Florian Knothe

Part-time Lecturer

Florian Knothe researches the history of decorative arts in the 17th and 18th centuries with particular focus on the social and historic importance of royal manufacture. Florian has published and lectured internationally on in the early modern fascination with Chinoiserie and cross-cultural influences in art in Europe and East Asia. As professor in museum studies, he teaches curating and object-based learning, provenance research and cultural heritage studies to train ambitious future cohorts of museum professionals who will shape the growing scene of cultural institutions in greater China and beyond. 

Knothe started his career at The Metropolitan Museum of Art focusing on European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. Prior to working at HKU, he was Curator of European glass at The Corning Museum of Glass overseeing the European and East Asian collections.