To complement the exhibition "Amazing Clay: The Ceramic Collection of the Art Museum", the Art Museum organised a monthly lecture series starting in May 2016. The lectures for September were held on 9 and 10 September 2016. Professor Peng Shanguo from Jilin University was invited to be the guest speaker. His lectures on "Low Temperature Lead Glaze of North-Eastern China" and "Ceramics from the Jilin University Collection" attracted an audience of about 100. The lectures for October were held on 28 and 29 October 2016. Professor Lu Minghua, Director of the Porcelain Department, Shanghai Museum, was invited to be the guest speaker. His lectures on "Yuen and Ming Blue-White Porcelain from Jingdezhen" and "Jingdezhen Ceramics in the Early Qing Dynasty" attracted an audience of about 110. The lecture for November was held on 18 November 2016. Professor Cui Yong, Associate Director of Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology was invited to be the guest speaker. His lecture on "Nan'ao One Ancient Ship and Ceramics Trading in the Ming Dynasty" attracted an audience of about 60.
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