Museums, International Exhibitions and China’s Cultural Diplomacy examines the role museums and, more specifically, international exhibitions, have played in shaping China’s international image to date.
Da Kong is a Lecturer in Museum Studies at the Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology in Fudan University, Shanghai. Her research focuses on international exchanges between museums, looking particularly at China’s exhibition exchanges, soft power, and cultural diplomacy. She is currently leading two municipal projects in Shanghai on this subject.