Special Exhibition
Exhibition Summary
Curated by Mr. Edward Stokes and presented by the Hong Kong Maritime Museum (HKMM)'s curatorial team, Voyage Through Time exhibition covers captivating photographs taken in Hong Kong between the 1940s and 1970s by Hedda Morrison, Brian Brake and Edward Stokes. These photos portray Hong Kong’s harbour, its port, shipping, maritime life, and the boat people. Generously supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation HK with additional sponsorship from The Swire Group Charitable Trust, the exhibition will open to the public for free from November 2024 to March 2025.
A Visual Voyage
Through the Postwar History of Hong Kong
Photo taken by
Hedda Morrison
©2024: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo taken by
Brian Brake
©2024: Wai-man Lau
Photo taken by
Edward Stokes
©2024: Edward Stokes
The three well-respected photographers – one born in Germany, one in New Zealand and the last who grew up here – come from diverse backgrounds but share a common passion: they all found fascination in Hong Kong’s people and places. The exhibition features 40 framed photos, illustrating 30 years development of Hong Kong from the end of World War II to the late 1970s. During these decades, Hong Kong emerged from the impacts of a long war, overcoming challenges and setbacks to experience a gradual economic and social resurgence to become a vibrant international port city.
 Wan Chai, barren after the war, looks out onto Victoria Harbour. |  The dry dock at Taikoo Dockyard, completed in 1907, was then able to take the world’s largest ships. |  The men and boys are bronzed from their years working outdoors. |  This photo must be from, or after, 1973 – when the Connaught Centre (today’s Jardine House) was comp |
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 During the 1960s and 1970s, the HYF or “Yaumati” ferries linked Central and Jordan. They also served |  In the 1960s and 1970s, aside from foods brought in across the border, the vast majority of food sup |  By the Sheung Wan foreshore two youngsters paddle a makeshift float |  Here, opposite Aberdeen, an outbound ship passes along the East Lamma Channel. |
 Here two trawlers, their prows rising up, are being worked on. |
Curated by Mr. Edward Stokes and presented by the Hong Kong Maritime Museum (HKMM)'s curatorial team, Voyage Through Time exhibition covers captivating photographs taken in Hong Kong between the 1940s and 1970s by Hedda Morrison, Brian Brake and Edward Stokes. These photos portray Hong Kong’s harbour, its port, shipping, maritime life, and the boat people. Generously supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation HK with additional sponsorship from The Swire Group Charitable Trust, the exhibition will open to the public for free from November 2024 to March 2025.