Arthur M. Sackler (1913-87) was an American philanthropist and collector of cultural relics. In 1986, he and his wife Jillian Sackler sponsored the construction of the museum at Peking University. When it opened in 1993, it became the first museum specializing in archaeology in a Chinese university.
It has become a major hub for academic research and social activities, and has set an example for the many Chinese college museums that followed.
The ongoing exhibition is part of Dame Jillian Sackler International Artists Exhibition Program, which aims to create cross-cultural understanding by showing works by artists from diverse backgrounds.
A two-day symposium on the cross-border communication of these artists will last until May 29 to echo the exhibition.
"Compared with museums off campus, the biggest difference here is that a museum in a college will make full use of its expertise in scientific research and critical thinking," Hang Kan, director of the museum, said.
