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Reports

  • Dorothy Kosinski at Summit

    The Power of Collaboration

    Summary report on the 2016 U.S.-China Museum Summit, organized by Asia Society, American Federation of Arts, Chinese Museums Association, and Nanjing Museum in New York, September 25-28, 2016.
  • Roxanna Velasquez Speaking at 2016 Summit

    合作的力量

    此报告摘要自由美国艺术联盟、亚洲协会、中国博物馆协会、南京博物院合办,于二〇一六年九月二十五至二十八日在纽约市举行的中美博物馆峰会之讨论内容。
  • book cover w/ background
    report

    Assuring Our Cultural Legacy in the 21st Century

    The book approaches the challenges our world faces with changing times, regional conflicts, and natural disasters, and explores our responsibilities as stewards of culture.
  • Participants in the 2014 U.S.-China Museum Leaders Forum outside the Zhejiang Art Museum, Hangzhou, China, November 2014.Photo by Leah Thompson.
    report

    Toward a Closer Understanding of Our Differences

    The U.S.-China Museum Leaders Forum is organized by the Asia Society Museum’s Asian Arts and Museum Network and the Center on U.S.-China Relations’ U.S.-China Forum on the Arts and Culture.
  • 2014年11月中美博物馆领袖论坛与会者于杭州浙江美术馆前合影。Leah Thompson 摄。
    report

    增进对彼此更深的理解

    中美博物馆领袖论坛由亚洲协会的亚洲艺术与博物馆网络与亚洲协会美中关系中心的中美文化艺术论坛联合主办。
  • Making a Museum in the 21st Century
    report

    Making a Museum in the 21st Century

    An essential overview of pressing issues faced by museums around the world in a new era of audience engagement
  • The 2012 U.S.-China Museum Directors Forum in Beijing on November 16, 2012. (Leah Thompson/Asia Society)
    report

    Toward a New Phase of US-China Museum Collaborations

    New Asia Society report compiles findings of Chinese and American museum leaders on cultural exchanges.

Perspectives

  • Barbara Hoffman: Illegal Antiquities Trafficking Destroys a Heritage that Belongs to the World

    Barbara Hoffman interview
  • Sarah Kenderdine: Re-negotiating our Notions of Aura, Authorship, and Authenticity

    Sarah Kenderdine interview
  • Zihan Loo Uses Alternative Modes to Approach Archives

    Zihan Loo interview
  • Preventative Conservation of Collections and the Sustainable Development of Museums

    Chen Kelun discusses sustainable development and conservation strategies for the Shanghai Museum at the 2015 Arts & Museum Summit.
  • Sarah Kenderdine: Re-negotiating our Notions of Aura, Authorship, and Authenticity

    Sarah Kenderdine interview
  • Zihan Loo Uses Alternative Modes to Approach Archives

    Zihan Loo interview
  • Bonnie Burnham: “The Greater World Doesn’t Understand, or Think About, the Preservation of Monuments”

    Bonnie Burnham interview
  • Ong Keng Sen: Finding Common Ground Through the Arts

    Ong Keng Sen interview
  • Vasif Kortun: Emphasizing Dialogue and Communication Between Turkey and the World

    Vasif Kortun interview
  • Helen Philon: To Preserve Archaeological Monuments, Education Comes First

    Helen Philon interview
  • Louis Yu: Developing New Representation for Chinese Traditional Theater

    Louis Yu interview
  • Dina Bangdel: Working with Communities and Archeologists to Save Nepalese Cultural Heritage

    Dina Bangdel interview
  • Phloeun Prim on Carrying Traditions Through Difficult Times

    Phloeun Prim interview
  • Anita Chung: Promoting Chinese Art and Culture Globally Through Art Exhibitions

    Anita Chung
  • Sai Nyi Nyi Soe: Investing in Burmese Culture and Artists

    Sai Nyi nyi soe interview
  • Ahmad Sarmast: “Our Biggest Challenge is Security and Safety”

    Ahmad Sarmast interview
  • Timothy P. Whalen: “Conservation is a Team Effort”

    Timothy Whalen interview
  • Chang Lin-sheng (Leslie Chang): The Aurora Museum, a 21st-century Museum

    Leslie Chang interview
  • Bilguun Tushinbold: Promoting Local Understanding of Contemporary Art in Mongolia

    Bilguun Tushinbold
  • Fairouz Nishanova: “Music was Never Just Entertainment”

    Fairouz Nishanova
  • Jay Levenson: Forging Connections with Museums in Asia and Beyond

    Jay Levenson interview

Videos

  • Nora Razian Creates an “Open Platform” for Collaboration

    Nora Razian, the Sursock Museum’s Head of Programs and Exhibitions, discusses reopening a museum after eight years of renovation and building an audience in Beirut.
  • Zihan Loo Uses Alternative Modes to Approach Archives

