Mandarin Oriental Landmark opens with culture and craft at its core
The Next Circle, a new cultural sanctuary within the Hong Kong hotel, inaugurates with conversations about heritage, wellbeing and artistic practice. A dialogue with the Hong Kong Palace Museum set the tone for what comes next.
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Mandarin Oriental Landmark opened The Next Circle on 25 September 2026, unveiling a new chapter within its Hong Kong property devoted to culture, wellbeing and the slow craft of making. The space was conceived as an intimate sanctuary where conversation and contemplation could unfold alongside the momentum of the city around it.
The launch event brought together Dr. Daisy of the Hong Kong Palace Museum for a dialogue that traced the connections between heritage, artistic practice and personal wellbeing. Speaking in the presence of a curated interior backdrop that suggests both modernist restraint and cultural reverence, the conversation explored how institutions and spaces might nurture creativity and craft in an age of acceleration. Flowers and objects of quiet refinement punctuated the room, while the afternoon unfolded with the unhurried rhythm of a proper salon.
The Next Circle signals Mandarin Oriental Landmark’s commitment to positioning itself beyond hospitality alone: as a venue for cultural exchange, a gathering place for those drawn to beauty and contemplation, and a stage for the kinds of intimate conversations that shape how we think about making, collecting and living well. The space itself reflects this philosophy, designed to hold both the formality of public dialogue and the ease of private reflection.
Full documentation of the inaugural afternoon can be viewed on the Mandarin Oriental Landmark YouTube channel, capturing the words and spirit of those first hours.
Imagery courtesy of Mandarin Oriental Landmark (@mo_landmarkhk).