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SUMMARY:“The Low-water Mark… Throughout the Whole of the Empire”: Th
 e Peculiar Development of Early Museums in Colonial Hong Kong - Reynold K.
  W. Tsang\, City University of Hong Kong
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CONTACT:Geonyoung Kim
DESCRIPTION:In 1933\, the Museums Association deemed Hong Kong “the low-
 water mark in museum provision throughout the whole of the Empire.” This
  verdict may seem hyperbolic\, but Hong Kong’s museum situation during t
 he late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was indeed dire. Througho
 ut the Victorian Era\, museums in Britain and her colonies were typically 
 viewed as imperial institutions - symbols of British power and instruments
  for extending British dominance. However\, the early museums of colonial 
 Hong Kong followed a different trajectory. This paper explores their pecul
 iar origin and development\, offering a compelling case study of the limit
 ations and "powerlessness" within the British imperial project.\n\nOnline:
  https://bit.ly/46dQEZA \n\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/82002533749?pwd=0dh2
 Y0bCzs8QSqNTYr7Ictx3a8AmXf.1\n\nZOOM ID: 820 0253 3749 PW: 996056
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