Welcome to Stephen Hui Geological Museum

English

Past Events

Mineral Festival 2013
The Stephen Hui Geological Musuem together with the Mineralogy Society of Hong Kong organizes the first Mineral Festival 2013 sponsored by the University of Hong Kong. Programme/Activities include Special Exhibition, Mineral Fair, Talks, Workshops and Field Trip. Details as follows: Opening Ceremony The Opening Ceremony will mark an official opening of a series of programmes of the Mineral Festival. We are honoured to have Madame Anna Hui and HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui as our Guests of Honour.
Date: April 26, 2013 (Fri) Time: 6:30-8:30pm Venue: Stephen Hui Geological Museum Special Exhibition: Mineral Treasures of China (open to public, no registration required, free of charge) Hold in the Stephen Hui Geological Museum at the University of Hong Kong from April 27 to August 30, 2013 Although China has abundant mineral resources with a long mining history, mineral collecting has not been a tradition in China for long. Only recently beautiful mineral specimens from China have been emerging on the international mineral collector’s market. Over 50 world-class mineral specimens are on display from the private collection of Dr. Guanghua Liu representing the most spectacular mineral specimen finds in China in the last 30 years. Get a glimpse into the world of china minerals such as the remarkable fluorite varieties from Hunan and Scheelite associations from Sichuan as well as Hemimorphite and Mimetite specimens from Yunnan. Visitors may view this exhibition individually at any time during the fair or may join a short guided museum tour offered to public at 1:00-1:30pm and 4:00-4:30pm on April 27 and 28, 2013. Admission is free. 7^th Hong Kong Mineral Fair (open to public, no registration required, free of charge) Hold in the historic main building of the University of Hong Kong, the Loke Yew Hall on April 27 and 28 (Sat & Sun) 10am to 7pm There will be minerals, fossils, books and equipment for sale, beautiful minerals just to look at, a mineral identification game and a display of specimens belonging to society members. Information about the 7^th Mineral Fair is available at http://www.minsochk.org/ENG/fair.php Talks (open to public, no registration required, free of charge) The following talks are held in room MB103 across from Loke Yew Hall April 27 (Sat) at 11am: Fine Minerals of China by Dr. George Guanghua Liu, Proprietor of AAA Minerals International (AG) in Tübingen, Germany and Zug, Switzerland and author of Fine Minerals of China: A Guide to Mineral Localities (2006) Language: English April 27 (Sat) at 3pm: Hong Kong Mining History by Ms. Trudy Kwong, professional mining consultant and committee member of the Hong Kong Mining Investment Professionals Association who received her training in earth sciences at the University of Hong Kong Language: Bilingual April 28 (Sun) at 11am: Connoisseur Mineral Collecting by Dr. James Houran, featured exhibitor at the Denver Gem and Mineral Show, the Munich Show and the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show Language: English April 28 (Sun) at 3pm: Jade Testing by Mr. Dominic Mok Wai-kei, Founder and Principal of the Asian Gemmological Institute & Laboratory Limited (AGIL). Language: Bilingual More information on the speakers is available at http://www.minsochk.org/ENG/fair.php Workshops (open to public, no registration required, free of charge) Workshops on Fluorescent Minerals and Minerals under the Microscope are held by students from the Department of Earth Sciences and the Society of Earth Sciences, DES, HKU. Date: April 27 and 28, 2013 (Sat & Sun) Time: 1:30-2:00pm Fluorescent Minerals 4:30-5:00pm Minerals under the Microscope Venue: Stephen Hui Geological Museum Field Trip to Tung Ping Chau A special field trip to Tung Ping Chau is organized by the Geological Society of Hong Kong introducing the mineralogy of Tung Ping Chau Leader: Prof. LS Chan (The University of Hong Kong) Date: May 1, 2013 (Wed) Time: 9am-6pm Fee: HK$200 Quota 50. Bring your own drinks. More information and registration available at http://www.geolsoc.org.hk/pdf/_fieldtrip/Special%20Field%20Trip%20to%20Ping%20Chau_Final.pdf
HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admission 2012
Our Museum is open to the public on a Saturday during the HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admission 2012. Date: November 10, 2012 (Saturday) Time: 10:00 - 18:00 with guided tours at 13:30-14:00 and 16:30-17:00 All are welcome.
International Museum Day 2012, Hong Kong Museum in a Changing World: New Challenges, New Inspirations
Our museum is OPEN TO PUBLIC on the IMD 2012 WEEKEND: SATURDAY, MAY 19 from 10am to 6pm SUNDAY, MAY 20 from 10am to 6pm Special IMD 2012 Programme: CHANGING EARTH QUIZ and SOUVENIR Throughout the 4.5 billion year Earth’s history our planet was and still is in a constant state of change. Come and discover such changes and how our planet responded to them resulting in the natural environment we live in today and win a precious little souvenir! GUIDED TOURS: at 1pm and 4pm on each day for maximum 30 persons Includes the demonstration of the Magic Globe and Flourescent Minerals FREE ADMISSION on a first come, first served basis.	For an advanced registration of tours please contact us via Phone: 2241 5472 E-mail: shmuseum@hku.hk For more information of the IMD2012 Hong Kong event and the participating museums visit the website at http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/imd2012.
“I Love Lyuba: Baby Mammoth of the Ice Age” Exhibition and Guided Tours at ifc mall
April 12 – May 10, 2012 10:00 – 22:00 daily ifc mall and the Stephen Hui Geological Museum collaborate in offering a series of guided tours from April 16 to April 29 to introduce the Ice Age world of the world's most well-preserved baby mammoth, Lyuba. Please refer to the "I Love Lyuba" webpage at http://ifc.com.hk/lyuba/ for details. ALL School Tours are FULL. Thank you for your support!
Survey on the Profile of Participants in the Guided Museum Tours
A place for Everybody! A recent survey showed that our 2-hour long museum tours engaged and inspired up to 10 000 participants from all ages and backgrounds with an increasing number of overseas groups from Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Thailand and USA. Thank you for your continuous interest and support!
The Third Anniversary of the Stephen Hui Geological Museum
Dear 30 000 Visitors, 10 000 Participants to our guided tours, Postgraduate Museum Guides and Supporting Staff, Thank you all for your continuous support that made the first 3 years of the Stephen Hui Geological Museum a success! To celebrate our 3rd birthday on January 16, every visitor to our museum on our birthday will receive a little souvenir. Happy Birthday Stephen Hui Geological Museum!
We participate in the HKU100 event “A Night at the Science Museum” to showcase our Fluorescent Mineral Collection in the dark.
A Night at the Science Museum is jointly organized by The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Science Museum and IBM China/Hong Kong with an aim to encourage a spirit of exploration in science and engineering among students. Date and Time: Nov 11/12 and Nov 18/19 from 9pm to 9am Target Participants: F.5-7 students For details, please visit http://www.scifac.hku.hk/community/projects/nightatmuseum

HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admission 2011
We are open to the public during the HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admission 2011 Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30 from 10am to 6pm Come and visit us on a Weekend!
International Museum Day 2011, Hong Kong
Museum and Memory: Objects tell your story Our museum is OPEN TO PUBLIC on the IMD 2011 WEEKEND: SATURDAY, MAY 14 from 10am to 6pm SUNDAY, MAY 15 from 10am to 6pm ---------------------------------------------------------------- GUIDED TOURS: at 1pm and 4pm on each day for maximum 30 persons Includes the demonstration of the Magic Globe FREE ADMISSION on a first come, first serve basis. For an advanced registration please contact us via Phone: 22415472 E-mail: shmuseum@hkucc.hku.hk	Repositories of knowledge, museums store memories and tell stories through objects and artifacts that are expressions of our natural and cultural heritage. Come and discover objects of our natural world which tell us the story of the 4.5 billion years long evolution of our planet! During this event we provide opportunities to our visitors to get close-up with a range of fossils, minerals and rocks. We are usually open on weekdays only! This event gives you, your family and friends the opportunity to visit us and take part in our activities on a weekend outside our regular opening hours. For more information of the IMD2011 Hong Kong event and the participating museums visit the website at http://imd-2011.hk

Launch of our new bilingual Web Site

With the support of HKU Knowledge Exchange Funding the Stephen Hui Geological Museum launched its new bilingual web site. It is designed to showcase our display collection as online exhibits in a new "Virtual Museum Visit" component to which we will add on in future as the display collection evolves.

We aim to create a resource that meets the needs for all our visitors, including those planning and returning from museum visits. An online community link to our new facebook page will give visitors an opportunity to communicate with us and express opinions and wishes.

Our Museum is open during the Weekend on Saturday, October 30

Stephen Hui Geological Museum will be open to the public during the University Information Day (9:30 am - 6:00 pm, Sat, 30 Oct 2010)

"Evening at the Stephen Hui Geological Museum"

Topic: Moscow Mineral Museums

Talk by Mr. Jolyon Ralph, the webmaster of Mindat.org, the largest mineral resource available on the internet. In collaboration with the Mineralogy Society of Hong Kong

Date: 7th June 2010

Time: 7 pm

Place: The Stephen Hui Geological Museum AV Theatre, James Lee Science Building, University of Hong Kong followed by a friendly gathering in the museum with a serving of some beverages.

