 8 November 2014 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the Sir Robert Ho Tung Library and will be conducted in English and Mandarin (interpretation services will not be provided). Admission is free. For seat reservation, please contact IC until 7 November 2014 during office hours through tel. no. 2837 7117.
