ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


By Jenny Siung

14 Aug 2023

The role of cultural heritage within cities

Chester Beatty-Faiths in Focus

In 2017, the American Alliance of Museums looked into the future and projected how museums will operate in 2040 and predicted some will move from a static collection-based organisation to …

By Sakshi Jain

03 Aug 2023

Green lens from the perspective of Indian museums: A case study of CSMVS

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What are some of the green practices in Indian museums? Taking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) as a case study, a comprehensive approach regarding the implementation of green initiatives …

By Savitri Sastrawan

13 Dec 2022

Creating new narratives to address colonial heritage in museum collections

Savitri Sastrawan explores through case studies how heritage and post-colonialism issues are related today.

By Hugh Davies

08 Feb 2022

Digital Access to the New Museum

As flagship institutions in the global museum sector, the respective approaches of M+ Museum of Visual Culture in Hong Kong and Powerhouse Museum in Sydney give insights into best practice …

By Nicole Chang Shu Fun

31 Jan 2022

Re-interpreting the role of Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah | Malaysia

In addition to playing its role in preserving and showcasing cultural or natural heritage, museums play a crucial role in facilitating public education and cultural participation among visitors.

By Vanini Belarmino

22 Feb 2019

Potency of the Invisible | The Sensorial Trail at the National Gallery Singapore

Norwegian scientist and artist, Sissel Tolaas at her laboratory and smell archive in Berlin. Photo: Vanini Belarmino

In the age of social media, our ability to share and access imagery has drastically changed our ways of seeing and being. With the use of our handheld devices, we …

By Florent Petit

29 Nov 2018

Riga, at the heart of Latvian arts & culture

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In conjunction with the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Latvia, culture360 contributor Florent Petit takes us to Riga, to discover its vibrant arts scene.

By David Fernández

31 May 2017

By people / In cities: Hong Kong | city profile

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This month culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to Hong Kong. In this article he illustrates the local arts & cultural ecology of the city, focusing mainly on the emerging creative …

By Florent Petit

14 Nov 2016

What future for museums in Europe?

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ASEF culture360 contributor Florent Petit explores the current boom of museums throughout Europe and tries to analyse the trends beneath some of the major projects scheduled for the years to …

By Magali An Berthon

06 Oct 2016

Textile Future at the Textielmuseum of Tilburg | Netherlands

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An institution fully dedicated to textiles in all its forms, the Textielmuseum of Tilburg is a place like no other

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

19 Aug 2016

The art of archiving lost things | From Monet to Tracey Emin

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What do Tracey Emin and Claude Monet have in common? Both created works that vanished into thin air and consequently are now part of galleries archiving lost art. Lai DEL …

By Florent Petit

13 Apr 2016

By people/in cities: Brussels city profile

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ASEF culture360 contributor Florent Petit sketches a profile of Brussels, the capital of Belgium and home to the most important bodies of the European Union. One of the most important …

MUŻA. The new National-Community Museum in Malta |Interview with Sandro Debono

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ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio had the opportunity to meet and talk with Sandro Debono, Senior Curator and Project Leader of MUŻA. In this interview, they talked about the …

Community: the connecting keyword for cultural development in Malta

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The notion of community has been widely discussed and analysed at different moments and in several contexts and fields. This month ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio focuses on community-based …

By Kerrine Goh

05 Nov 2015

Curating Batik collections in Asia and Europe | Report

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Curating Batik involves the exchange of batik collections between museums in Asia and Europe towards an exhibition in 2017.