The School of Art and Archaeology regularly convenes international conferences that bring scholars from around the world to Hangzhou. Recent meetings—listed below by year—span archaeology, art history, cultural heritage, and museology, and include flagship gatherings such as the Liangzhu Forum and the annual Asian Civilizations Week.
2021
The World of Painted Pottery: A Comparative Study of the Yangshao and Cucuteni–Trypillia Cultures
2023
Ancient Plants and Society in the Lower Yangtze: An International Dialogue in Archaeobotany
The 8th International Conference on Tibetan Archaeology and Art
2024
Zhejiang University’s First Asian Civilizations Week — International Conference on Asian Art and Archaeology
Conference on Stable Isotope Archaeology in China
International Symposium on the Archaeology of Major Sites and Chinese Civilization
International University Colloquium on Teaching Museology (ICTMU) 2024
The Second Liangzhu Forum — International Symposium on A Comprehensive Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings
2025
International Symposium on the History of Chinese Export Art and Technology
The Silk Road and the Mediterranean: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Innovations for a Sustainable Dialogue of Civilizations
Zhejiang University’s Second Asian Civilizations Week — International Symposium on Gandhāra Art and Silk Road Civilization
Fiber and Archaeobotany in Global Perspective: An International Symposium
The Third Liangzhu Forum — International Symposium on A Comprehensive Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings
International Symposium on Song and Yuan Chinese Paintings in Japanese Collections
2026
Zhejiang University’s Third Asian Civilizations Week — International Conference on the Silk Road and Asian Civilizations