Michel Lee is a Curator specializing in the China, Korea, and Sven Hedin collections at the ‎National Museums of World Culture in Sweden. He began his academic journey with a degree ‎in Anthropology from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., before working in ‎the Department of Anthropology within the National Museum of Natural History, ‎Smithsonian Institution for four years. Expanding his studies, Lee earned a MA in the History ‎of Art and Archaeology from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of ‎London. His career trajectory led him to assume roles such as Curator and later acting Director ‎at the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, U.K. Subsequently, he held the position of Museum ‎Director at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, National Museums of World Culture, ‎Sweden, from 2013 to 2015. Presently, Lee is engaged in projects aimed at fostering ‎connections between museum collections and the descendant communities associated with ‎them.‎