Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History
The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at Boston College is an internationally renowned research center for the study of Chinese-Western cultural exchange.?
News & Events
Intersession Closure
Following the conclusion of the?2025-2026 academic year, the Ricci Institute will remain closed to visitors for operational reasons from
Monday, May 11, 2026 – Sunday, August 30, 2026
For urgent queries, or to schedule a visit, please contact:
Previous Events
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Song of Beauty, Voices from Vietnam: Bridging the Past and Present, Stories of Resilience, Nurturing Healing?
With Sister Mary Vu, C.P
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The Japanese Rites Controversy, Its Chinese & Global Consequences (1593-1939)
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Musicking Missionaries in the Chinese Court: Ricci, Pereira, and Pedrini in Early Modern China
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From Proposal To Publication: Academic Publishing In The Humanities
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Bridging Faith and Nation: Passionist Missionary Footprints in Republican China?
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Where is home? The Basel mission and the modern overseas Hakka diaspora (1860–1924)
By Prof. LI Lei, 李蕾Ph.D., ?
Nankai University, China
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Wounds of My Father: Vietnam and Photography’s Power to Reveal and Heal
With Rev. Minh Le, S.J.
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Exploring the Archives of the Society of Jesus in Rome
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Music and Missionaries in The Forbidden City?
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Beauty in the Woundedness?
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Mary and Guanyin In China, Japan, and The Philippines: Devotion In Comparison
Dr. MA Nan,??馬楠
Jinan University, China
Mapping the "World" or "All under Heaven"?Chinese Cartography in the 17th-18th Centuries
Prof. SONG Gang 宋剛
University of Hong Kong, SAR, China
Dasan's Practice Of The Catholic Faith: A Historiographical Examination
With?Prof. CHO Kwang???
Professor Emeritus, Korea University
"God's Little Daughters" &
A Missionary Odyssey in Modern China
Prof. LI Ji 李紀, Ph.D.,University of Hong Kong, SAR, China
Korean Women??
Philosophers And
The Ideal Of A Female Sage
With?Prof. Philip J. Ivanhoe, Ph.D.,
Georgetown University
Early Missionary?
Descriptions Of?
Chinese Language(s)
With?Prof. Luisa M. Paternicò, Ph.D.,
“L’Orientale” University of Naples, Italy UHM Kookhwa, Ph.D.?
Cross-Cultural Legacies through Catholicism in Korea
With speakers Brother Anthony of Taizé (寰摹營, An Sonjae) and Dr. Cho Kwang (褻 惜)
East-West Scholars In Dialogue: Seminar II
Community and Conflict: Recovering the Lives of Four Chinese Sisters in American Missions in West Hunan, 1924-1951
Featuring Dr. WANG Lang?王浪, Associate Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology.
East-West Scholars In Dialogue: Seminar I
From?Meteorologica to Qixiangxue?氣象學: A Case Study of the Transmission of Western Learning to China in the Modern Era
Featuring?Dr. WANG Hao?王皓, Associate Professor, Shanghai University
Pipa Recital: A Refreshing Summer
In this recital, Xiangyi Liu?will perform both traditional and modern music compositions from China, Korea, Japan, and the U.S.
From Matteo Ricci to Pope Francis:?The Jesuits and Christian Diaglogue in China
The Ricci Institution in conjunction with the US-China Catholic Association is hosting a lecture with Prof. Anthony E. Clark in May.
Ricci Institute coming to Boston College
The internationally acclaimed institute for Chinese-Western cultural history, and its library, will open at 天美传媒app in early 2022.
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