An exhibition to introduce the history and evolution of the art of Chinese calligraphy. It is an exhibition project by the MA Students (Chinese Cultural Heritage Management), and supported by the Calligraphy Class of Ming-Ai (London) Institute.

FREE drop-in Calligraphy Workshops are offered to public between 19-22 June (Tuesday to Friday), 2018, from 13:00-15:00. Join us to learn about the Beauty of Chinese calligraphy!

Ming-Ai (London) Institute is proud to be offering the MA in Chinese Cultural Heritage Management in partnership with Middlesex University.

The MA in Chinese Cultural Heritage Management will provide a comprehensive and practical course on the field of cultural heritage management, with a specific emphasis on Chinese cultural heritage. The programme will explore issues of Chinese cultural heritage in the UK and around the world and students will learn how to apply Western techniques of cultural heritage management to the care of Chinese tangible and intangible heritage.

Friday 8th May 2015, 7pm, UCL South Cloisters, Gower Street

Ming-Ai (London) Institute and UCL China Centre for Health and Humanity presented an evening of Erhu performance and discussion with Dr Colin Huehns as part of the Thinking Chinese series.

Probably the earliest surviving footage of an instrument from the Chinese erhu family in performance comes from troops of the Chinese Labour Corps celebrating Chinese New Year on the Western Front during the First World War.

Venue: UCL Quad, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT

Dates: 31 March and 1 April 2015

A ground-breaking interdisciplinary two-day conference is presented by University College London and Ming-Ai (London) Institute.

The conference explores the history of Chinese since the 19th Century who studied in Britain and became professionals, diplomats, scientists, writers, performers and artists along with the ways in which Chineseness has been represented in the UK.

Conference Fee (including lunch and refreshment):
A. £30  Standard fee – both days
B. £20  One day only
C. £10  Refundable deposit for free place for UCL full time students only (two days only deposit to be returned on day two - strictly limited to 30 places on first come first served basis)

Where: Islington Museum, 245 St John Street, London EC1V 4NB
When: 5 December 2014 – 26 February 2015, Monday to Saturdays 10am – 5pm (Closed Wednesdays and Sundays)

Admission free

Explore the life experiences of Chinese people in London from 1900 to the present day in this new and fascinating exhibition at Islington Museum. From East to West takes the visitor on a journey of discovery and reveals how Chinese culture in the capital has developed and prospered throughout the 20th century and beyond.

 A series of free workshops and activities will accompany the exhibition.

Chinese painting schools workshops (8 & 9 Dec 2014)

Chinese Activity Afternoon (Tue 17 Feb 2015, 1-4pm) at Finsbury Library, 245 St John Street, London EC1V 4NB

Ming-Ai (London) Institute will launch a three-year project, The British Chinese Workforce Heritage, on 10th July 2012.  10-12 interns and up to 80 volunteers will be recruited to research and document the impact of Britain’s fourth largest ethnic minority community on life in the capital and elsewhere in the country.

A series of road shows held at Chinese community centres across London will help to identify up to 90 people who will be interviewed and their stories recorded as part of the project. These will include seamen and their families, those involved in laundering, catering and traditional medicine as well as newer professions.

As a part of the British Chinese Food Culture Project, more events and activities are being organised!

• London Metropolitain Archives - Wednesday, 15 Feburary 2012

Seminars "British Place, Chinese Plate" and "Potent Flavours", display of project findings, free refreshments and gifts!

Ming-Ai (London) Institute has been appointed as a Global Marketing Network Professional Development Centre in October 2010. Under the agreement Ming-Ai (London) Institute will be delivering Global Marketing Network approved programmes and workshops to support the continuing professional development of Chinese marketing and business executives. Ming-Ai also delivers a range of language and business culture programmes designed to support business professionals who want to enter the Chinese market and it is intended that Ming-Ai's expertise in this area will also be promoted across the GMN network, worldwide.