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Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Hugh Davies

15 Feb 2022

Videogames in the Museum, The Museum in Videogames

Videogames are important cultural artifacts. Not only are they expressive instances of contemporary culture, they also represent the latest chapter in humanity’s ancient obsession with games and play.

By Hugh Davies

08 Feb 2022

Digital Access to the New Museum

As flagship institutions in the global museum sector, the respective approaches of M+ Museum of Visual Culture in Hong Kong and Powerhouse Museum in Sydney give insights into best practice …

By Nicole Chang Shu Fun

31 Jan 2022

Re-interpreting the role of Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah | Malaysia

In addition to playing its role in preserving and showcasing cultural or natural heritage, museums play a crucial role in facilitating public education and cultural participation among visitors.

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 …

ASEM Cultural Festival 2021 | Interview with H.E. Hab Touch, Ministry of Culture & Fine Arts of Cambodia

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Looking back at the first hybrid version of the ASEM Cultural Festival 2021, Preeti Gaonkar and Bridget Lee from the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), interviewed His Excellency Hab Touch from Ministry of Culture and Fine …

By Geuntae Park

16 Dec 2021

How we work together in China to create museums

As part of ASEF’s Call for Articles: Latest Trends in the Museum Sector in Asia and Europe, Geuntae Park explores this collaboration through three interviews with European professional: two with …

By Winnie Lim

13 Dec 2021

<de>confine 2021 | Interview with Media Art South Asia

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<de>confine 2021, was a South Asian Digital Arts Festival that ran from the 10th to 30th of November 2021 across South Asia and online. Curated by Media Art South Asia, <de>confine …

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 culture360

24 Nov 2021

Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival 2021 | Interview with Ellada Evangelou

It May All Be Over Soon by androula | Photo by Sergio Vaccaro

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As part of the media partnership with Home for Cooperation, we have interviewed Ellada Evangelou, Artistic and Cultural Director of the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival.

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 …

By Winnie Lim

12 Nov 2021

Spaces in Suspension | A photo documentary of the Grand Hotel Verdala, Malta

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As part of the media partnership with Spazju Kreattiv, we have interviewed the documentary photographers Joseph P. Smith and Therese Debono who created the exhibition Spaces in Suspension. For this …

By Masuma Halai Khwaja

09 Nov 2021

The Seminal Art of Aisha Khalid

Formally trained in the Indo-Persian miniature traditions from the National College of Arts Lahore and having completed her post-graduation from the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, Aisha Khalid is one of Pakistan’s …

By Preeti Gaonkar

08 Oct 2021

Southeast Asian Arts Forum 2021 – Schoolhouse Mavericks

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The Southeast Asian Arts Forum 2021 was a 3-day event organised by the Institute of Southeast Asian Arts (ISEAA) that ran from the 28th to 30th July at Nanyang Academy …

By Adriana Nordin Manan

01 Oct 2021

Performance Making during a Pandemic: Of Innovation, Form and Embeddedness

If arts panel discussions are meant to reflect the times, “Critical Responses to Performance-Making in A Post-Pandemic World” positioned itself well: at this stage of the pandemic, it was less …

By Adriana Nordin Manan

22 Sep 2021

Cultivating Arts Writing Ecosystems: Criticality and Creativity amidst Necessity

Personal narratives on professional pathways to becoming arts writers in four Asian countries were the departure point for the rich discussion at “Critical Writing Training: Models, Methods and Pitfalls,” a …