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 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 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 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 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 Sasiwimon Wongjarin

25 Jun 2015

Curating Batik collections in Asia and Europe

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The Curating Batik event in Jakarta marks the first of several activities being organised as part of a study of Batik collections in selected museums in Asia and Europe, towards …

By Magali An Berthon

16 May 2014

Weaving Southeast Asian threads

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Last November 2013, an exceptional symposium entitled “Weaving royal traditions through time at the Thai Court and beyond” took place in Bangkok. For the occasion, a textile community of major …

By People / In Cities : Hong Kong

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As Hong Kong is about to open the 2012 edition of its Business of Design Week (BODW), culture360.org takes a closer look at the local design scene, including its most …

By Valentina Riccardi

13 Nov 2012

Curating culture360.org #4 | Sunitha Janamohanan, George Town World Heritage Inc.

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This month Sunitha Janamohanan from the George Town World Heritage presents a new exciting curatorial journey of culture360.org, looking closely at the field of heritage management in Asia.