Pagoda Odyssey International Conference

Faith and Forms

The Visual and Material Legacy of Christianity in China from the 17th Century to Today

Christianity reached China as early as the seventh century during the Tang dynasty. However its presence was limited until the arrival of several Jesuit missions in the sixteenth century which also brought Western science mathematics astronomy cartography and art to China. 

In this two-day conference scholars and experts from around the world come together to examine the complex relationship between Christianity and Chinese culture. Speakers will explore how Christian ideas aesthetics and religious iconography have been woven into the fabric of Chinese visual art material culture and architecture from the seventeenth century to today.

This conference is held in conjunction with the special exhibition Pagoda Odyssey 1915: From Shanghai to San Francisco (till 1 June 2025).

For more information, visit: https://www.nhb.gov.sg/acm/whats-on/lectures/pagoda-odyssey-lecture-series/pagoda-odyssey-conference

Host or Publisher Tate Anzur