For the Love of Art

Nancy Lee, chairman of the Friends of Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA), reflects on 15 years of making art accessible to everyone

By Tara Sobti.

You’ve been the chairman of the Friends of HKMoA since 2005. How did the role come about? I joined the Friends of HKMoA in the late Nineties, when Maisie Wong was the chairman. Then I left the committee and rejoined under Rosamond Brown. At that time, I began to organise all the membership programmes and took over the chairmanship after two years when Rosamond stepped down. Over the years, I have worked with several museum chief curators, including Gerald Tsang, Christina Chu, Tang Hoi-chiu, Eve Tam and the current director, Maria Mok. Where does your passion for the arts come from? I have always loved the visual arts and grew up devouring art books and scouring museums. Art, to me, is the highest expression of the human spirit. But my journey to art…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2022

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