The Third Meeting of Stilwell Research Center Expert Committee

Recently,? the Third Meeting of Stilwell Research Center Expert Committee was held online. Zhou Yi, Deputy Director-General of Chongqing Municipal Government Foreign Affairs Office (Chongqing FAO), and Ma Yong, Level II Inspector, attended the event and delivered speeches. Members of the Expert Committee—John Easterbrook, Huang Kaimeng and Jiang Ping—deliberated on the 2023 work report and the 2024 work plan of the Stilwell Research Center, and gave speeches respectively.

Zhou Yi extended his gratitude to all committee members for the care and help given to the Stilwell Research Center and the Stilwell Museum. He underscored that, without their endeavors and contributions, the Stilwell Research Center wouldnt have made new progress and achievements last year, especially the successful Commemorating Events for the 140th Birth Anniversary of General Stilwell. The Stilwell Museum has witnessed a significant increase in visitors since the commemorating events were held. More communication channels and events have been established for more “Stilwell publicity”. 2024 is a new starting point. Zhou Yi hoped the committee members to keep providing the Stilwell Research Center with more “golden ideas” and “wise suggestions” for its growth. That would help the Center make high-quality progress in its work.

In his speech, Ma Yong encouraged all committee members to play an active role in the Stilwell Research Center and the Stilwell Museum, thereby expanding channels of cooperation. He expected more wisdom and endeavors to be put into the research center and the museum, which can enrich their exhibition contents, increase their reach and impact, and facilitate cultural exchanges.

The committee members recognized the achievements made by the Stilwell Research Center in 2023, and were delighted with the development and changes of the Stilwell Museum in recent years. John Easterbrook stated that the museum had significantly improved its professionalism. He suggested the Stilwell Museum learn from the latest experience of other professional museums to better curate exhibitions in the future. Huang Kaimeng believed that rich exhibition forms can improve the engagement and interaction of the audience, thereby attracting more young people to visit the museum. Jiang Ping said joint touring exhibitions will “popularize” exhibitions and “enliven” cultural heritage so that these cultural elements can be available to more people.

近日，史迪威研究中心專家委員會(huì)第三次會(huì)議以線上方式召開。市政府外辦副主任周毅、二級(jí)巡視員馬勇出席并發(fā)言，專家委員會(huì)委員約翰·伊斯特布魯克、黃開蒙、蔣平聽取史迪威研究中心2023年工作報(bào)告和2024年工作計(jì)劃，并分別發(fā)言。

周毅首先向各位委員對(duì)史迪威研究中心及重慶史迪威博物館的關(guān)心和幫助表示感謝。他表示，去年史迪威研究中心各項(xiàng)工作取得新進(jìn)展、新成效，特別是史迪威將軍誕辰140周年紀(jì)念活動(dòng)成功舉辦，離不開委員們的努力與貢獻(xiàn)?；顒?dòng)舉辦以來，重慶史迪威博物館訪客量大幅增長(zhǎng)，交流渠道持續(xù)拓展，各類活動(dòng)不斷展開，“史迪威熱”持續(xù)升溫。2024年又是一個(gè)新的起點(diǎn)，希望委員們繼續(xù)為史迪威研究中心發(fā)展提供更多“金點(diǎn)子”“大智慧”，助推中心各項(xiàng)工作高質(zhì)量發(fā)展。

馬勇在發(fā)言中表示，希望各位委員積極發(fā)揮橋梁紐帶作用，為史迪威研究中心和重慶史迪威博物館匯聚專業(yè)力量，拓寬合作渠道，共同為中心和博物館在豐富展陳內(nèi)容、擴(kuò)大宣傳效應(yīng)、促進(jìn)人文交流等方面貢獻(xiàn)更多智慧和力量。

委員們對(duì)史迪威研究中心一年來取得的工作成績(jī)表示肯定，同時(shí)也對(duì)重慶史迪威博物館近年來的發(fā)展和變化感到高興。伊斯特布魯克表示，近年來重慶史迪威博物館在專業(yè)能力上取得了顯著提升，未來可繼續(xù)借鑒其他專業(yè)博物館的先進(jìn)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，進(jìn)一步提升策展能力。黃開蒙表示，可通過豐富展覽形式，增強(qiáng)觀眾的參與感和互動(dòng)性，吸引更多年輕人走進(jìn)博物館。蔣平表示，可通過聯(lián)合辦展、巡回展覽、流動(dòng)展覽等多種形式，讓展覽“走出去”、 文物“活起來”，“流動(dòng)”到更多人身邊。