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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

Forum for Curators of Chinese Art

Catalyse collaboration and knowledge exchange

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

Language of Kuancai: Understanding Coromandel Screens Through Conservation Science

12 July 2025 (Saturday)
Hong Kong/Beijing Time: 2pm – 5:30pm | Lisbon Time: 7am – 10:30pm | St. Petersburg Time: 9am – 12:30pm | San Francisco Time: 11 July, 11pm – 12 July, 2:30am | Online via Zoom Webinar | Presentations in Chinese and English with bilingual simultaneous interpretation

Moderators:
Dr. Jay XU | Asian Art Museum, San Francisco | Director and CEO Dr. LEI Yong | The Palace Museum | Deputy Director and Research Fellow, Department of Conservation Science

Co-Creation Partner:
Dr. Lianming WANG | Department of Chinese and History, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong | Associate Professor

Speakers (in presentation order):
Dr. LIU Xialing | Department of Arts and Design, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau | Research Assistant Ms. HUA Chunrong| Conservation Department, The Palace Museum | Associate Curator
Dr. Kamilla KALININA | Department of Scientific Restoration and Conservation, State Hermitage Museum | Conservation Scientist
Dr. Maria João PETISCA | Furniture and Lacquer Conservator | Instituto de História da Arte (IHA), NOVA University of Lisbon – School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH) | Collaborating Researcher

Announcement

  • The 2025/2026 J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme will accept applications from November 1, 2024. Application Deadline: January 31, 2025.

Fellow's Highlight

Participating Institutions

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