This course builds upon museum professional practices at an advanced level. It provides a critical study of curatorial practices, reviewing its tradition, limitations and issues about interdisciplinary collaborations. Drawing from theories of materiality and transcultural interpretations, it looks into how curatorial ideas would be conceived and articulated, how design thinking would be integrated into presenting the exhibits, and planning and organizing exhibitions. The recent professional discussion on museum studies also examines how museum practices would be relevant to the linkage between objects, ArtTech and STEAM education, cultural diplomacy, gender and human migration in contemporary society.

The field trip will be arranged to allow students to observe and evaluate museum practices critically. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to learn:

• Develop an overall understanding of museum practices;
• Apply research skills and creative thinking in conceiving curatorial ideas;
• Engage with arts, sciences and transcultural issues through the means of exhibition-making;
• Critically evaluate museum curatorial practices and ethics.

Prof. Sharon Wong Wai-yee
Sharon Wong received her PhD in Southeast Asian Studies from the National University of Singapore and was awarded her master’s degree from the School of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University. She is an experienced instructor in teaching museums, material culture and heritage courses at the Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include museology, cultural heritage studies, archaeology, China-Southeast Asian transcultural interactions in historical periods, trade ceramic studies, and technology and material sciences of craft production. She undertakes her fieldwork in Southeast Asia, China and Europe. She is currently working on the research exhibition project of port city networking along maritime ceramic roads in Asia. She was a member of the Antiquities Advisory Board. Currently, she is a museum expert advisor for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Archaeology) and a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

Time : Thurs 12:30 – 15:15
Venue : Lee Shau Kee Building (LSK) 514
Medium of instruction : Cantonese
Course Instructor : Prof. Sharon Wong Wai-yee