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Fotografiska opens photo museum in Shenzhen, its fifth worldwide
Fotografiska's Shenzhen museum, its fifth worldwide, opened October 1 with five exhibition spaces on the third floor of Shenzhen Bay MIXC; open until eleven at night.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on The Weekend ShiftPublished
Photo: Julian Herzog ( Website ) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBNWatch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 3:09 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are South China Morning Post's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by South China Morning Post: “‘Hong Kong would be impossible.’ Why the newest Fotografiska photo museum is in Shenzhen”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 3:09 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Hong Kong.
- BBN covered this story before: Hong Kong rethinks sustainable dining after Michelin drops Green Star (October 18).
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- South China Morning Post‘Hong Kong would be impossible.’ Why the newest Fotografiska photo museum is in Shenzhen
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBBN team coverage now, folks: Fotografiska has opened in Shenzhen on the third floor of Shenzhen Bay MIXC, its fifth museum in the world and its second in China.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA photography museum. In a mall.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFive exhibition spaces, Hank, one with a twelve-metre ceiling, and it's open until eleven at night.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe have a reporter in every one of them, in spirit.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat's opening night's main attraction?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOne of the five opening shows is called ToiletFotoPaperGrafiska, and the cameras are rushing there right now.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRegular tickets are sixty yuan. Concessions are forty-eight, which is the toilet paper discount.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex, I'm told your scores come with fewer exhibits named after toilet paper.
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- Hong Kong workers fear AI will upend retirement, few feel ready · SCMP
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- Rare Van Gogh painting in Hong Kong; Forbidden City workshops · South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong rethinks sustainable dining after Michelin drops Green Star · South China Morning Post
- Fotografiska opens photo museum in Shenzhen, its fifth worldwide (this story)
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