Hagley Museum and Library Collections： Spirit of Inventions - 19th Century American Patents Models Exhibition

Exhibition Info

Exhibition Period27 March 2018 – 6 May 2018

Exhibition VenueExhibition Hall 5-6, Third Floor, Tsinghua University Art Museum

Itinerant ExhibitionMarch 27 – May 6, 2018　　Beijing, Tsinghua University Art Museum (TAM)
April 28 – May 24, 2018　　Beijing, China Science and Technology Museum
June 5 – June 30, 2018　　 Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Art Museum
July 5 – August 8, 2018　　Shanghai, Liu Haisu Art Museum
August 15 – September 24, 2018　　Wuhan, The Changjiang Civilization Museum

Chief CuratorsDavid Cole, Director of Hagley Museum and Library, USA
Ma Sai, Vice President of Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University
Yang Dongjiang, Deputy Director of Tsinghua University Art Museum

Supporting Organizations　　　　China Association for Science and Technology (CAST)
The American Senator (Christopher Coons) Office
The Office of Delaware governor (John Carney)

Host OrganizationsTsinghua University
Science and Technology Communication Center, China Association for Science and Technology
China Science and Technology Museum

OrganizersTsinghua University Technology Transfer Research Institute
Tsinghua University Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Office
Hagley Museum and Library
Aacademy of Fine Arts in Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University Art Museum (TAM)
Tsinghua University School of Law
American Rose Cross Culture Understanding Association
Guan Shanyue Art Museum
Liu Haisu Art Museum
The Changjiang Civilization Museum

SponsorsShanghai Fanxue Education Technology Co. LTD
Hua Xie International Fine Art Freight Services Co. LTD
Beijing Qingshang Construction Decoration Engineering Co. LTD
Beijing Tuwentiandi Plate Making and Printing Co. LTD

Exhibition Profile

Spirit of Invention – the 19th Century Patents Exhibition from American Hagley Museum and Library (HML) will start its China tour in Beijing, Shenzhen and other places from March to September 2018. The exhibition will show 60 pieces of patent models from the period of 1830 to 1890 and a patent approval document signed by President George Washington, his State Secretary and Justice Minister in 1797. The video, VR and picture captions made by the teachers and students of Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University will also be presented in this exhibition just to tell the stories behind the inventions, and give vivid shows on how these patent inventions came into being and applied.

 

Located in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley Museum and Library was established by Mr. E.I Dupont in 1802. Its collection covers the early industrial development of the United States, the creation of invention history and rich historical materials about various enterprises. Up till now, Hagley Museum and Library has the collection of nearly 5000 American patents models from 18th century to 19th century, among them 1000 pieces were from Dupont’s families. In 2015, Alan Rothschild donated his collection about 4000 American patents models between 18th century and 19th century to Hagley Museum and Library, which made HML become one of the largest model museums next to Smithsonian institution. This is the first time for Hagley Museum and Library to bring overseas the exhibition of the patents models and it is also the first patents models exhibition from United States to China.