Kan Shuyi is Curator of Chinese art at the Asian Civilisations Museum. She received her BA (Hons) in History from the National University of Singapore and her MA in History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia from SOAS, University of London. Since joining ACM in 2007, she has curated and co-curated several exhibitions at the museum, including The Kangxi Emperor: Treasures from the Forbidden City (2009), Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor and His Legacy (2011), as well as Secrets of the Fallen
Pagoda: Treasures from Famen Temple and the Tang Court (2014). She has been excited by the opportunity to delve into the world of Korean art and history with her latest exhibition, Joseon Korea: Court Treasures and City Life.