November 17–19, 2021
The Asia Society will host a dynamic convening of curators, artists, and museum and arts professionals at the 2021 Arts & Museum Summit, which will be held virtually on November 17–19, 2021. Held biennially, the Summit features presentations, panel discussions, and workshops by leading arts professionals from the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
This year’s Summit, “Reimagining Museum Narratives in the 21st Century,” will focus on issues relating to decolonization in the arts. Some of the topics to be explored include decolonizing curatorial practices, re-negotiating art historical narratives, and deconstructing the legacies of regional colonial histories.
Register now to hear from some of the leading authorities in the arts field today. Registration includes access to all summit events and an electronic copy of the 2021 Arts & Museum Summit publication, Reimagining Museum Narratives in the 21st Century, a compendium of essays by featured speakers expounding on the topics covered across the summit.
Details about registration, the full list of speakers, and the agenda are available on the registration page or at AsiaSociety.org/MuseumSummit.
About the Arts & Museum Summit
The biennial Asia Society Arts & Museum Summit brings together arts and museum professionals from around the world to discuss timely issues across the field. The Summit is intended to identify and navigate the challenges and opportunities within the evolving arts ecologies across Asia and its diaspora, and engenders professional networks and collaborative exchange amongst arts professionals internationally.
Each Summit focuses on a specific topic that reflects the current thinking in the arts and museum world. Past Summits have examined issues including the surge of new museums in Asia, the urgency of cultural heritage preservation, audience engagement, and collection practices and philosophies at arts institutions.
Supporters
The 2021 program is made possible with support from the Getty Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art through the Elizabeth Glassman Fund for International Museum Partnerships.
