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27 Mar 2019
This month, culture360 discovers the local arts and cultural panorama of the Filipino capital city, Manila, highlighting some alternative initiatives that are arousing a diverse and buzzing creative environment.
19 Mar 2019
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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 Kerrine Goh
26 Feb 2019
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The Olympic Games are undoubtedly the most ambitiously celebrated sports festivals of our time. While countries bid to host the Games with great fervour despite the involvement of a huge …
22 Feb 2019
In the age of social media, our ability to share and access imagery has drastically changed our ways of seeing and being. With the use of our handheld devices, we …
15 Feb 2019
Yogyakarta-based historian, researcher and co-founding member of KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, Antariksa is working to create an Indonesian society that is culturally critical, open, and empowered. KUNCI has been deeply …
07 Feb 2019
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Amidst millions of ecstatic onlookers, the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics, held in Rio de Janeiro, marked the symbolic beginning of the Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad, with the …
21 Jan 2019
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As sustainability is increasingly embedded in the programming of arts venues and events it is increasingly important to think of new ways of presenting these ideas.
11 Jan 2019
This month, culture360.ASEF.org's contributor David Fernandez travels to Yogyakarta. In this article, he dives into the local arts and cultural scene of the city, exploring some of the alternative creative …
08 Jan 2019
To the international cultural arena, Rome is hardly known as the epicentre for contemporary Asian culture in Europe. Nonetheless, in Italy, there is a bunch of passionate individuals who are …
13 Dec 2018
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As part of the media partnership with the Central Asian Forum on Cultural Policy and Management organised last month in Almaty, Kazakhstan, I have interviewed on behalf of culture360.ASEF.org the …
By Maria Sharon Mapa Arriola & Ritirong Jiwakanon
07 Dec 2018
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The Europe-Asia Roundtable Sessions (EARS) aims to provide a creative platform to support international collaboration and cross-cultural interaction between Europe and Asia.
05 Dec 2018
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The topic of artistic and cultural co-operation has been rapidly gaining significance in regional, national as well as local contexts, both in Asia and Europe.
03 Dec 2018
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The 2018 ENCATC (European Network on Cultural Management and Policy) International Study Tour in Tokyo was held from 7 to 9 November 2018 and offered an intensive learning programme on …
29 Nov 2018
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.
22 Nov 2018
Dutch writer, collector and art patron Han Nefkens, strongly feels that private passions can be public benefits. In 2009, he set up the Han Nefkens Foundation in Barcelona, the city …