On 23 February 2008, 25
Warwickers and friends
got together at Novotel
Century Hong Kong to
attend an intriguing
talk conducted by Marco
Szeto, a fellow Warwick
graduate who is now the
Curator of Xubaizhai,
Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Macro shared with us the
“inside-story” of a
memorable and
unprecedented exhibition
organized in the history
of Hong Kong - the
“National Treasures:
Masterpieces of Chinese
Painting and Calligraphy
from the Palace Museum”
Exhibition. Marco took
an important role in
this exhibition for he
was responsible for the
safety of 32
masterpieces in Chinese
art history, including
the reputable Riverside
Scenery at the Qingming
Festival (清明上河圖) of the
Northern Song dynasty.
Macro shared with us the
story behind the great
success of the
exhibition including the
complicated coordination
with different parties,
the funny stories about
the transportation of
the National Treasures,
the crowd control of the
Museum, the strict
requirement of
protecting the exhibits
and the careful design
of the exhibition hall.
His mission seemed to be
impossible to us for
such a big-scale
exhibition needed to be
organized within a short
period of time. We were
not only impressed by
his problem-solving
intelligence but also
his hard work and
enthusiasm towards the
exhibition. Macro’s
witty remarks and sense
of humour made this
seemingly serious talk
full of fun and
laughter. Thank you for
his interesting and
inspiring sharing, the
talk would not be so
successful without his
time and effort.
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