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  • About
    • Mission
    • Contact
  • Resources
    • Case Studies
    • Reports
    • Perspectives
    • Video
  • Programs & Events
    • U.S.-China Museum Leaders Forum
      • 2012 U.S.-China Museum Leaders Forum
      • 2014 U.S.-China Museum Leaders Forum 
      • 2016 U.S.-China Museum Summit
    • Arts & Museum Summit
      • 2013 Arts & Museum Summit
      • 2015 Arts & Museum Summit
      • 2017 Arts & Museum Summit
    • Special Programs
      • The Changing Landscape of Museums Today  
      • U.S. and Chinese Museums and Their Communities
  • Themes
    • Policy & Systems
    • Preserving Culture
    • 21st-Century Institutions
    • Global Impact
    • Philanthropy & Support

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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.

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Zihan Loo Uses Alternative Modes to Approach Archives

Singaporean performance and moving-image artist Zihan Loo discusses his work mining archives, exploring the paradoxes between censorship and celebration, and challenging the relationship between [...]

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

Barbara Hoffman, an art lawyer, discusses legal aspects of illicit looting and traffic in antiquities, from World War II to the age of ISIS.

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

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Ong Keng Sen: Finding Common Ground Through the Arts

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Louis Yu on the West Kowloon Cultural District Xiqu Centre

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Vasif Kortun: Emphasizing Dialogue and Communication Between Turkey and the World

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Helen Philon: To Preserve Archaeological Monuments, Education Comes First

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Louis Yu: Developing New Representation for Chinese Traditional Theater

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Dina Bangdel: Working with Communities and Archeologists to Save Nepalese Cultural Heritage

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Phloeun Prim on Carrying Traditions Through Difficult Times

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Chen Kelun on the Preventative Conservation of Collections and the Sustainable Development of Museums

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Anita Chung: Promoting Chinese Art and Culture Globally Through Art Exhibitions

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Hongnam Kim on Historic Villages and Houses as Site Museums

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Rajeev Sethi on Searching for Alternate Philosophies

Rajeev Sethi discusses creativity and the importance of promoting art and culture in contemporary societies.

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Boon Hui Tan on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

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Sarah Kenderdine on Using New Technology to Reimagine and Represent Cultural Heritage in Museums

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Arahmaiani on Sustaining Ephemerality

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Ong Keng Sen on Sustaining Ephemerality

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Ahmad Sarmast on Reviving and Preserving Afghan Musical Traditions

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Dina Bangdel on Nepal’s Cultural Heritage Recovery, Post-2015 Earthquake

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Zeyba Rahman on Threats and Risks

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Sai Nyi Nyi Soe: Investing in Burmese Culture and Artists

Sai Nyi Nyi Soe, the administrator of the Gitameit Music Center, discusses the aims and mission of the center and the institution’s eagerness to cooperate with other artistic institutions worldwide.

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Chang Lin-sheng (Leslie Chang) on Cultural Artifacts as the Shared Inheritance of Mankind

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Vasif Kortun on Decoloniality and the Archive

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Fairouz Nishanova on Relevance and Change

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Ahmad Sarmast: “Our Biggest Challenge is Security and Safety”

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Timothy P. Whalen: “Conservation is a Team Effort”

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

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Helen Philon on the Restoration of a 15th Century Hydraulic System in India

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Restu Kusumaningrum on Authenticity and Context

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Bárbara Navarro on Preserving Cultural Heritage Through Technology

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Bilguun Tushinbold: Promoting Local Understanding of Contemporary Art in Mongolia

Bilguun Tushinbold, a board member of the Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association, discusses recent developments in the Mongolian contemporary-art scene and the role of local cultural and [...]

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

Hammad Nasar, Head of Research and Programmes, Asia Art Archive, discusses the significance of preserving, building, and sharing digital archives of Asian art at the 2015 Arts & Museum Summit.

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Timothy P. Whalen on Stewardship and Continuity

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Phloeun Prim on the Revival of Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Fairouz Nishanova: “Music was Never Just Entertainment”

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Tom Finkelpearl on the Museum in a Majority-Minority Community

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Museum in the City

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The Museum in the World

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Glenn Lowry’s Keynote Address at the 2013 Arts & Museum Summit

Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, issues a call to his fellow museum leaders to "be subversive" in his keynote address at Asia Society's inaugural Arts & [...]

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Three Words for the 21st Century

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Making a Museum in the 21st Century

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What Should a Museum Be in the 21st Century?

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Museums of the Future

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