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Dr. LAU Fung Ha, Lesley

Director
Sun Museum (Hong Kong)

Fellowship Project

Dr. Lesley Lau spent four months (May – August 2011) at The British Museum in London, U.K., where she conducted research on the museum’s Chinese export art collection with a focus on the Reeves collection.

Biography

Dr. Lesley Lau is the Director of Sun Museum. Prior to her current position, she was the founding curator of the Art Promotion Office (APO) and the art space, Oi!. She had also worked for the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre and the Heritage & Museums Division of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, specialising in Chinese export art as well as public and community art development in Hong Kong.

Recent Development and Achievement

    Dr. Lesley Lau has been appointed Director of Sun Museum since October 2024. Established in 2015, Sun Museum is a non-profit independent museum. With a special focus in painting, the museum aims to promote and support Chinese art and Hong Kong artists. To improve visitors’ experience, the museum opened a shop and café at its new location in 2024.

    Dr. Lau is implementing a five-year plan(2024-2029) for the museum, which includes rebranding, strategic curatorial and programing directions, and partnership. The schemes and programmes in progress are Sun Delight, Sun Salon, Sun Connect, Sun Classroom, Sun Chatroom, Sun Artroom, Sun Playroom and Sun Refresh.

Selected Publication(s)

  • 劉鳳霞 (2023)。〈歷史補遺 — 以晚清中國貿易時期的票據、來華日誌及廣東外銷藝術品為中心〉,載於香港中文大學中國文化研究所嶺南文化研究計劃(主編),《嶺南文化與世界國際學術會議2023論文集》。
  • 劉鳳霞 (2018)。〈洋人眼裡的中國形象 — 從真偽遊記到廣州外銷藝術品〉,載於廣州大學廣州發展研究院(主編),《2018廣州學與全球城市發展國際論壇論文集》。
  • 劉鳳霞 (2017)。〈從香港藝術館所藏的五幅歷史繪畫看饒宗頤教授的「五重證據法」〉。載於康樂及文化事務署(主編),《香港博物館期刊一期》。
  • 劉鳳霞 (2015)。〈不是明信片 — 十七至十九世紀中國外銷畫的特殊功能〉。載於香港大學饒宗頤學術館(主編),《饒宗頤教授百歲華誕國際學術研討會會議論文集》。
  • 劉鳳霞 (2014)。〈口岸文化 — 從廣東的外銷藝術品探討近代中西文化的相互觀照〉。載於廣東省博物館(主編),《異趣同輝 — 清代外銷藝術品國際學術研討會論文集》。
  • 劉鳳霞 (2012)。〈口岸文化 — 從廣東的隔山畫派及外銷畫到上海的月份牌畫〉。載於嶺南畫派紀念館(主編),《「嶺南畫派在上海」國際學術研討會論文集》。
  • 劉鳳霞 (2011)。〈繁華都會與鬼魊 — 從十三行為主題的中國外銷畫看口岸文化的發展〉。載於廣州大學(主編),《「廣州十三行與清代中外關係」國際學術研討會論文集》。
  • 劉鳳霞 (2010)。〈被遺忘的國際都會 — 以十七至十九世紀的廣州城市意象為中心〉。載於中山大學(主編),《全球與區域之間“近代早期廣州口岸史研究”國際學術研討會論文集》。
  • 劉鳳霞 (2010)。〈雅懷德風 — 記徐展堂先生及其弘揚中國文化藝術的志業〉。《信報》。