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J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme

Empower rising leaders in
Chinese art

J. S. Lee Memorial
Fellows

Build a community of museum professionals

Our Missions

  • To promote international exchange of scholarship and museum practice for the development of traditional Chinese art; and
  • To contribute to the professional development and enhancement of traditional Chinese art curators, museum professionals and academics through supporting research, training and collaborative projects at museums and institutions around the world.

Bei Shan Tang Conservation Seminar Series

Ode to the Kiln: Scientific Studies of Ancient Chinese Ceramics

7 November 2026 (Saturday)
Hong Kong / Beijing Time: 3 pm – 6:30 pm | London Time: 7am – 10:30am
Online via Zoom Webinar | Presentations in Chinese and English with bilingual simultaneous interpretation

Moderators: 

Mr. WANG Guangyao | Research Fellow, The Palace Museum (Beijing)

Dr. LEI Yong | Director and Research Fellow, Department of Conservation Science and Research, The Palace Museum (Beijing)

Speakers: 

Ms. Rose KERR | Honorary Associate, Needham Research Institute (Cambridge)| Former Keeper, Far Eastern Department, Victoria and Albert Museum (London)

Prof. Nigel WOOD | Honorary Research Associate, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford (Oxford)| Emeritus Professor, University of Westminster (London)

Prof. KE Xiaoxing | Professor, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology (Beijing)

Mr. KANG Baoqiang | Research Fellow, Department of Conservation Science and Research, The Palace Museum (Beijing)

Announcement

  • The 2027/2028 J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme will accept applications from November 1, 2026. Application Deadline: January 31, 2027.

Fellow's Highlight

Participating Institutions

The J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme currently has 62 participating institutions and 79 Fellows around the world, providing training and enhancement opportunities for scholars and museum professionals in Chinese art.