（1940—2025）
吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士，艺术爱好者与慈善家，北京大学赛克勒考古与艺术博物馆名誉馆长，吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士与阿瑟·姆·赛克勒博士艺术、科学和人文基金会主席，于当地时间2025年5月20日，因病在纽约逝世，享年84岁。
Dame Jillian Sackler, an art lover and philanthropist, Honorary Director of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University, and President of the Dame Jillian Sackler & Dr. Arthur M. Sackler Foundation for the Arts, Sciences & Humanities, passed away in New York on the evening of May 20, 2025, due to illness, at the age of 84.
吉莉安·赛克勒，生于1940年。因其慈善贡献，英国女王册封她为女爵士。
吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士热爱中华优秀传统文化。1986年9月8日，时任北京大学校长丁石孙与阿瑟·姆·赛克勒博士签署意向书，筹备中国首座现代化的考古学专题教学博物馆。1987年赛克勒博士去世后，吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士努力延续其慈善事业。1993年，北京大学赛克勒考古与艺术博物馆正式开放。2013年，“吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士国际艺术家展览项目”启动，介绍具有不同背景的艺术家并展出其作品，促进文化间的相互理解，迄今共计举办7届。2018年，博物馆二十五周年之际，《融汇：国际艺术与文化》特展汇集了全球当代顶尖艺术家。吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士生前最后一次来华是2024年5月，她深深挂念着博物馆的发展与未来。
Jillian Sackler (1940–2025) was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her philanthropic contributions.
Dame Jillian Sackler harbored a deep passion for China's outstanding traditional culture. On September 8, 1986, then-President of Peking University Ding Shisun and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler signed a declaration of intent to establish China's first modern archaeology-themed teaching museum. Following Dr. Sackler's death in 1987, Dame Jillian Sackler dedicated herself to continuing his philanthropic legacy. In 1993, the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University officially opened. In 2013,The Dame Jillian Sackler International Artists Exhibition Programwas launched, hosting seven exhibitions to date, showcasing artists from diverse backgrounds and fostering cross-cultural understanding. In 2018, to mark the museum's 25th anniversary, the special exhibitionIntersection: International Art & Culturefeatured leading contemporary artists worldwide. Her final visit to China in May 2024 reflected her unwavering commitment to the museum's future development.
1986年9月8日，北京大学赛克勒考古与艺术博物馆奠基典礼
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“吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士 国际艺术家展览项目” 历年海报
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“光，关乎我们从何而来、又将去往何处，是贯穿生命的旅程——我们在此选择自私或助人，而助人终将助己。于我而言，丈夫的毕生追求与我如今践行的事业，皆是通往和平的阶梯，是知识的殿堂，亦是可称之为‘光’的归宿。”
吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士于2016年
在《光》当代艺术展开幕式上的致辞节选
“Light, is about where we come from and where we go, a journey through life where we choose to either be selfish or to help others and in turn help ourselves. To me what my husband did and what l have carried forward are steps towards peace, a place of knowledge, a place we can calllight.”
Excerpt from the speech by Dame Jillian Sacklerat the opening ceremony of the contemporary art exhibitionLightin 2016
永远怀念吉莉安·赛克勒女爵士！
