2014: Asia Society's Year in Pictures

December 19th, 2014

Japanese-born, Brooklyn-based jazz trumpeter and composer Takuya Kuroda brought his ensemble to Asia Society New York on March 8, 2014. (Elena Olivo/Asia Society)

'Light and Shadows — Caravaggio • The Italian Baroque Master' enthralled visitors to Asia Society Hong Kong from March 12 to April 13, 2014. (Asia Society)

L to R: film producer/entertainment media consultant Janet Yang; actor Huang Xiaoming; actress Sarah Li; and Bruno Wu, chairman and CEO of Seven Stars Entertainment and Media, at the 2014 Asia Society U.S.-China Film Summit and Gala, held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2014. (Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging)

Author Evan Osnos signs a copy of his book 'Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China' after his book launch at Asia Society New York on May 14, 2014. Age of Ambition won the 2014 National Book Award in Nonfiction. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Incoming President of the Asia Society Policy Institute Kevin Rudd (R), former Prime Minister of Australia, and DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller, share a light moment in September 2014 at Asia Society New York. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)

Children get a lesson in K-Pop dancing at Asia Society Hong Kong's Korea Family Day on November 9, 2014. (Asia Society)

Arianna Huffington was the featured guest for the inaugural President's Forum event hosted by Asia Society President Josette Sheeran at Asia Society New York on June 26, 2014. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Malaysia's Sutra Dance Theater presented 'Krishna: Love Re-Invented' at Asia Society New York on November 6 and 7, 2014. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)

Alibaba founder and CEO Jack Ma accepted his Asia Society Asia Game Changer of the Year award at the United Nations in New York City on Oct. 16, 2014. (Ann Billingsley/Asia Society)

Shinzo Abe (L), Prime Minister of Japan, greets Warwick Smith (R), Chairman of Asia Society Australia, as Sir Rod Eddington, President Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee, looks on in this photos taken July 8, 2014, in Canberra. (Irene Dowdy)

Award-winning musician Abigail Washburn, who is fluent in Mandarin, performs at Asia Society's National Chinese Language Conference in Los Angeles on May 8, 2014.

L to R: Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski, Sir Robert Parker, Secretary Panfilo Lacson, and Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto at the second annual PCSI Forum in Manila on March 11, 2014. (Asia Society)

Houston chefs from Nara Sushi & Korean Kitchen and Soma Sushi battled with beef at Asia Society Texas’ Kobe Cook-Off Leo Bar on December 4, 2014. (Thomas B. Shea)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (R) holds court during an event celebrating the launch of the Asia Society Policy Institute at Asia Society New York on April 8, 2014. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Singer Lim Hyeun-bin performs at the New York Korean Music Festival at Asia Society New York on April 12, 2014. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Visitors have been mesmerized by 'Traditions Transfigured: The Noh Masks of Bidou Yamaguchi,' on view at Asia Society Texas through February 15, 2015. (Asia Society)

Close-up of the creation of a sand mandala by monks from the Drigung Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism at Asia Society Museum over the course of five days in February 2014 in conjunction with the exhibition 'Golden Visions of Densatil: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery.' (Tahiat Mahboob/Asia Society)

An Asia Society Museum goer takes in 'Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot,' on view through January 4, 2015. (C. Bay Milin/Asia Society)

Hong Kong Chinese tenor Warren Mok, one of China’s Three Tenors, performs at 'Primavera,' a Spring Dinner Celebration at Asia Society Hong Kong on March 21, 2014. (Asia Society)

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (C) enjoys some local flavor in Houston with Bonna Kol, Executive Director of Asia Society Texas on June 13, 2014. (Jeff Fantich)

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Please join us for a look back at 2014 with this photo gallery, capturing the range of beauty and connection that happens every day at Asia Society across the globe.

We appreciate your support — here’s to another year of inspiring moments at Asia Society!

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