{"id":7758,"date":"2021-05-29T13:24:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T13:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/?p=7758"},"modified":"2021-05-29T13:31:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T13:31:51","slug":"the-two-tams-at-hkmoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/the-two-tams-at-hkmoa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Two Tams at HKMoA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone in the field is looking forward to the reopening of Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) in November. Examining the museum\u2019s history and its list of Chief Curators, one finds a long-established connection between HKU Fine Arts and the museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Prof. Chuang Shen supervised a master\u2019s student in the late 1960s who wrote his thesis on Chinese art.\u00a0<\/a>This student was Mr. Laurence Tam Chi Sing \u8b5a\u5fd7\u6210 (1933-2013). After his graduation, Tam joined HKMoA in 1976 as a curator and served as the first Chief Curator from1985-1993. He kept close contact with his alma mater. Prof. Chuang, who sincerely cared about his students\u2019 future careers, was eager to introduce this former student of his to the more junior ones. In 1979, the Fine Arts Society (1979-1980) invited Tam to be their guest speaker, where he shared his museum work experience with current HKU Fine Arts students. Not only were the students excited to meet and speak with a practitioner in the field, but they were also offered summer internships and further opportunities at HKMoA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>