From A Ruin to A Gem- Coversation between Prof Anna Pao Sohmen SBS & Dr Alain Le Pichon on the restoration of the Bethanie and the writing of a book telling its history Prof Anna Pao Sohmen & Dr Alain Le Pichon Dates: Monday, 18 May 2015 Opening reception: 7:30PM Opening hours: 7:30 - 9:30PM Venue: Wellcome Theatre, HKAPA Bethanie Campus, 139 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Admission: Friends members HK$300, Non-members HK$400, Young Friends & Students (Free but must pre-register) Enquiries & to register, email Patrick Moss [email protected] Drinks & refreshments are included The Béthanie is a historical building complex located in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong and built in 1875 as a sanatorium by the Paris Foreign Missions Society (French:Missions Étrangères de Paris). It is a Grade II historic building. Béthanie and the nearby Dairy Farm cowsheds were allocated in 2003 to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. After a series of renovations, the complex reopened in 2006 and is now used by the Academy's School of Film and Television. In addition to educational facilities, it includes two performance venues, an exhibition hall, a chapel anda museum. Presented by Friends of the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Supported by project A Limited