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LIANG YI TALKS

Thangka in Blood: A Thangka Artist’s Journey Through Lineage and Legacy ■ Nima Dorji

JULY 2024

Urushi Lacquer: from Resin to Precious Inlay ■ Frank (Kaiho) Cengizalp and Mathilde Berger-Rondouin

MAY 2024

Kimono workshop: Discovering the Stories Woven in Traditional Garments ■ Akemi Takahshi

FEBRUARY 2024

Imperial Living and Furnishing: A Guided Tour by Pola Antebi ■ Pola Antebi

SEPTEMBER 2023

Stories in Silver ■ Daniel Roberts

JUNE 2023

Emperor Qianlong’s Hidden Treasures ■ Nicole Chiang

MAY 2023

Qing Imperial Women and Treasures of the Forbidden City ■ Dr. Daisy Yiyou Wang

APRIL 2023

Art Nouveau Jewellery: When Japanese Art Came to Europe ■ Gilles Zalulyan and Mathilde Rondouin

FEBRUARY 2023

Meet the Curators #4 ■ Keri Ryan, Sara Mao, Fion Ko and Daniel Roberts

JANUARY 2023

Meet the Curators #3 ■ Nader Rasti, Jonathan Stone, Chloe Suen and Daniel Roberts

NOVEMBER 2022

Meet the Curators #2 ■ Kyle Chung, Ulanda Blair and Daniel Roberts

NOVEMBER 2022

Meet the Curators #1 ■ Pauline Yao, Tianlong Jiao and Stephanie Fong

OCTOBER 2022

Silver Through Time ■ Daniel Roberts and Mathilde Rondouin

JUNE 2021

The Art of Enamelling: A Journey between West and East ■ Bonnie Lau and Mathilde Rondouin

OCTOBER 2020

Kimono Workshop and Traditional Japanese Dance Performance ■ Akemi Takahshi

FEBRUARY 2020

The Art of Diancui in Traditional Chinese Headdresses ■ Peter Chu Kit Wing

JANUARY 2020

Adorning the Self - Feminine Enchantment and Social Changes in the Life of the Modern Woman ■ Dr. Sandy Ng

OCTOBER 2019

Fashion and Identity: The Clothing of the Yi Ethnic Group in Southwest China ■ Dr. He Jianfei

NOVEMBER 2019

The Japanese Way of Tea ■ Dr. Melody Chong and Rowena Kwan

JULY 2019

Antonio Stradivari: Master Craftsman, Artist and Engineer ■ Robert Brewer Young

JUNE 2019

A History of Tobacco Pipes in Japan ■ Kyozaburo Tsuge

MAY 2019

Japanese Tobacco Culture from the Edo to early Meiji Period ■ Dr. Reiko Sakaki

APRIL 2019

Jade Disc and its Imitations in the Han Mortuary Context ■ Dr. Eileen Lam

FEBRUARY 2019

Qianlong Emperor’s Carved Lacquer War Panels from 18th-Century China ■ Dr. Zhan Zhenpeng

JANUARY 2019

Intangible Cultural Heritage in the "Story of Yanxi Palace": The Kesi Fan ■ Gu Jian Guo

DECEMBER 2018

The Transformation of Landscape Painting in 20th-Century China ■ Dr. Pedith Chan

NOVEMBER 2018

In Between Imagination and Reality: Barbara Choi’s Blue-and-Green Landscape ■ Barbara Choi

OCTOBER 2019

What Does a Conservator Do? ■ Paul Harrison

JUNE 2018

Persianism and the Domes of Medieval East Asia ■ Dr. Minku Kim

MAY 2018

The Sounds of Persia by Shooresh ■ Shooresh (Kuhzad) Ranaei

MAY 2018

Mapping and Charting the Blue Road ■ Dr. Marco Caboara and Peter Geldart

APRIL 2018

Bi-directional Blue Road: Artistic Convergences of Chinese and Islamic Cultures ■ Dr. James D. Frankel

