Dr Lan Pu has joined the Courtauld Institute as Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Lecturer in Conservation of Buddhist Heritage.
Lan has an MA in the Conservation of Wall Paintings and a PhD from the Institute, and a Master’s in Buddhist Studies from The University of Hong Kong. Her PhD thesis was on “Connections in the Making and Meaning of Bhutanese Wall Painting: Tango Utse, 17th – 20th Century.”
Lan has worked as a wall paintings conservator in the UK, Bhutan, and India. Lan has taught at the Courtauld Institute on the Art History and Conservation of Buddhist Heritage MA, and on the Conservation of Wall Paintings MA as a teaching fellow, as well as for the Graduate Diploma programme. Lan’s research interests range from Buddhist wall paintings to thangkas in museum and temple collections. She has published in Building Craft Traditions in Tibetan and Himalayan Architecture and is currently working on a book manuscript tentatively titled “A Thin Section of Memory: Tracing the Multi-identity of Tango Monastery Through its Materiality.” Her research has been recognised by various funders, including the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global.
Dr Clare Richardson, Head of Conservation, said: “It is always special to welcome back our alumni in a new capacity, and so we are particularly delighted to have Lan join the conservation faculty at the Courtauld. Lan brings a wealth of specialist expertise to the study of Buddhist heritage from her research interests, alongside her broader knowledge and practical experience of wall paintings conservation. Lan’s teaching uses experiential learning to give a unique connection to the materiality of Buddhist Heritage which is both challenging and exciting for students, and I am excited to see how she will develop the conservation strand of this unique, interdisciplinary MA.”
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