Bruce Lee exhibit opens in Hong Kong, July 22, 2013.

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The Bruce Lee exhibit opened July 22 in Hong Kong. Over 600 memorabilia of the beloved Bruce Lee presented by his daughter Shannon Lee.

Date 08.07.2013

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NEW EXHIBITION: HONG KONG HONORS BRUCE LEE

The city of Hong Kong is set to celebrate one of its former martial arts star, the late Bruce Lee. Forty years after the death of the star, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum is going to feature more than six hundred Lee-related artifacts in a multimedia exhibition launching on July 20.

The government announced that it would celebrate Bruce Lee as the pride of Hong Kong in an exhibition dubbed "Bruce Lee: Kung Fu 'Art' Life". The artifacts in the exhibition will include loans from the city's film archive and the famous Bruce Lee Foundation.

Almost 100 items on display relate to Lee's popular film TV series "The Green Hornet". To spice things up, the Hong Kong filmmakers association has created a seventy-five minute documentary on Bruce Lee's life to be shown at the exhibition. The film, rich in content, is a thorough depiction of the life of the legendary star.

The organizers are planning to employ new innovative and interactive media including a dedicated website, various Smartphone apps and social media to promote the exhibition. The LCSD will be launching a Facebook fan page to avail an interactive way through which the public will be able to gather information about the Bruce Lee exhibition.

The Facebook page will be entitled "Visit HK Museum". The page will include guided day tour video, public engagement campaign, quotes, interviews, promotional videos and exhibition materials.

For more information on the exhibition or online reservations visit the official Hong Kong Heritage Museum site.

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(CNN) -- A kung fu legend, a cha cha champion, a record-breaking filmmaker and a poet.

Not one of the world's most random dinner party assemblies, but a single man who became an icon.

Bruce Lee was all of those things and a new exhibition in Hong Kong, where Lee spent his childhood and became a martial arts film star, is being launched to celebrate the man and commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death.

"Bruce Lee: Kung Fu. Art. Life" will open in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum on July 20, exactly 40 years after his death. It will run for five years.

Lee died on July 20, 1973, at 32, after suffering a reaction to pain medication, according to the Bruce Lee Foundation.

Martial arts actor Jim Kelly, best known for 'Enter the Dragon,' dies

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Bruce Lee in "The Way of the Dragon," with Chuck Norris.

The exhibition gathers more than 600 items related to Lee from collectors and various institutions, including more than 400 from the Bruce Lee Foundation -- the largest number of artifacts the foundation has ever lent out.

Among the exhibits are his iconic yellow tracksuit, footage from Lee's eight classic films (including "The Big Boss," "Fists of Fury," "The Way of the Dragon," "Enter the Dragon" and "Game of Death"), the first American magazine cover featuring Lee and the notebook he kept featuring 108 different cha cha dance steps.

Lee won Hong Kong's Cha Cha Championship in 1958.

The exhibition will recreate scenes from Lee's movies, his gym and his study, and will also house a special collector series showcasing various items from around the world.

The first collection features more than 100 items from U.S. collector Perry Lee, related to the TV series "The Green Hornet," in which Lee starred as Kato.

Silver Cheung, a local film art director, will be the art director for the exhibition.

The Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers has produced a 75-minute documentary, "The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee," which will be screened in the museum.

Hong Kong\'s statue of Bruce Lee is a tourist favorite.

Hong Kong's statue of Bruce Lee is a tourist favorite.

Sculptor Chu Tat-shing has created a new 3.5-meter side-kicking statue of Lee and animation artist Shannon Ma will present a 3D hologram animation of Lee's nunchaku moves and kicks.

The exhibition will run alongside other Bruce Lee programs organized by the museum, the first of which is themed, "The Bruce Lee that Hong Kong knew."

Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's daughter, will start the program with a gallery talk.

Reservations, online or at the door, are required. Online reservations are available from July 4 on the Hong Kong Heritage Museum's website.

Bruce Lee: Kung Fu. Art. Life, July 20, 2013-2018; Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong; +852 2180 8188; HK$10 ($1.30) including ticket to the documentary; free admission on Wednesday; open Monday to Sunday, 10 a.m.-6p.m. (weekdays) and 10 a.m.-7p.m. (weekend and public holidays)

[VenomsFan]

Thanks for the info. Here is the facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/VisitHKMuseums

Looks like a trip worth taking to HK!