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 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 Kerrine Goh

11 May 2023

Textile Culture Net | A conversation with Takahashi Mizuki and Alessandra Tempesti

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An interview with the members of Textile Culture Net, featuring Takahashi Mizuki, Executive Director and Chief Curator of CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) and Alessandra Tempesti, Curator of …

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 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 Roli Mahajan

16 Nov 2022

Museum of Material Memory: Unlocking of the Lived Past through Ordinary Objects

Roli Mahajan explores an online museum that uses much-loved objects to initiate a journey into generational narratives.

By Dwirahmi Suryandari

21 Dec 2021

Reinterpreting Museum Objects through Rituals: Stories from Yogyakarta and Surakarta

As part of ASEF’s Call for Articles: Latest Trends in the Museum Sector in Asia and Europe, Dwirahmi Suryandari's article seeks to explore the rituals and tradition around objects and …

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 …

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 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 Florent Petit

01 Jun 2018

Tallinn City Profile

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On the occasion of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Estonian Republic, culture360 contributor Florent Petit takes us to Tallinn, its vibrant capital. Located by the Baltic Sea …

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 …