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| Asia Society and Museum | |
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 Asia Society's New York City Headquarters and Museum |
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  Shown within New York City
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| Established | 1956 |
| Location | 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), Manhattan, New York, USA |
| Director | Vishakha N. Desai |
| Public transit access | M1, M2, M3, M4, M101, M102, M30, M66, 6 or F trains |
| Website | AsiaSociety.org |
Coordinates: 40°46′12″N 73°57′51″W / 40.769983°N 73.96427°W
The Asia Society has centers around the world in the US (Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington DC) Hong Kong, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul Shanghai, Makati City, and Melbourne. All of these centers are overseen by the Society’s headquarters in New York, along with a center on US- China relations. The New York headquarters exhibits the Rockefeller collection of Asian Art. This collection holds pieces from many Asian countries including, China, Japan, India and Korea among others.
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Mission
The Asia Society defines the region of Asia as the area from Japan to Iran, from central Asia to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The Asia Society is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose aim is to build awareness about Asian politics, business, education, arts and culture through education. The organization sponsors the exhibitions of art, performance, film, lectures and programs for students and teachers. The programs are aimed at increasing knowledge of society with a focus on human rights, environment, global health and the position of women. In addition the Society takes part in events such as co-sponsoring the US- Asia update round table series at New York’s council on foreign relation.
About the Organization
History
Asia Society was founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd. Initially established to promote greater knowledge of Asia in the US, the Society today is a global institution—with offices throughout the US and Asia—that fulfills its educational mandate through a wide range of cross-disciplinary programming. As economies and cultures have become more interconnected, the Society's programs have expanded to address Asian American issues, the effects of globalization, and pressing concerns in Asia including human rights, the status of women, and environmental and global health issues such as HIV/AIDS.[1]
Global Centers
Along with its New York headquarters, Asia Society has centers throughout the United States and Asia. The other American centers are located in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston and Washington, DC. The Asian centers are located in Hong Kong, Seoul, Makati City, Shanghai and Mumbai. There is also a center located in Melbourne, Australia.
Business
The Asia Society annually presents a Corporate Conference in Asia to examine the implications of macroeconomic trends and geopolitical developments for the region and the world. Heads of Asian governments are often featured, as well as roundtable discussions with business and policy leaders from around the world.[2]
Education
Asia Society's Education department has two primary education objectives: one focusing on teaching and learning about Asia in the United States and the other on the expansion of US investments in international studies at the elementary and secondary school levels.[5] International education generally encompasses the knowledge of other world regions, cultures and global issues; skills in communicating in languages other than English, working in global or cross-cultural environments and using information from different sources around the world; and values of respect and concern for other cultures and peoples
Fellowship Programs
The Bernard Schwartz Fellows Program at Asia Society selects fellows to peruse research on business and policy issues with an emphasis on Asian related areas of study. Persons selected work in residence at the Asia Society headquarters in New York or in its Washington Center.
The Getty Fellowship is an Asia Society Museum program that provides, cross-cultural work experience in the field of Asian art curatorship.
About the Museum
The Asia Society Museum is host to both traditional and contemporary exhibitions, film screenings, literature, performing and visual arts. The headquarters’ holdings include works from more than thirty Asian-Pacific countries including Hindu and Buddhist statuary, temple carvings, Chinese ceramics, and Japanese paintings—dating from around 2000 B.C. to the 19th-century. Contemporary Asian art shows also take place. Exhibits change several times throughout the year. In 2001 a major renovation of the headquarters was undertaken doubling the size of the four public galleries. Upstairs, six of the eight floors are devoted to conference rooms, lounges, offices and research centers.
The headquarters also houses a museum shop and café. Forbes has listed the Garden Court Cafe on its All-Star Eateries in New York list several times.
Notes
See also
- Rockefeller family
- David Rockefeller
- John D. Rockefeller III
- John D. Rockefeller IV
- Mark Rockefeller
- Richard Holbrooke
- Kofi Annan
- United Nations
- Henry Kissinger
- Rockefeller Foundation
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Asia Society |
- The Asia Society Homepage
- South Korean Ban Ki-moon set to become UN Secretary-General Includes an interview conducted by the Asia Society's AsiaSource with the new UN Secretary-General, on September 26, 2006.
- H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea - Address to Asia Society in New York, September 25, 2006. Includes praise for the Asia Society for its work in strengthening relations between the US and Asia.
- Address by President Hu Jintao, of the People’s Republic of China His address to the Asia Society on visit to the US in April, 2006.
- Asia Society: Society’s 50th Milestone Honors Rockefellers Includes Jay Rockefeller and son Charles, Peggy Dulany, Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger and Kofi Annan.
- Society Gala 50TH Anniversary Dinner Speeches
- Art Collecting, the Rockefeller Way May, 2006 New York Times article on the Asia Society's 50th celebration.
- The symbol of the Asia Society is the leogryph.
- Asia Society resources for teachers and students
- Asia Society's art collection
- Asia Society's work in educational policy
- Asia Society's schools network
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