ITP 2017 Reports: Asia Fellows

This week, we are happy to be sharing with you the reports written by the ITP fellows who attended the 2017 Summer Programme.

25 fellows from 18 countries attended the ITP summer programme in 2017, including the addition to the network of fellows from six new countries (Guatemala, Indonesia, Lesotho, Myanmar (Burma), New Zealand and Zimbabwe).

Now back at their home institutions, they have each sat down to reflect on the experience and how it will affect their professional practice and career goals moving forward.

Every ITP fellow is on an exciting and unique path, and we hope you take the time to read these reports shared with us by the latest cohort joining our the global network.

To start us off, here are the reports from fellows who were based in the Asia Department while at the British Museum. Click on the fellow’s name to read their report.

Chen Li
International Loans Coordinator, Nanjing Museum, China
Partner Placement: Glasgow Museums
Supported by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust

Chithra K.S.
Head Archivist, Museum of Art and Photography, Bangalore, India
Partner Placement: Glasgow Museums
Supported by the Charles Wallace India Trust, the RA Association and the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation

Guo Xifeng
Exhibitions Planner, Shanxi Museum, China
Partner Placement: Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives
Supported by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust

Hafnidar
Curator and Head of Education and Collections, Aceh Museum, Indonesia
Partner Placement: Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums
Supported by the Indonesian Embassy in London

J.S. Gandhimathi
Curator – Arts Section, Government Museum, Chennai, India
Partner Placement: Manchester Museums
Supported by the British Museum Trust

Mona Melling
Documentation and Content Development Officer, Sarawak Museum, Malaysia
Partner Placement: Manchester Museums
Supported by Sarawak Museum

Qurat ul Ain
PhD Candidate, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Partner Placement: The Collection, Lincoln and Nottingham University Museum
Supported by the Thriplow Charitable Trust and the Rangoonwala Foundation

Thi Thi Phyo
Assistant Curator, Myanmar Art Gallery, National Museum Yangon, Myanmar
Partner Placement: Glasgow Museums
Supported by the Charles Wallace Burma Trust and the B.D.G. Leviton Foundation