Via Instagram/@k11artmallLife & Culture / NewsLife & Culture / NewsTake a look inside the world’s first meme museum in Hong KongVisitors to K11 Art Mall can visit Doge-themed attractions and get Rickrolled IRLShareLink copied ✔️August 7, 2021August 7, 2021TextThom Waite The last decade has seen memes evolve beyond recognition, reflecting our chaotic culture and political discourse back in on itself, as lines between the internet and daily life became increasingly blurred. Now, those memes have literally seeped out into the real world too, at Hong Kong’s K11 Art Mall. Taking over the art-oriented shopping centre, the world’s first meme museum comes courtesy of the Hong Kong-based meme sharing platform 9GAG, showcasing the most iconic irony and esoterica the internet has to offer. Visitors can tour seven main zones, which highlight both local and world-famous memes, covering everything from Drake’s “Hotline Bling” video to Doge, and distracted boyfriends to Rick Astley. Muhammad Sarim Akhtar (AKA Disappointed Cricket Fan), the man who went viral for his reaction to a dropped cricket ball in 2019 and fully embraced his newfound life as a meme, has also expressed his excitement at making the cut. I got featured in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 museum of memes 🎉 yohooo 🤩😍 pic.twitter.com/uQ8GL0s7l7— Sarim Akhtar (@msarimakhtar) July 31, 2021 Other sections of the museum offer meme-based tattoos, photo booths that allow you to create your own custom memes, a “4D interactive zone”, and an augmented reality conveyor belt that brings memes to life. A “time tunnel” meanwhile, immerses viewers in the history of internet culture. The meme museum is open now, and will remain open at Hong Kong’s K11 Art Mall until September 5. View a preview below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE‘It’s majorly addictive’: The rise of smutty book clubs RIMOWAGeorge Riley unpacks her favourite travel spots for RIMOWA OnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnWho cares about going to the moon in 2026?Date My Friend: Is pitching your friends the secret to finding love?How will the energy crisis impact you? Here’s everything you need to know‘You're better than this’: Why young men are quitting porn in drovesAI-Sexual: How is AI expanding our understanding of sexuality?This new novel injects queerness into Ireland’s hyper-masculine ganglands PenfoldsTroye Sivan invites us to his Paris Fashion Week launch eventBig Tech trial: Why the verdict against Meta and Youtube is so important This genre-bending trans novel holds a dark mirror to realityEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy