2016 Forum for Curators of Chinese Art
Hosting Institution: The Palace Museum (China)
Date: 13 - 15 October 2016
Warm-up Session - Introduction of the Upcoming Exhibitions and Research Projects
| Speaker | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SZETO Yuen Kit | Hong Kong Museum of Art (Hong Kong) | Preserving and Promoting Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Collection for All in Museum (Chinese and English) |
| 2 | Tianlong JIAO | Denver Art Museum (US) | A Centennial Journey: Collecting and Promoting Chinese Art at the Denver Art Museum (English) |
| 3 | QIAN Ling | Tianjin Museum (China) | Collection, Research and Exhibition for Chinese Ancient Artworks of Tianjin Museum (Chinese and English) |
| 4 | Katherine Anne PAUL | Newark Museum (US) | Newark Museum Chinese Projects: Past and Future (English) |
Introduction - The Conservation Technology and Application in The Palace Museum
| Speaker | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHI Ningchang | The Palace Museum (China) | Traditional Techniques and Scientific Means in Conservation at The Palace Museum (Chinese and English) |
Panel I - Art Meets Science: Technology and Conservation that Bridge Gaps
Moderator: LEI Yong (The Palace Museum, China)
| Speaker | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katherine TSIANG | University of Chicago (US) | The Tianlongshan Caves Project and Exhibition Plan: Dispersed Sculptures, Digital Archiving, and Cave Reconstructiona (English) |
| 2 | Marco LEONA | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (US) | Science and Art: The Colors of East Asian Paintings (English) |
| 3 | Joanne HACKETT | Victoria and Albert Museum (UK) | Science, History and Craft: A Trinity in Support of Conservation (English) |
| 4 | Katherine EREMIN | Harvard Art Museums (US) | Art Meets Science at the Harvard Art Museums: Case Studies from the Chinese Collections (English) |
Panel II - Art Meets History: Chinese Art History in Museum
Moderator: Yang LIU (Minneapolis Institute of Art, US)
| Speaker | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ming WILSON and GUO Fuxiang | Victoria and Albert Museum (UK) and The Palace Museum (China) | Tribute and Gift - Material Evidence of the Macartney Embassy to China (Chinese and English) |
| 2 | Jeffrey MOSER | Brown University (US) | Teaching without Masterpieces (English) |
| 3 | Lukas NICKEL | University of Vienna (Austria) | Exhibiting Qingzhou Buddhist Sculpture in Museums (English) |
| 4 | Chen SHEN | Royal Ontario Museum (Canada) | Objects in Art and Archaeology and Objectivizing Early History of China in Museums (English) |
Panel III - Art Meets Design: Interpretation of Culture in Gallery and Exhibition
Moderator: SUN Miao (The Palace Museum, China)
| Speaker | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathalie CRINIERE | NC Agency (France) | Exhibition Design and Culture Interpretation (English) |
| 2 | Adrien GARDERE | Studio Adrien Gardere (France) | Designing Contents (English) |
| 3 | Klaas RUITEENBEEK | Asian Art Museum, National Museums in Berlin (Germany) | Starting from the King: Berlin's New Chinese Art Galleries (English) |
Panel IV - Art Meets Public: Being Proactive in Creating Visitor-oriented Experience
Moderator: LIN Miaomiao (China World Art Museum, China)
| Speaker | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WANG Fang | Guangdong Museum (China) | Cooperation with the Archaeologist Director: On the Education Program in the Exhibition of "Sailing the Seven Seas - Legend of Ming Maritime Trade during Wanli Era" (Chinese and English) |
| 2 | Viv GOLDING | University of Leicester (UK) | Working Collaboratively: Education and Engagement at the Creative Frontiers of the Art Museum (English) |
| 3 | Stephanie NORBY | Center for Learning and Digital Access, Smithsonian Institution (US) | Engaging the Public Using Digital Museum Collections (English) |
Panel V - J. S. Lee Memorial Fellow's Sharing
Moderator: KAO Mayching (Bei Shan Tang Foundation, Hong Kong), CHI Jo-hsin (Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
| Speaker | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WANG Guanyu | Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Memory of the Golden Age: The Chinese Porcelain Collection of Portuguese Museums (Chinese and English) |
| 2 | Mei Mei RADO | Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture (USA) | Textiles and Early Modern Global Exchanges: European Silks and Tapestries in the Qing Palaces (Chinese and English) |
| 3 | CHEN Fong-fong | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong) | Staging Everyday Life and the Pleasures of Leisure: Images of Women in Qing Dynasty Chinese Painting (Chinese and English) |
| 4 | CHEN Yafei | Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology (China) | The Educational Functions of University Museums: Taking Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Archaeology and Yale University Art Gallery as Examples (Chinese and English) |
| 5 | HE Jianfei | Bei Shan Tang Foundation (Hong Kong) | Shifted Perspectives: Interpretive Planning of Chinese Art Exhibitions at the ROM (English) |
Roundtable Discussion
Moderator:Jenny SO (Bei Shan Tang Foundation, Hong Kong)
| Speaker | Organization | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan STUART | Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (US) | Presenting China in Western Museums (English) |
** Arranged in keynote presentation order