Corporate Bits | Macau international lantern festival opens

The opening ceremony of the 3rd Macau International Lantern Festival was held at the Waterfront Promenade of One Central Macau and Wynn Macau on Saturday. The event takes place at the Waterfront Promenade of One Central Macau and Wynn Macau, from now until October 15.

The month-long Lantern Festival was unveiled in the opening ceremony. Among the officiating guests were Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of Macao Government Tourism Office and José Tavares, Chairman of Administration Committee of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau.

Led by renowned Macanese architect and artist Carlos Marreiros, the collaboration is a contemporary art display themed “Love is in the Air”, comprising 10 monumental and illuminative lantern sculptures between six to twelve meters tall located at One Central Macau Promenade. All lantern sculptures are designed by Carlos Marreiros, and feature the sculptures “Love Couple”, “All You Need is Love”, “Origami Love Rabbits Tree” and “The Poet of Love – Camilo Pessanha”, “Joy of Love”, “Emergency Love”, “Queen of Hearts”, “Eden’s Fruit of Love” and “Love Rabbit for All”, with ten out of five contemporary lantern sculptures decorated by the artist.

The 3rd Macau International Lantern Festival will again extend its exhibits to Anim’Arte Nam Van. Themed “Tour & Play The Lantern”, visitors are welcome to interact with this series of mid-Autumn installations comprising lanterns with rotating scenes, projection lights with interesting patterns and illuminating styling chairs.

The International Lantern Festival is hosted by One Central Macau and Wynn Macau, co-organized by Macao International Brand Enterprise Commercial Association (MIBA), in collaboration with Marreiros Architectural Atelier Limited and Macau Cultural Gifts Design Brand “Meeet”, and supported by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM).