Mr Li Zhongmou is responsible for collection, conservation, learning and public engagement, digital strategy and cultural exchange of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. He has over 30 years of professional experience across various museums, with extensive expertise in museum planning, curatorial affairs, collection development, conservation, research and international partnerships. Before joining the HKPM, he served as the Executive Director of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Museum and a professor of art history in the University from 2023 to 2026. He was the founding Director of the Fujian Shimao Maritime Silk Road Museum from 2019 to 2022. Previously he worked in the Shanghai Museum from 1996 to 2019 and held the position of Deputy Director since 2010. He graduated from the Fudan University Shanghai with BA and MA in history.

Mr Li’s research focuses on ancient Chinese ceramics and material‑cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the world. He has curated multiple major exhibitions on ceramics, including Seventeenth‑Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collection (2005), Splendors in Smalt: Art of Yuan Blue‑and‑white Porcelain (2012), and Ming‑Qing Export Porcelain from the Palace Museum and the Shanghai Museum (2014).