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 David Fernández

16 Jul 2024

Discovering sā: Asia's Highest Contemporary Land Art Exhibition

In the Pink. Doyel Joshi and Neil Goshe Balser © sā Ladakh

This month, David Fernandez travels to the city of Leh, in Ladakh (India) for sā, an initiative for cultural exchange and community engagement, focusing on ecological practices and conservation efforts.

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 Naima Morelli

05 Dec 2022

Women and the Earth: Interview with Pinaree Sanpitak

An interview with Pinaree Sanpitak, one of the most compelling and respected Thai artists of her generation.

By Medea Santonocito

01 Dec 2021

Keeping Up With The Times: The Museo Egizio in Turin | Italy

As part of ASEF’s Call for Articles: Latest Trends in the Museum Sector in Asia and Europe, Medea Santonocito introduces the Museo Egizio in Turin to identify successful trends related …

By Madhura Dutta

19 Nov 2021

Community Museums: Revitalising Folk Cultures of Rural Bengal

This article features the research and writing of Madhura Dutta, as a part of ASEF's Call for articles: Latest Trends in the Museum Sector in Asia and Europe. Encompassing their …

By Tola SAY

18 May 2021

Making Arts Accessible in Rural Areas of Cambodia

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This article is the result of the research conducted by Tola SAY during the e-residency Virtual Crossovers, organised in April by ASEF and ENCACT, he European network for cultural management …

Virtual Workings | Learning to Interweave New Curatorial Narratives

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Participants of the online residency Virtual Workings Tony Sugiarta (Indonesia), Masako Tanaka (Japan), Arie Syarifuddin (Indonesia) and Marinella Andrea Mina (Philippines) worked together on the topic of "Interweaving Textiles" under …

By Judith Staines

15 Apr 2020

#StayHome #iorestoacasa #Quedateacasa - virtual tours of museums, online performances, webcams and more

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Many of us are confined at home #StayHome during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across Europe and Asia, masses of arts events have sadly been cancelled – festivals, conferences, performances, exhibitions, biennales …

By Jordi Baltà Portolés

19 Mar 2019

Changing Museums in an Evolving World: Some Key Questions

ASEF Unplugged at Asian Civilisations Museum

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What is a museum, and what function does it serve in society? Simple as these questions may seem, they are not easy to answer, particularly if the aim is to …

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 Naima Morelli

10 Sep 2018

A story of redemption | Matera European Capital of Culture 2019

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Naima Morelli spoke with Ariane Bieou, Cultural Manager of the Foundation Matera-Basilicata 2019 about the programme for Matera European Capital of Culture 2019.

By David Fernández

16 Jan 2017

By people / In cities: Phnom Penh city profile

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This month culture360 contributor David FERNANDEZ travels to Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. In this article he describes the local cultural fabric, focusing mainly on the emerging platforms …

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 …