Asia Society
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) |
| Website | www |
The Asia Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. 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, Mumbai, Delhi, 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. Asia Society also publishes an online magazine, ChinaFile.
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. Asia Society has been described as a participant in the Chinese Communist Party's "backchannel" diplomatic efforts.