Hong Kong’s HK$5.9 billion M+ modern art museum opens to the public Friday, after years of delays and despite concerns over shrinking artistic freedoms in the city in the wake of the national security law. M+ has been touted as a milestone in the government’s HK$20 billion-plus West Kowloon Cultural District development, intended to create Asia’s leading arts hub on land reclaimed from the harbour. The museum aims to showcase 20th and 21st century modern art, design, architecture and moving images from Hong Kong, Asia and beyond. Established in 2012 but conceived over two decades ago, M+ has collected 50,000 art pieces in its archives involving 777 artists from 35 countries.