Philadelphia, 19 September 2011
As reported by Philly.com, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has just named expert in Chinese art and archaeology, Hiromi Kinoshita, Associate Curator of its Chinese art department.
Kinoshita, 41, is currently Associate Curator in Chinese art at the Fine Arts Museum of Boston. She will join the Philadelphian institution on 1 April 2012. She will also be in charge of expanding the museum’s Chinese artwork collection.
Born in Hong Kong, Kinoshita graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and obtained a doctorate from the University of Oxford. Before taking on her current post in Boston, she was a consultant at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta for an exhibition, entitled “The First Emperor: China’s Terracotta Army”. This exhibition first took place at the British Museum, for whom Kinoshita was Associate Curator in 2006 to 2008.
In Philly.com’s article, “Timothy Rub, director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, said the position of associate curator had recently been endowed by an anonymous donor, providing an opportunity ‘to focus – through reinstallation, research, and programming – on an area that needs more attention.’
“In a statement, Rub added that Kinoshita’s appointment provides the means ‘to broaden the museum’s outreach to diverse communities in the city and region, especially Philadelphia’s large and vibrant Chinese community.’”