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Name in Chinese
何翠芬
Biography
Prof. Ho teaches and researches in museum studies at the Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University. She completed her Ph.D. on an International Research Scholarship at the Asia Institute of the University of Melbourne (UoM) in Australia. She also holds an M.A. in museum studies from the University of Leicester, UK and an M.A. in literary and cultural studies from the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests cover creativity studies, exhibition histories, art museum studies in China, and the relationship between art and society in and of Asia. She has presented at international conferences, including the International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, the Asian Museum Network Conference and the International Conference of Asian Scholars. Her articles were published in edited books and international journals with Routledge, Curatorship and Management, The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum, and Asian Studies Review. Her monograph, Museum Processes in China: the institutional regulation, production, and consumption of art museums in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region, has been published by Amsterdam University Press. Prof. Ho completed her professional training at the Burrell Collection of the Glasgow Museum, UK. She had worked at various cultural institutions and possessed solid work experience in the museum field. Her curated exhibitions include ‘Dialogues: Post-1997 Art Documentation Exhibition’, ‘Reverse Reality - the United States and Hong Kong young artists exchange project’, ‘“Re-orientation” exhibition for Heritage×Art×Design’, ‘Degeneration Art Exhibition’, ‘The Future of School Architecture’, and ‘Hong Kong’s Education Heritage’. Besides, she previously taught and/or researched at various local universities, including the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Hong Kong Baptist University.
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Education/Academic qualification
Museum Studies, PhD, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 9 Jul 2018
Museum Studies, MA, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
Award Date: 11 Jul 2006
Film and Cultural Studies, MA, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Hong Kong
Award Date: 1 Dec 1998
Public Administration and Policy, BA, Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong
Award Date: 14 Dec 1994
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Art, Museums, and Heritage: The Creative Citizens in Hong Kong and Taiwan (藝術、博物館及文化遺產: 香港和台灣的創意公民)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Book Review: Monastery, monument, museum: sites and artifacts of Thai cultural memory, by Maurizio Peleggi
HO, S., 2019, In: Asian Studies Review. 43, 2, p. 360-361 2 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Review article › Book review
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Curatorial agencies and the national museum dilemma at He Xiangning art museum in China
HO, S. C. F., May 2019, In: Museum Management and Curatorship. 34, 3, p. 290-305 16 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Museological Activism and Cultural Citizenship : Collecting the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement
HO, C. F. & TING, V., Jan 2019, Museum Activism. JANES, R. R. & SANDELL, R. (eds.). Routledge, p. 197-207 11 p. (Museum Meanings).Research output: Book Chapters | Papers in Conference Proceedings › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review