Museum Connections 2024

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Wenchu LI

Luoyang Museum

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Biography

Li Wenchu, male, a Hui nationality, was born in March 1979 in Luoyang, Henan Province. He is a member of China Association for Promoting Democracy,a deputy to the 14th People’s Congress of Henan Province, and a member of the 13th CPPCC of Luoyang. In 2002, he graduated from the department of ethnology in Minzu University of China with a bachelor’s degree in history. From December 2003 to September 2019, he worked in Luoyang Cultural Relics Bureau and successively served as the deputy director of office and the chief of the Museum section. In November 2019, he served as the vice chairman (full-time) of the Association for Promoting Democracy in Luoyang, and he has served as the curator of Luoyang Museum since June 2020. During his work in Luoyang Cultural Relics Bureau, Li Wenchu participated in activities related to cultural relics, such as the National Historical Sites Luoyang Summit Forum, the application of Silk Road and Grand Canal for the World Heritage Site, the first national movable cultural relics survey in Luoyang, International Ancient Capitals Forum. He also dedicated to the construction of local museums, such as the construction of the relocated Luoyang Museum, Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital, Sui-Tang Dynasties Grand Canal Cultural Museum, local topic museums, non-state-owned museums as well as county-level museums in Luoyang. He devotes himself to promote the construction of the capital of Luoyang Oriental Museum. Since June 2020, as the curator of Luoyang Museum, he has continuously fueled the high-quality development of Luoyang museum, offered quality services and expanded types of service. He participated in various exhibitions and cultural activities, such as the joint exhibition of Longmen Grottoes, Dunhuang Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, the joint exhibition of cultural relics in Luoyang metropolitan circle, the Hanfu show (traditional Chinese costume), and several night lectures held in Luoyang Museum. Meanwhile, he advanced the building of digital museum and utilized extensive modern technology to display cultural relics in an innovative way, such as the opening of “Light of Heluo Culture” digital museum. He believes digital technology not only makes cultural relics “come alive” , but also enriches a variety of interactive experiences, immersing audiences in the splendid ancient culture. Digital method serves as an excellent platform to show the brilliant and unique charm of Luoyang as the capital for thirteen dynasties, a medium of carrying forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture and a stronger support of boosting confidence in Chinese culture.

EVENTS

Find us at the following events:
Jan 17, 2024
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Museums in China: current situation and perspectives for international cooperation

Wenchu LI (Luoyang Museum)Gang LI (Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum)Xiaolin MA (Henan Museum)Zhiqiang WANG (Palace Museum of the Manchurian Regime)Jing ZHENG (China Grand Canal Museum)
Description
Centre Pompidou and British Museum in Shanghai, Rencontres d'Arles in Xiamen, Musée Rodin in Shenzhen... in recent years we have witnessed a wave of long-term or more ephemeral projects by major Western cultural brands to establish themselves in China. At a time when China has seen a sustained increase in the number of museums on its territory, where do we stand today and what are the opportunities in terms of engineering and cultural cooperation? What expectations do Chinese professionals have of Western museum and heritage professionals today? How are cultural practices evolving and what are the expectations of Chinese audiences? More generally, what are the major issues shaking up the Chinese cultural world today: between ecological transition, economic development, digital innovation? 5 examples : 1. MA Xiaolin, Director of Henan Museum: Chinese practice in the new definition of the museum. 2. LI Gang, Director of Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum: Panorama of the development of archaeological site museums and the latest research results on the protection of cultural relics. 3. WANG Zhiqiang, Director of Palace Museum of the Manchurian Regime: Inter-applications of technology and innovation in Chinese museums. 4. ZHENG Jing, Director of China Grand Canal Museum: Overview of social education in Chinese museums. 5. LI Wenchu, Director of Luoyang Museum: Technological application achievements in Chinese museums.
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