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Naomi Szeto
Naomi Szeto is a Hong Kong author, editor and former museum curator whose work explores the histories held in everyday objects. At the Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Heritage Museum, she brought clothing, traditional crafts, furniture and local customs into exhibitions and publications that connect the past with people’s lives.
Her books include Dress in Hong Kong, Of Hearts & Hands and A Day in Time, a journey through 1935 Hong Kong illustrated by May Lu. She has also shared her museum practice through public talks and professional education, including speaking appearances at Harvard University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Speaking references
The Harvard appearance is confirmed by a personal account. Its date and programme are not specified. CUHK’s 2015 museum professionals workshop is documented in the university’s programme.
CUHK workshop record (opens in a new tab)
Career highlights
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Hong Kong Museum of History
Recording the rituals of everyday life
The catalogue record for Local Traditional Chinese Wedding places Naomi’s name among the museum’s studies of social custom. The catalogue record names Naomi; her precise credit within the original publication remains to be established.
WorldCat · Exhibition catalogue (opens in a new tab)They might just discover
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On looking more closely at everyday objects
Hong Kong Government News, 2014 (opens in a new tab)