Sharing Collections and Presenting Cultural Heritage in Asian-European Exchange ASEMUS Conference 'Marketplace of Museums'

Abstract

The first workshop meetings of the ASEMUS (Asia-Europe Museum) network were held during a conference in Leiden, from 10 to 14 April this year. The workshops, an important event in both the arts world and museum sphere, were set up to bring together museum professionals from the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) countries to discuss topics that merit cooperation in museum activities. As a cooperation platform for Europe and Asia, ASEM include the fifteenEU member states and ten Asian nations (seven ASEAN members, China, Korea and Japan). The workshops were in fact discussion platforms to develop specific activities, such as information exchange, technical assistance and exhibitions. During a three-day period, each of the five working groups set out to develop a programme for future workshops.