On 25 September 2025, the ASEF LinkUp Roundtable ‘Rethinking Cultural Diplomacy Together: Perspectives from Asia and Europe’took place at the premises of Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món in Barcelona, Spain, as a side event contributing towards MONDIACULT 2025.
Co-organised with Casa Asia, the roundtable was an inquiry into how cultural diplomacy can move beyond state and institutions to embrace communities, care, and collective responsibility. The conversation was also in close connection with one of the priority topics of UNESCO’s World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development, focusing on cultural rights and equitable access.
Read the key takeaways and watch the recording of the roundtable: https://culture360.asef.org/insights/asef-linkup-roundtable-a-collective-effort-in-rethinking-cultural-diplomacy/.