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![]() Asia Society's Manhattan headquarters and museum designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and John MY Lee Architects | |
Established | 1956 |
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Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
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Headquarters | 725 Park Avenue New York City 10021 U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°46′11″N 73°57′51″W / 40.7698°N 73.9643°W |
President | Kang Kyung-wha |
Revenue | $31 million USD (2019)[1] |
Website | www |
The Asia Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia.[2] It has several centers in the United States (Manhattan, Washington, D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle) and around the world (Hong Kong, Manila, Seoul, Melbourne, Sydney, Tokyo,[3] Mumbai, Delhi,[4] Paris and Zurich). The Society's headquarters are in New York City, and includes a museum that exhibits pre-modern, modern, and contemporary art from Asia, Oceania and the Asian diaspora.[5] Asia Society also publishes an online magazine, ChinaFile.[6]
In January 2024, Kyung-wha Kang, who served as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, from 2017 to 2021, was named its president and CEO, effective in April 2024.[7] Asia Society has been described as a participant in the Chinese Communist Party's "backchannel" diplomatic efforts.[8]
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