University teams up with Ningbo Museum for heritage preservation

13 December 2019

13th December: A new collaboration aimed at preserving and promoting cultural heritage was announced today by the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) and Ningbo Museum.


The strategic cooperation brings together academics from across all faculties of UNNC and industry professionals to promote the rich cultural heritage of Ningbo and to advance digital heritage research and its application. It also aims to enhance local creativity, in order to better communicate Ningbo’s culture and history to the world.

Under the new framework, UNNC and the Museum co-launched the Digital Heritage Centre, a UNNC based platform focusing on making heritage accessible.

Aside from unveiling the Digital Heritage Centre, the ceremony also recognised Ningbo Museum as an official UNNC Talent Development Base, giving students hands-on experience of curating exhibits and developing creative products for museums.

WANG Lijun, Director of Ningbo Museum, was also awarded UNNC’s Special Advisor certificate.