The museum will be open until 9:30pm.

Language: English

About the speaker

Jolyon Ralph was born a few days before the first successful demonstration of the internet, back in October 1969. After studying Geology at Imperial College, London, he took a computing support job in BP (British Petroleum).

Following from this Jolyon worked as a programmer, consultant, software publisher, computer forensics expert witness, computer journalist and lecturer.

In recent years Jolyon worked for Top Hat Computing Ltd, a Croydon-based Microsoft consultancy, as senior consultant. During his time at Top Hat Computing Jolyon provided consultancy for major companies - most notably BBC News where Jolyon spent much of his assisting with Windows NT and specialist newsroom software issues.

Jolyon gave up his position on the board of Top Hat Computing when he left the company. Jolyon formed Mysterious Ways in late 1999 to develop his Internet ideas - the company has rapidly expanded since then and Jolyon has continued to operate both as managing director and to continue technical services such as programming and consultancy work for our clients.

In his spare time Jolyon is an active mineral collector, and has developed and operated the non-profit website www.mindat.org, which is the largest mineralogy resource available on the internet.

International Museum Day 2010, Hong Kong

The Stephen Hui Geological Museum (including the "Magic Globe") is open to public on the International Museum Day 2010 weekend of Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16, 2010 from 10am to 6pm.

We offer guided museum tours for maximum 30 persons on both days at 1pm and 4pm.

Free Admission on a first come, first serve basis. For an advanced registration please contact us via phone (2241 5472) or email: shmuseum@hkucc.hku.hk

International Museum Day 2010, Hong Kong
- Museums for Social Harmony

In 1978, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) designated 18 May as International Museum Day (IMD) every year. To promote the activities and services provided by museums in Hong Kong as well as to interact with people of all ranks in society, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has been celebrating the occasion in mid-May every year since 2001 which also helps to arouse the public's awareness on the functions and missions of the museums in society. "Museums for Social Harmony" is the theme for this year's International Museum Day. We encourage different parties to visit museums to foster goodwill spirit and enhance peaceful coexistence, which will help to build a harmonious society. There will be free public admission to all local participating venues on 15-16 May 2010, over the IMD weekend. In addition, educational and entertaining programmes will be held at different museums during these two days. Come and join the fun! For details of IMD 2010, Hong Kong, please refer to the announcements made by individual museums and visit the website of Hong Kong Museum of Art http://hk.art.museum for the list of participating museums.

Meet the Mineral Collectors

This meeting is hosted by the Stephen Hui Geological Museum and its curator, Dr Petra Bach. All are welcome. There is no charge, and no registration is necessary. Just come along and meet the mineral collectors.

When?
Monday 19th April at 7.00 to 9.30 pm

Where?
The lobby of the Stephen Hui Geological Museum, James Lee Science Building, Main Campus, University of Hong Kong (opposite the bookshop).

What?
A rare opportunity to meet three of the best known people in the mineral collecting community, they will each give a short talk, then we can walk around the only museum in Hong Kong with a comprehensive display of minerals

Who?
George Liu Guanghua and Steve Smale

George Liu Guanghua George Liu is the acknowledged world authority on Chinese minerals, and he will talk about mineral collecting in China.
Steve Smale Steve Smale will share some reminiscences about the Smale Collection, which is one of the finest private mineral collections in existence.

The Fourth Hong Kong Mineral Fair

Stephen Hui Geological Museum participates in the Fourth Hong Kong Mineral Fair organized by the Mineralogical Society of Hong Kong.

The Fourth Hong Kong Mineral Fair
Meet the Mineral Collectors
A meeting place for buyers, sellers, enthusiasts and newcomers to the world of minerals and fossils, featuring mineral specimens, books, equipment, fossils, rough and polished stones, some for sale and some just to look at.

Date: 17 April 2010

Time: 10am - 7pm

Venue: BGCA Auditorium
3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong,
conveniently close to the Wanchai MTR station, exit C.

Hong Kong Geology 360

Exhibition at Hong Kong Science Museum: 17 May 09 - 16 Aug 09 Lectures will be held during period of 17 May 09 to 12 Dec 09. Stephen Hui Geological Museum guided tours will be arranged on 20 June 09, 18 July 09 & 15 August 09. For details and registration method, please visit http://hk.science.museum.

Best Viewed with Windows Internet Explorer 8.0 or above