    Zihan Loo interview
  • Bonnie Burnham: “The Greater World Doesn’t Understand, or Think About, the Preservation of Monuments”

    Bonnie Burnham interview
  • Ong Keng Sen: Finding Common Ground Through the Arts

    Ong Keng Sen interview
  • Louis Yu on the West Kowloon Cultural District Xiqu Centre

    Louis Yu discusses contemporary strategies of representation of xiqu (traditional Chinese theater) at the 2015 Arts & Museum Summit.
  • Vasif Kortun: Emphasizing Dialogue and Communication Between Turkey and the World

    Vasif Kortun interview
  • Helen Philon: To Preserve Archaeological Monuments, Education Comes First

    Helen Philon interview
  • Louis Yu: Developing New Representation for Chinese Traditional Theater

    Louis Yu interview
  • Dina Bangdel: Working with Communities and Archeologists to Save Nepalese Cultural Heritage

    Dina Bangdel interview
  • Phloeun Prim on Carrying Traditions Through Difficult Times

    Phloeun Prim interview
  • Preventative Conservation of Collections and the Sustainable Development of Museums

    Chen Kelun discusses sustainable development and conservation strategies for the Shanghai Museum at the 2015 Arts & Museum Summit.
  • Anita Chung: Promoting Chinese Art and Culture Globally Through Art Exhibitions

    Anita Chung
  • Hongnam Kim on Historic Villages and Houses as Site Museums

    Hongnam Kim keynote
  • Rajeev Sethi on Searching for Alternate Philosophies

    Rajeev Sethi keynote
  • Boon Hui Tan on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

    Boon Hui Tan keynote
  • Sarah Kenderdine on Using New Technology to Reimagine and Represent Cultural Heritage in Museums

    Sarah Kenderdine keynote
  • Arahmaiani on Sustaining Ephemerality

    Arahmaiani keynote
  • Ong Keng Sen on Sustaining Ephemerality

    Ong Keng Sen keynote
  • Ahmad Sarmast on Reviving and Preserving Afghan Musical Traditions

    Ahmad Sarmast keynote
  • Dina Bangdel on Nepal’s Cultural Heritage Recovery, Post-2015 Earthquake

    Dina Bngdel Keynote
  • Zeyba Rahman on Threats and Risks

    Zeyba Rahman Keynote
  • Sai Nyi Nyi Soe: Investing in Burmese Culture and Artists

    Sai Nyi nyi soe interview
  • Chang Lin-sheng (Leslie Chang) on Cultural Artifacts as the Shared Inheritance of Mankind

    Leslie Chang keynote
  • Vasif Kortun on Decoloniality and the Archive

    Vasif Kortun keynote
  • Ahmad Sarmast: “Our Biggest Challenge is Security and Safety”

    Ahmad Sarmast interview
  • Timothy P. Whalen: “Conservation is a Team Effort”

    Timothy Whalen interview
  • Chang Lin-sheng (Leslie Chang): The Aurora Museum, a 21st-century Museum

    Leslie Chang interview
  • Helen Philon on the Restoration of a 15th Century Hydraulic System in India

    Helen Philon keynote
  • Restu Kusumaningrum on Authenticity and Context

    Restu Kusumaningrum keynote
  • Bilguun Tushinbold: Promoting Local Understanding of Contemporary Art in Mongolia

    Bilguun Tushinbold
  • Hammad Nasar: “Excessive Enthusiasms: Building Archives and Fueling Practices”

    Hammad Nasar
  • Timothy P. Whalen on Stewardship and Continuity

    Timothy Whalen
  • Fairouz Nishanova: “Music was Never Just Entertainment”

    Fairouz Nishanova
  • Museum in the City

    Panel discussion at the 2013 summit
  • Glenn Lowry’s Keynote Address at the 2013 Arts & Museum Summit

    Glenn Lowry Keynote
  • Three Words for the 21st Century

    Summit interview
  • Making a Museum in the 21st Century

    Panel discussion 2013 Summit
  • What Should a Museum Be in the 21st Century?

    2013 summit internview
  • Museums of the Future

    panel 2013 summit

Case Studies

  • Nir Evron

    Co-Curating and “Making Space for Divergent Perspectives”

    Meiya Cheng, Lauren Cornell, Johanna Burton, Sara O'Keeffe talk about the collaboration of their two institutions, Taipei Contemporary Art Center and the New Museum, on the 2015 exhibition "The Great Ephemeral."
  • Chen Kelun

    Preventative Conservation of Collections and the Sustainable Development of Museums

    Chen Kelun discusses sustainable development and conservation strategies for the Shanghai Museum at the 2015 Arts & Museum Summit.
  • Louis Yu

    Louis Yu on the West Kowloon Cultural District Xiqu Centre

    Louis Yu discusses contemporary strategies of representation of xiqu (traditional Chinese theater) at the 2015 Arts & Museum Summit.
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