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New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Conducting research on potential gifts and acquisitions, aiding collection managers in making informed decisions regarding the acquisition of books; providing FMV appraisal for these objects.
• Expanding the library’s collection of BIPOC Artists books based on OCLC records.Current
• Assisting in the organisation of monthly events for library donors, including tours, talks and site visits.
• Acquiring digital and physical catalogues from all galleries all over the world.

United States

• Inventortise NGA library’s rare auction catalogues, consisting of over 5000 physical copies dated pre-1900s.
• Mitigate provenance gaps in the library’s database; recommend future digitisation & acquisition priorities.
• Expertise in researching with both physical and online databases for auction catalogues.
• Conduct additional “Art talks” to members of the public, led guided tours to visitors
• Attend staff training sessions that offer exposure to all different departments across the museum

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Researching the historiography of objects and presenting my research to the clients.
• Cataloguing rare books and old maps for the specialists in the gallery
• Assisting the owner on new exhibitions, notably Asian Week 2023 and our quarterly online auctions.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Intern at Kiplinger Letter-Reported political news on the Capitol Hill, acquired experience interviewing multiple members of the Congress -Investigating and reporting on current events in the Business world, with a specific eye on technology-Notable works includes lede stories on retail, on international news and current events-Weekly fact checking and.

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

-Completed research in support of the 2022 reinstallation of the American galleries-Developed museum catalogue content to inform visitor understanding of particular artists and artworks -Designed an iPad interactive, titled Globalising America, in an effort to enrich the viewing experience Attended summer intern workshops that offer exposure to departments.

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

• Communicated with design and construction companies from around the world
• Acquired first hand experience on construction administration
• Interviewed consultant firms, selected companies that was most suitable for our current projects
• Conducted research on five star hotels to collect information on contemporary hotel design trends
• Main contributions include Park Hyatt London, AC Hotel Shanghai and The Ritz-Carlton, Harbin

Master'S Degree, Art Business

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Bachelor'S Degree

High School Diploma, Art, History, Maths