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Welcome to Asia’s home in New York City! Asia Society and Museum brings together the best experts on Asian culture, arts, business, and policy.
Visit Asia Society Museum for free on August 8th and 15th! 💙 As part of NYC's annual #SummerStreets festival, we're offering free admission to Asia Society Museum for the next two Saturdays. Plus, grab a yummy bite from Leo Café and enjoy summer shopping at AsiaStore! 🤩
This week at Asia Society New York, join us at Summer Streets and get free admission to Asia Society Museum! #ASNYWeekly As part of NYC's Summer Streets 2026, we're offering free admission to Asia Society Museum on August 1st, 8th, and 15th! Learn more: AsiaSociety.org/NY
Happy #NationalInternDay! 🎉 We're so proud of our amazing #summerinterns at Asia Society New York. Thank you for your hard work and contributions across our organization this summer. Curious about interning with us? Learn more: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/interns-and-volunteers
As part of NYC's Summer Streets 2026, we're offering free admission to Asia Society Museum on August 1st, 8th, and 15th. 🖼️🌞 See our current exhibition "Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon" from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Asia Society New York!
Join locally, connect globally 🤝 As an Asia Society member, you get: 🖼️ Unlimited museum admission 🥂 Invitations to exclusive events 🎟️ Free or discounted tickets to our programs 🛍️ Discounts at Leo Café + AsiaStore And so much more! Join today: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/become-member
Asia Society presents Kyoko Kagawa Rarities, a series of five remarkable films starring the beloved Japanese actress, in partnership with @anthologyfilm.bsky.social, screening in New York from August 13-16, 2026. Learn more and grab tickets: asiasociety.org/new-york/kyo...
Did you know Asia Society Museum offers free admission every Friday? 🤩 Spend your summer Fridays with us and experience our current exhibition, "Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Celebrating 70 Years of Asia Society and the Rockefeller Legacy," on view through January 2027.
First look at the official poster for Otar Iosseliani: A Georgian Suite, the @cinemaguild.com's collection of restored films by Iosseliani! Poster illustration by Otar Iosseliani. Title treatment by F. Ron Miller. Produced by Posteritati
Need to cool down and grab a sweet treat this summer? We got you. Look out for Leo Café's new summer hours, where you can grab one of our seasonal lattes, matchas, or teas. Now open at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday. You won't want to miss it! Hours and menu: AsiaSociety.org/NY
Join us July 24-25 for Otar Iosseliani: Fables of Modern Life, featuring the premiere of three new restorations of his early films: “Falling Leaves," “There Once Was a Singing Blackbird," and “Pastorale." 🎟️:https://asiasociety.org/new-york/otar-iosseliani-fables-modern-life
Much better 😌 We had a blast with you all in June! Learn more about our upcoming events for the summer: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events
Asia Society Museum, Leo Café, and AsiaStore will be closed in observance of Independence Day on July 4. The Museum, café, and store will close early on July 3, at 2 p.m. Plan your visit: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/plan-your-visit
Last week, we celebrated Pride and honored Tony-nominated actor Conrad Ricamora, who accepted the Human Rights Campaign's Equality Crane Award for exceptional leadership in LGBTQ+ AANHPI visibility. Watch this excerpt from his acceptance speech:
From July 9 to 12, @asiasociety.org presents "Desire & Solitude: The Cinema of Isabel Sandoval," featuring the first theatrical preview of Isabel Sandoval's latest film, "Moonglow." Learn more and get tickets here: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/desire-solitude-cinema-isabel-sandoval
Asia Society Museum, Leo Café, and AsiaStore are open today (and museum admission is free!) Plan your visit: AsiaSociety.org/NY
Greetings from Asia Society HQ in NYC! Leo says congrats to the @nyknicks! 🏀🧡💙
Asia Society is the only institution in the world that combines a leading global think tank with a world-class cultural center, bringing together policy, arts, business, and culture to deepen understanding between Asia and the world. Your support is essential! https://asiasociety.org/new-york/donate
Thank you to everyone who stopped by during the Museum Mile Festival! We loved meeting you all and hope to see you at the Asia Society very soon 💙 Plan your visit: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/plan-your-visit
Join @asiapolicy.asiasociety.org on June 10 for this discussion on Japan's shifting arms export policy with Japanese and American experts. With Masataka Okano, Christopher Johnstone, Jamie Morgan, Randy Yoshimura, and Emma Chanlett-Avery (moderator). Register: asiasociety.org/policy-insti...
Join us and @hanumaneds.bsky.social on June 10 at Asia Society New York for a conversation between poet Vivek Narayanan and writer @antonhur.com on translation and its practices in world literature.📚 🎟️: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/translating-ideas-literature-vivek-narayanan-anton-hur
“We’re looking for home...and we’re hoping that our film can be part of the process of all of us feeling like we have a home here.” Director Eugene Yi on the impact of the interviews of The A List, from HBO Docs. Watch the post-screening Q&A: https://youtu.be/DQJmddc140c?si=LGzbbHdy98yykqJt
For 70 years, Asia Society has been one of the most trusted voices bridging Asia and the world through art, policy, education and culture. That work doesn’t happen without your support! Donate by June 30 to continue Asia Society’s mission: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/donate
Renowned composer Tan Dun takes us behind "Incarnations," three musical works inspired by transformation and music's underlying universality. Watch an excerpt of the performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvCw_amPIc
As Buddhists around the world celebrate Buddha’s Birthday today, we're highlighting some of the spectacular Buddhist sculptures in our current exhibition, on view through January 4, 2027. 🪷 Plan your visit: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/plan-your-visit
From June 11-14, join us for "Stanley Kwan: Ladies Man," a seven-film retrospective featuring the Hong Kong filmmaker in person for introductions and post-film discussions. Grab tickets: asiasociety.org/new-york/sta...
Last week, we teamed up with HBO Docs for a special screening of “The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas.” We’re proud to uplift the stories and voices of the Asian and Pacific diaspora through programs like this during #AAPIHeritageMonth! Photos by LiAnn Grahm
“I would like for the American theater to reflect more of an expansive view of what it means to be an American.” JESA playwright Jeena Yi with a timely reminder to the wider theater community that the stage there to tell every type of American story, all year round.
Get ready to embark on an unforgettable cross-continental adventure! ✈️🌏 Join us Saturday, May 30, at 1 p.m. for Passport through Asia, a special Family Day event celebrating our 70th anniversary. Grab your tickets: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/family-day-passport-through-asia
As our program year comes to an end, we are celebrating what we have accomplished this past year, thanks to supporters like you. 💙 Donate before June 30: asiasociety.org/new-york/don...
Asia Society’s Archives of Asian Art turns 60! 🎉 📕 Established in 1945 as the Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, the journal moved to Asia Society and assumed its new name in 1966. It is published in partnership with @dukepress.bsky.social