150 YEARS IN SHANGHAI
SATURDAY MAY 17, 2.30 p.m. at 1933
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With a spirit of adventure come and join us on this historic occasion to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Asiatic Society in Shanghai!
Jane Portal, Curator of Chinese and Korean collections at the BritishMuseum, will be giving a presentation on the BritishMuseum’s relations with China, including Shanghai. She will also be screening a 30-minute documentary called The British Museum Goes East, originally aired on BBC2, that tells the story of setting up the Art and Empire exhibition at the Shanghai Museum in 2006, juxtaposed with the British Museum’s negotiations in Xi'an for the now legendary First Emperor exhibition in London.
In the light of unforeseen last minute difficulties the RAS China in Shanghai is exceedingly grateful to Paul Liu, Chairman, and to David Laris, Creative Director, of Axons Concepts for their spontaneous and generous help in providing a magnificent and unique historical venue to allow this momentous meeting to go ahead. David Laris will be saying a few words about their project, one that shares many ambitions with those of RAS. Carma Elliot OBE, British Consul General Shanghai and Honorary Vice President of the Society, will also give a short address.
The event will be held on the fourth floor of 1933 at No.10 Shajing Road. Originally designed as the Shanghai Municipal Council Abattoir it was completed in 1933, the same year as the RAS building. Light refreshments will be on offer.
Following the talk guests are invited to join Peter Hibbard, the Society’s President, and Jane Portal, for a walk passing by the former RAS building and terminating at Three on The Bund, the first building in Shanghai to be designed by inspirational RAS Council member ‘Tug’ Wilson, who later designed the RAS building itself.
There will be an entrance charge of Rmb 40 for members and Rmb 70 for guests.
Please RSVP to Lindsay.shen@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn by May 14