In relation with our current exhibition Robert van Gulik and Chinese Culture, Refined Enjoyment of Elegant Leisure, China Cultural Center is delighted to announce our Online Talks Programme, which will take place from February to April. We invite you to join us on a journey into Chinese culture, by discovering the legendary Dutch writer, scholar and diplomat Robert van Gulik’s (1910-1967) passion for Chinese art.

All the Online Talks are free of charge and open to all. You can watch live streaming via our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CCCDenHaag/live/. More details in the following agenda.

THURSDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2021

13:00 - 14:00 CET

THE CHINESE LITERATI & EXHIBITION TOUR

Shi Ye - Professor, Shanghai Normal University

Marie-Anne Souloumiac/ Van Gulik - Curator

THURSDAY 25th FEBRUARY 2021

13:00 - 14:00 CET

THE PRACTICE OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND SEAL CARVING

Wang Ching Ling - China Curator, Rijksmuseum

Dr. Koos Kuiper - Retired curator of old Chinese and Japanese books, Leiden University Library

THURSDAY 25th MARCH 2021

13:00 - 14:00 CET

The Judge Dee Illustrations and sources from the Asian Library at Leiden University

Lin Fan - Lecturer, Chinese Art and Material Culture, Leiden University

Marc Gilbert - Curator of Chinese Special Collections, Asian Library, Leiden University Libraries

Spring Activities co-organised with Royal Asian Art Society in the Netherlands

More details will follow: www.kvvak.nl/en/

Registration for 9th and 10th April: info@kvvak.nl

FRIDAY 9th APRIL 2021

YOUNG SCHOLARS’ ONLINE SYMPOSIUM:

RETHINKING ROBERT VAN GULIK: NEW PERSPECTIVES AND APPROACHES

SATURDAY 10th APRIL 2021

CULTURAL DAY WITH SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY ‘ON THE TRACK OF

ROBERT VAN GULIK’ BY ROB ROMBOUT, GUQIN PERFORMANCE AND TALKS ON

COLLECTING CHINESE ART

To keep up to date with all the events and programmes, please follow:

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Thanks to The Royal Asian Art Society in the Netherlands

the Rechter Tie / Judge Dee platform

www.rechtertie.nl

www.judge-dee.info