The event will kick off with refreshments outside the Belfast Room
Bridges to China
A celebration of the connections between China and Northern Ireland
Date
Sunday 1st March
Time
13:00 to 16:00
Please note, this is a past event.
Join us to celebrate the launch of Bridges to China, a new digital resource developed through a unique community research collaboration. The event will offer an opportunity to discover the Bridges to China digital resource, hear from project partners and participants, and reflect on the stories, creativity, and research that have brought National Museums NI Chinese collections to life in new ways.
The event is free and open to everyone; however, places are limited. Booking is essential to avoid disappointment.
On the day
A series of talks and digital presentations in the Lecture theatre will include:
- Dr Briony Widdis (School of HAPP, QUB)
- Triona White Hamilton, Curator of Modern History National Museum NI,
- Danny Wong MBE, Chinese Welfare Association and Chinese Chamber of Commerce
- Mr. Li Nan, Chinese Consul General.
- Presentation of the digital resources available for the project
- Avila Media will present on the features, and intended impact.
Panel discussion
The panel will discuss how museums, communities, and academic institution can enhance public understanding of the historical and contemporary links between China, the UK, and Northern Ireland. Ciaron Wilkinson, Head of Partnerships and Engagement at Manchester Museum, will chair this discussion with project partners and participants.
Watch storytelling, music and dance performances in the Atrium. Listen to personal stories and hear about objects from the Bridges to China project from project participants, as well as engaging in cultural activities.
1.NI Oi Kwan Women’s Group performing Chinese Dance ‘Riverside village in my dream’.
2. Wei Deng performing the Chinese musical instrument, the Guzheng
3. Xiwu Han performing martial arts ‘Wind Cloud Double Fan’
Bridges to China is a community research project connecting China and Northern Ireland through heritage and storytelling.
Through a series of collaborative workshops, participants from the Chinese Welfare Association worked alongside Avila Media, Queen’s University Belfast and National Museums NI staff to research objects, share cultural knowledge and personal stories. The result is a published digital resource that documents new interpretations of the collection through storytelling, photography, audio and visual media, offering richer and more inclusive understandings of Chinese heritage and of the longstanding connections between China and Northern Ireland.
Funded by AHRC Impact Acceleration Account’