F11 Foto Museum — Attraction in Hong Kong

The F11 Foto Museum is a specialist attraction, making use of a Grade 3 historical building from the 1930s. The property is of subtle Art Deco architecture and a nice venue for rare photography exhibitions which are held here throughout the year.

Within the museum, you will see rare cameras, phones, books and Art Deco furniture. At present, there is an exhibition of photos of Hong Kong in 1959-60 by influential Dutch photographer, Ed van der Elsken (1925-90). The exhibition includes around 150 images and an entry of HK$100 per person. The exhibition is curated well and offers a wonderful opportunity to view life on the streets of Hong Kong during a time long past and much different to what you see in the modern era.

The information brochure provided with your ticket is generic information about the exhibition only. If you have a mobile with data plan you can scan a barcode in the museum. This gives you access to an online guide with information about the various photographs. Unfortunately, information is mostly in Chinese with limited English text. There are a few audio stops in English describing a handful of the images. These were nice to listen to.

Overall, the exhibition is visually rewarding and we were glad to have attended. At the high price of HK$100, a better job was expected for providing English language details for the pieces on display. This is something for them to think about for future...

Set in a charming historical building, ƒ11 is really the only place in Hong Kong to talk and enjoy photography.

The ground floor is laid out as a gallery around one of only three 'Leica' sculptures by Liao Yibai while signatures of famous photographers adorn places of honor.

I viewed Great Performers by Paulo Pellegrin (great!) but check the website because the copic changes from time to time.

One floor up is a well appointed Leica museum and book collection with lots to see and many rarities.

Guided by knowledgeable and entertaining Jack and Carrie, every nook is filled with some interesting detail with a story of it's own. I enjoyed every minute of the visit!

This is a private museum so booking in advance is required, although quick and trouble free on...

Very nice, small photography museum. Can see that it’s the dedication of enthusiasts behind it. Only negative: Their website is poorly maintained. Still had ‘closed for Christmas’ there in February. Couldn’t even find out whether there is any exhibition currently. The art industry is suffering during these Covid-19 times. If they make it then so difficult for visitors to find out if they are even open, I’m not sure how long they...