Meet the Council

It is the study of Asian art that lights up the eyes of members of the Oriental Ceramic Society.

For 100 years, collectors and curators, dealers and professors have all met regularly in central London to listen and to debate. Our long-running journal, Transactions¸lets us look back on lectures from the great figures of British and international Asian art history. Today, the Society is a vibrant organisation where friends and acquaintances exchange ideas, plan journeys and debate the issues of the day.

The generosity of past members has enriched London’s museum collections of Chinese ceramics. The Society benefits from the generous support of the art trade, including dealers and auction houses, who sponsor lectures and arrange viewing visits. We are fortunate that curators and scholars from the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the School of Oriental and African Studies still play an active part in our programmes too.

All are welcome to join our lectures. As we enter 2021, our centenary year, we look forward to carrying on our convivial practice of meeting friends from auction houses, dealers, collectors, museums and universities.

We welcome you to join us as we celebrate our 100^th birthday!

Beth McKillop FSA, President, The Oriental Ceramic Society