The Role of Digital Technologies in Heritage Preservation and Research in Museums and Universities

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium, Hong Kong Palace Museum, West Kowloon Cultural District, 8 Museum Drive, Kowloon 

The talk brings together leading museum professionals and scholars to explore how digital technologies are reshaping the preservation, study, and presentation of cultural heritage. Reflecting on new exhibitions on Egyptian art and Chinese culture heritage and research projects at the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the University of Chicago, the speakers will share insights into innovative digital cultural heritage projects, the contribution of digital technologies in the museum context and in transformative interdisciplinary research. The talk is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the University of Chicago.  

Speakers: 

• Dr Wei-Cheng Lin, Associate Professor of Art History and the College, Chinese Art and Architecture, The University of Chicago
• Dr Timothy P. Harrison, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, The University of Chicago
• Dr Daisy Yiyou Wang, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Hong Kong Palace Museum
• Ms Yannick Ma, Assistant Curator, Hong Kong Palace Museum 

Moderator: 

• Ms Elizabeth O'Neill, Executive Director (Interim) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of ChicagoAcademic Complex |The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong 

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