ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Winnie Lim

12 Nov 2021

Spaces in Suspension | A photo documentary of the Grand Hotel Verdala, Malta

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As part of the media partnership with Spazju Kreattiv, we have interviewed the documentary photographers Joseph P. Smith and Therese Debono who created the exhibition Spaces in Suspension. For this …

By Kerrine Goh

07 Dec 2016

7th World Summit on Arts and Culture: Not Cultural Leaders but Leaders!

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A journey of 4500 miles from Mongolia brought me to Malta for the 7th World Summit on Arts and Culture. There 380 delegates from 90 countries began five days of …

By Kerrine Goh

17 Nov 2016

Are We Ready to be Cultural Leaders: Reflections on the Global Cultural Leadership Training Programme

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What is the expectation of global cultural leaders from the new generation of cultural managers? What is the response of young cultural leaders to their seniors and the world?

By Anupama Sekhar

15 Nov 2016

7th World Summit on Arts & Culture, Malta I Key Messages

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The 7th World Summit on Arts & Culture, titled At the Crossroads? Cultural Leadership in the 21st Century took place from 18-21 October 2016 in the historic city of Valletta, …

7th World Summit on Arts and Culture | Interview with Nina Obuljen

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In this conversation, Herman BASHIRON MENDOLICCHIO asked Nina OBULJEN to expand on the next World Summit topics and on different questions related to cultural cooperation, cultural leadership, networks and mobility.

The Valletta Design Cluster | Interview with Caldon Mercieca

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ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio met with Caldon Mercieca,Project Leader of Valletta Design Cluster. In this interview, they touch on the different aspects of this new initiative and its …

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 …

Cultural Mapping: An Emerging Interdisciplinary Field Between Research and Practice

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On 22 23 October 2015, Malta’s capital Valletta, hosted the international conference Cultural Mapping: Debating Spaces & Places.

Malta | A Silent Pathway Towards a Cultural Boom?

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Rich in history, tradition, and archaeology, renowned as an intercultural passage of different populations in the heart of the Mediterranean, the small island of Malta is truly astonishing for its …

By Kerrine Goh

29 Mar 2007

Cinemalta

Since the last decade, the tiny Mediterranean group of islands is positioning itself as an attractive film location where new titles are now shoot on a yearly basis.