West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
WestK is one of the world’s largest cultural districts, bringing together performing and visual arts, education and public space across 40 hectares overlooking Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour.
About West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
WestK is a major international arts and cultural district located on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. Encompassing 40 hectares of cultural venues, green spaces and waterfront promenades, it provides a meeting place where artists, audiences and communities from Hong Kong, the Asia-Pacific region and around the world can connect.
The district is home to M+, the Hong Kong Palace Museum, the Xiqu Centre, Freespace and the Art Park. Its expanding portfolio of venues supports artistic creation and presentation across music, dance, theatre, xiqu, visual culture and interdisciplinary practice, with the new WestK Performing Arts Centre due to open in 2027.
Alongside exhibitions and performances, WestK delivers festivals, artist residencies, commissions, learning programmes, professional development and community activities. Through local and international partnerships, it supports artistic exchange, nurtures emerging talent and strengthens Hong Kong’s role as a cultural gateway between Asia and the wider world.
Activity
- NewsPublished 28 Sept 2026AAPPAC conference to bring performing arts leaders to Hong Kong as WestK prepares for new venue
- NewsPublished 8 Sept 2026‘Theatres are weird’: five lessons in building better performing arts venues
- NewsPublished 14 Aug 2026AAPPAC online discussion to explore planning and delivery of major performing arts venues
Latest from West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
- News28 Sept 2026AAPPAC conference to bring performing arts leaders to Hong Kong as WestK prepares for new venue
Funding, technology and the changing role of performing arts centres will be among the themes when the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres (AAPPAC) holds its 2026 Annual Conference at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District from 6 to 9 October.
- Feature08 Sept 2026‘Theatres are weird’: five lessons in building better performing arts venues
A fly tower may be ugly, automated systems eventually break and a missing loading bay can compromise a venue for decades. Frank Yeung and Kenny Wong draw on projects in Hong Kong and Singapore to explain how performing arts venues are planned in practice.
- News14 Aug 2026AAPPAC online discussion to explore planning and delivery of major performing arts venues
Performing arts leaders from Hong Kong and Singapore will share experience of major venue development projects in the latest online edition of the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres’ (AAPPAC) Let’s Talk! series.
- News23 Jul 2026Swire Properties-backed cultural leadership programme expands across Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Palace Museum’s flagship youth development programme has brought together 22 students for cross-city cultural learning, industry dialogue and internships, with Swire Properties continuing as Lead Sponsor.
- News20 Jul 2026AAPPAC 2026 conference in Hong Kong to explore the future of performing arts
Cultural leaders, policymakers and performing arts professionals from across the Asia-Pacific will gather at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District from 6-9 October for the Association of Asia Pacific Perfoming Arts Centres' Annual Conference 2026.