Porcelains and Power

Join Assistant Professor of History and American Culture & author of "Imperial Stewards: Chinese Art and the Making of America’s Pacific Century (Stanford University Press, 2025)" Ian Shin for a talk exploring how art collecting and Western imperialism are connected, beyond a simple story of victim and aggressor.

🗓️ Wed, April 8th
⏰ 5:30–6:30pm
📍 UMMA
🎟️ Free & open to the public

From the Gilded Age to WWII, discover how power, politics, and the idea of “imperial stewardship” shaped America’s rise as a major collector of Chinese art, and what that means for how we view art today.

**🔗 Registration required: https://myumi.ch/bVpEj**

Come join us!