Marjorie Williams has had a life-long passion for Asian Art.  A museum professional for over forty-five years, Ms. Williams was on staff of the Cleveland Museum of Art until 2021. Serving in different capacities—including Director of the Department of Education and Public Programs and Senior Director for Endowment Development. Her consistent focus, however, has been the extraordinary Asia collection. She lectured, organized educational exhibitions, wrote catalogues and articles about Asia’s artistic traditions and their importance in world art.  From 1987-2021, she was also an Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Art History, Case Western Reserve University.  Since 1990, she has worked with travel companies as a lecturer on tours to Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea.  When not traveling, she enjoys researching 19th century travel diaries.