Numbers of Asian artists' works featured

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Dear National Museums of Scotland,

If you could please provide answers to the following. It will help the public understand the varying levels of Asian representation in our national museums/galleries.

How many Chinese mainland artists' work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively?
How many Taiwanese artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?
How many Hong Kong artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?
How many Tibetan artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?
Can you direct me to exhibitions featuring or focused on Chinese artists from 2019, 2020 and 2021?
NB: Please if there are multiple museums/galleries associated with National Museums of Scotland, then please identify the numbers of artists and names of the exhibitions in each museum/gallery.

Yours faithfully,
Flo Marks

National Museums Scotland FOI, National Museums of Scotland

Dear Flo Marks, 

 

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act – Request Number 1649 

 

Thank you for your interest in National Museums Scotland. 

You requested, under the provisions of the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act, the following information: 

 

How many Chinese mainland artists' work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and
2021 respectively?

How many Taiwanese artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

How many Hong Kong artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

How many Tibetan artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

Can you direct me to exhibitions featuring or focused on Chinese artists
from 2019, 2020 and 2021? 

 

 

We are currently working on your enquiry and will respond within 20
working days, by Friday 25 March 2022. 

 

 

 

Yours sincerely, 

 

 

Dawn Lindsay
Information & Knowledge Manager 

 

 

 

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From: Flo Marks <[FOI #837033 email]>
Sent: 25 February 2022 4:25 PM
To: National Museums Scotland FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Numbers of Asian artists' works
featured
 
Dear National Museums of Scotland,

If you could please provide answers to the following. It will help the
public understand the varying levels of Asian representation in our
national museums/galleries.

How many Chinese mainland artists' work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and
2021 respectively?

How many Taiwanese artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

How many Hong Kong artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

How many Tibetan artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

Can you direct me to exhibitions featuring or focused on Chinese artists
from 2019, 2020 and 2021?

NB: Please if there are multiple museums/galleries associated with
National Museums of Scotland, then please identify the numbers of artists
and names of the exhibitions in each museum/gallery.

Yours faithfully,

Flo Marks

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National Museums Scotland FOI, National Museums of Scotland

   
 

 

Dear Flo Marks  

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act – Request Number 1649 

 

Thank you for your interest in National Museums Scotland.  

 

Please find below our response to your request for information under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act. 

 

How many Chinese mainland artists' work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and
2021 respectively?  

 

How many Taiwanese artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?  

 

How many Hong Kong artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?  

 

How many Tibetan artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?  

 

Can you direct me to exhibitions featuring or focused on Chinese artists
from 2019, 2020 and 2021? 

National Museums Scotland does not routinely exhibit contemporary
artwork. 

We have not hosted any exhibitions focusing on works by Chinese mainland,
Taiwanese, Hong Kong, or Tibetan artists during 2019 - 2021. (Note that
our Museums were closed for most 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic.)

The Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh houses our permanent East Asia and
Ceramics galleries which contain historic artefacts and contemporary
objects and represent the three major cultures of the region: China,
Japan, and Korea. The Exploring East Asia gallery presents a unique
perspective on East Asia, enabling visitors to explore and contrast the
diverse traditions, peoples and histories of these three fascinating and
dynamic cultures.

 

In 2019 we exhibited our collection of Chinese Oracle Bones, you can read
more information here:
[1]https://www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions-events...

You can find out more about our East Asian gallery and our collections
from China, Tibet and Japan via the links below: 

 

Exploring East Asia
[2]https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of...

 

Chinese Collection
[3]https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collec...

Japanese Collection
[4]https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collec...

Tibetan Collection
[5]https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-resear...

 

I hope that this meets your needs, please contact me if you require any
further information or clarification. 

 

 

Yours sincerely, 

 

Dawn Lindsay 

Information & Knowledge Manager 

 

 

 

1.            Your Right to Review 

 

If you are not satisfied with our response to your request for
information, you have forty working days from the date of this letter in
which to request a review of our decision.  Any request should be made
to: 

 

Director of Finance & Planning 

National Museums Scotland 

Chambers Street 

Edinburgh EH1 1JF 

Tel: 0131 247 4290 

Email: [6][email address

 

and should detail:  

 

your request for a review of our decision to be undertaken; 

 

the nature of your original request; and  

 

explain the reasons why you are dissatisfied with our response to your
request. 

 

Guidance on your right to seek a review of a Scottish public authority’s
decision is available at the Scottish Information Commissioner’s website,
the address of which is set out below. 

 

2.            Your Right to Appeal 

 

If you remain dissatisfied with how your request for information has been
dealt with, you also have the right to apply to the Scottish Information
Commissioner for a decision as to whether we have handled your request for
information properly. In the event of an appeal to the Commissioner, the
Commissioner will generally only be able to investigate the matters raised
in the request for review. 

 

Information relating to your right to seek review is available: 

 

* from the Scottish Information Commissioner’s website
[7]www.itspublicknowledge.info  

 
* by contacting the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Office on +44
(0)1334 464 610 (St Andrews),  

 
* visiting the Appeals portal:
[8]http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourR...

 
* by writing to:
Scottish Information Commissioner,
Kinburn Castle,
Doubledykes Road,
St Andrews, Fife
KY16 9DS 

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From: Flo Marks <[FOI #837033 email]>
Sent: 25 February 2022 4:25 PM
To: National Museums Scotland FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Numbers of Asian artists' works
featured
 
Dear National Museums of Scotland,

If you could please provide answers to the following. It will help the
public understand the varying levels of Asian representation in our
national museums/galleries.

How many Chinese mainland artists' work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and
2021 respectively?

How many Taiwanese artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

How many Hong Kong artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

How many Tibetan artists’ work did you exhibit in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

Can you direct me to exhibitions featuring or focused on Chinese artists
from 2019, 2020 and 2021?

NB: Please if there are multiple museums/galleries associated with
National Museums of Scotland, then please identify the numbers of artists
and names of the exhibitions in each museum/gallery.

Yours faithfully,

Flo Marks

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[FOI #837033 email]

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be delayed.

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All our museums are open. This includes:

National Museum of Scotland
National Museum of Flight
National Museum of Rural Life
National War Museum

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Dear National Museums Scotland FOI,

Thank you for this information.

Could you please clarify the links sent, as they do not seem to work?

How many Chinese and Tibetan artists (respectively) have been displayed in the Exploring East Asia Gallery in 2019, 2020 and 2021?

Yours sincerely,

Flo Marks