Hong Kong Palace Museum | The Hong Kong Palace Museum Collections and Collectors Talk Series |Collecting in Hong Kong and Beyond: Ms Nancy Chang Lee and Ms Carrie Li Kai's Breadth of View

Ms Nancy Chang Lee

Ms Nancy Chang Lee, a Justice of the Peace, was originally trained in science. She later pursued her studies in art history in the United Kingdom and the United States. She has served as an editor for art magazines and possesses extensive knowledge about art collecting and connoisseurship.

Ms Nancy Chang Lee is an avid advocate for museums in Hong Kong and internationally. She is a former member of the Hong Kong Palace Museum Board, and has served as the chairperson of the Friends of the Hong Kong Museum of Art for over 18 years. Committed to bridging the gap between museums, students, and the public, she provides support for student museum visits and professional development of museum curators.

To celebrate the establishment of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, Ms Nancy Chang Lee made a special donation of three bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Ms Carrie Li Kai

Ms Carrie Li Kai completed her undergraduate education in Canada and entered art auction sector in 1998. Ms Li has served as an expert in a major auction house, where she specialises in Chinese art. She has presided over charity auctions and contributed to fundraising efforts for charitable organisations in both Hong Kong and the Mainland.

To celebrate the establishment of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, Ms Carrie Li Kai made a special donation of an early Qing dynasty cloisonné ruyi sceptre.

Dr Ingrid Yeung

Associate Curator
Hong Kong Palace Museum

Dr Ingrid Yeung studied Korean and Japanese art history and earned her master’s degree at SOAS, University of London, before receiving a doctorate in Chinese art and archaeology at Yale University. She worked at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, before coming to the Hong Kong Palace Museum. At the Museum, she curated the special exhibitions “Grand Gallop: Art and Culture of the Horse” and “Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London”.