MARCH 2018

The Blue Road Mastercrafts from Persia, an introductory lecture ■ Dr. Yuka Kadoi

MARCH 2018

The Secret of Terracotta ■ Thomas Cheung

FEBRUARY 2018

Traditional Timber Architecture – Nature & Dougong ■ Angus Ngai

JANUARY 2018

Rediscovering the Cheongsam: A Cultural Approach ■ Dr. Brenda Li

DECEMBER 2017

Tea and Meditation ■ Yayi Leung

SEPTEMBER 2017

The Art of Guqin ■ Wang Youdi

JULY 2017

The Collectors Circle: Collecting Across Cultures ■ Kevin Ching, Hing Chao, Nelson Leong, Betty Lo and Angus Forsyth

JUNE 2017

The Pursuit of Literati Morals ■ Dr. Raymond Tang

APRIL 2017

Thangkas and Emptiness: A Glimpse into the World of Buddhist Art ■ Kim Chong

FEBRUARY 2017

The Mighty Lion ■ Dominique Chan

DECEMBER 2016

Hong Kong Art: What Will the Future Bring? Rising to the Challenge of Change ■ Henrietta Tsui-Leung,

Halley Cheng, Ho Kwun Ting, Benny Au and Hung Keung

NOVEMBER 2016

Ten Thousand Li of the Yangtze River – Then and Now ■ Michael Cherney

OCTOBER 2016

Worth its Weight: Collecting and Investing in Silver ■ Alice Bleuzen

JUNE 2016

A Legacy of Luxury: Chinese Export Silver for the West ■ Adrien von Ferscht

MAY 2016

Inside the Silversmith's Studio ■ Kyosun Jung

APRIL 2016

A Token of Elegance ■ Carolyn Hsu-Balcer

FEBRUARY 2016

Looking at Hong Kong through its Neon Signs ■ Aric Chen

DECEMBER 2015

Diamonds: An Expert's Perspective ■ Graeme Thompson

NOVEMBER 2015

Hidden Symbols of Love in Chinese Painting ■ Chun-Yi Lee

OCTOBER 2015

The Art of Curating ■ Angela Zhu, Olivia Wang and Yifawn Lee

SEPTEMBER 2015

The Jade Obsessed Emperor ■ Xu Xiaodong

AUGUST 2015

Netsuke - an Art Form Unique to Japan ■ Robert Fleischel

JUNE 2015

The Wonderful World of Royal Travel Cases ■ Jaap Kamp

APRIL 2015

The Evolution of French Furniture in the 18th Century ■ Mikael Kraemer

MARCH 2015

Zhongping Dao: Ancestor of the Japanese Sword ■ Hing Chao

FEBRUARY 2015

Traditional and Modern Jewellery of China ■ Dickson Yewn

JANUARY 2015

Pith Paper Paintings of Canton ■ Simon Kwan

DECEMBER 2014

On Defiance: An Iconoclastic Ink Painter in 19th Century Guangdong ■ Dr. Yeewan Koon

NOVEMBER 2014

A Liao Dynasty Gilt Silver Dish ■ K.Y. Ng

OCTOBER 2014

The Relationship Between Making and Collecting Art ■ Zeng Xiaojun

SEPTEMBER 2014

King of the Fanglei: A Bronze from the Shang Dynasty ■ Oi Ling Chiang

AUGUST 2014

The Gilded Age of the House Museum: Building a Collection to Preserve One's Own Vision ■ Veronique Chagnon-Burke

JULY 2014

The Effects of Ming and Qing Furniture Design on the West ■ Dr. Florian Knothe

JUNE 2014

Kodo - The Art of Japanese Incense Culture ■ Souhitsu Hachiya

MAY 2014

Shufa, Seal-Carving and Calligraphy ■ Fung Ming Chip

APRIL 2014

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