Museum and Society - Social Ideologies of Museum Architecture with Dr. Lee Ho Yin (李浩然博士)

Date :
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Time :
18:30 registration; 18:45 lecture
Venue :
1/F, T.T. Tsui Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
Cost :
$120 Member, $180 Non-member, Free for student with valid ID
Note :
Optional dinner with speaker afterward on share-cost basis

Overview:
This lecture gives an overview of the historical development of modern museum architecture and explains the social meaning inherent in the development of museum architecture, and how the architectural expressions of the museum typology are a direct reflection of social ideologies of different times.

Speaker:
Dr. Lee Ho Yin (李浩然博士) is the Director of Architectural Conservation Programme in the Department of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong.