Zhao Feng (art historian)
Dr. Zhao Feng (Chinese: 赵丰; born 1961) is a Chinese textile specialist with a special interest in Silk Road textiles. Dr. Zhao has been devoted to working in the China National Silk Museum for more than 30 years, and become the Director of the China National Silk Museum (NSM) since 2009. His research interests mainly focus on interdisciplinary research on textiles and cultural exchange along the Silk Road. In his tenure, he has transformed the NSM into a leading center for the preservation, study, and appreciation of silk as a significant art medium, and has developed the museum as a “research-oriented, conservation-cycled, international-targeted and fashion-conscious (Chinese: 研究型,全链条,国际化,时尚范)” institution.