Connections
A conference to explore issues of production, trade and cultural encounter in Chinese ceramics
Featured Speakers
— Ricarda Brosch, Curator East & South Asia, MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum
Motifs Across Media: Cross-Cultural Workshop Practices in Chinese Ceramics
— Christiaan Jörg, Professor Emeritus at the University of Leiden
The Private Dutch Trade in Asian Porcelain
— Willemijn van Noord, Curator, China, Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
Beyond Fake and Original: Chinese Perspectives on the Art of Copying
— Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos, Director, Museu da Presidência da República
The First Orders: Early Encounters Between Portugal and China Immortalised in Porcelain
— William R. Sargent, Independent Curator and Consultant, Chinese export art
Pagodas: From Sacred Towers to Western Ornaments: The Journey of the Chinese Pagoda
* The talks will be held in English.
Programme
20 October
6 pm: arrival and registration
6 to 7.30 pm: exhibition visits and welcome remarks
— Jacopo Crivelli Visconti, Director
8 pm: dinner and opening remarks
— Becky MacGuire, Guest Curator
21 October
9.30 am to 4.45 pm: featured speakers and storage visit *
* lunch and coffee/tea breaks included
5 pm: musical performance
Details
For attendees wishing to stay near the foundation, we offer a promotional code for the Hotel Pestana Sintra Golf.
Please book your stay at the hotel’s website and enter the promo code: ALBUQUERQUE.
Coach transportation will be provided between the foundation and the hotel.
Conference Fee
Includes the talks, dinner, lunch, coffee/tea breaks and coach transportation to/from the Pestana Sintra Golf.
€280* until 1 September
€350*after 1 September
* A 6% processing fee will be added.
Please note that capacity will be limited. Register your interest to ensure you don’t miss out.