Chinese Culture Worldwide
China Cultural Center Paris
One of the earliest overseas China Cultural Centers (est. 2002), offering exhibitions, film screenings, language classes, and cultural events promoting Chinese culture in France.
📍 Paris, FR
Learn more →China Cultural Center Tokyo
Established in 2002, promotes Chinese culture through language courses, exhibitions, concerts and film screenings in Japan's capital.
📍 Tokyo, JP
Learn more →China Cultural Centre Singapore
Cultural institution on Queen Street dedicated to promoting Chinese culture through exhibitions, performances, and educational programs in Southeast Asia.
📍 Singapore, SG
Learn more →China Cultural Center Sydney
Hosts exhibitions, performances, and cultural activities to promote Chinese arts and culture in Australia.
📍 Sydney, AU
Learn more →China Cultural Center Cairo
Five-story cultural center that has trained more than 8,000 Egyptians in Chinese languages and martial arts since its establishment.
📍 Cairo, EG
Learn more →China Cultural Center Mauritius
China's first overseas cultural center (est. 1988), renovated and reopened in 2008, promoting Chinese culture in the Indian Ocean region.
📍 Port Louis, MU
Learn more →China Cultural Center Bangkok
Hosts cultural and art festivals, exhibitions, and performances promoting Chinese culture in Thailand.
📍 Bangkok, TH
Learn more →China Cultural Centre Kuala Lumpur
Promotes Chinese culture in Malaysia through exhibitions, performances, language programs, and cultural exchange activities.
📍 Kuala Lumpur, MY
Learn more →China Cultural Center Seoul
Part of the 2025-26 China-Korea-Japan cultural exchange year, offers exhibitions, film screenings, and cultural programs in South Korea.
📍 Seoul, KR
Learn more →China Cultural Center The Hague
Inaugurated November 2016, serves as a platform for Chinese cultural promotion in the Netherlands.
📍 The Hague, NL
Learn more →China Cultural Center Athens
Inaugurated October 2016, promotes Chinese culture and Sino-Greek cultural exchange.
📍 Athens, GR
Learn more →China Cultural Center Stockholm
Inaugurated September 2016, promotes Chinese arts, language, and cultural exchange in Scandinavia.
📍 Stockholm, SE
Learn more →China Cultural Center Sofia
Promotes Chinese culture and bilateral exchange in Bulgaria and the Balkans.
📍 Sofia, BG
Learn more →China Cultural Center Tel Aviv
Promotes Chinese culture and Sino-Israeli cultural exchange through exhibitions, performances, and educational events.
📍 Tel Aviv, IL
Learn more →Musee Cernuschi - Chine. Empreintes du passe
Exhibition of 145 works from 1786-1955 exploring Chinese scholars' rediscovery of antiquity. In partnership with Zhejiang Provincial Museum.
📍 Paris, FR
Metropolitan Museum - Embracing Color: Enamel in Chinese Decorative Arts 1300-1900
Exhibition showcasing Chinese enamelwork spanning six centuries of decorative arts tradition at the Met.
📍 New York, US
Metropolitan Museum - Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Selections from the Collection
Rotating selection of Chinese paintings and calligraphy masterworks from the Met's renowned collection.
📍 New York, US
Metropolitan Museum - Year of the Horse Exhibition
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with ceramics, glass, jade, metal, and woodblock prints exploring the horse's role in Chinese civilization.
📍 New York, US
Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) - America250 Programming
Year-long celebration of Chinese American contributions for America's 250th anniversary, with exhibitions on Ed Young, Anna May Wong, and Dong Kingman.
📍 New York, US
Asia Week New York 2026 (17th edition)
Annual celebration of Asian art with 23 galleries and 27 museums/institutions, including Chinese photography and contemporary art exhibitions. Major auction sales at Bonhams, Christie's, Sotheby's.
📍 New York, US
Asia Society - Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Celebrating 70 Years
Major exhibition celebrating 70 years of Asia Society and the Rockefeller Legacy with Asian art spanning centuries.
📍 New York, US
Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art (Freer|Sackler)
Home to one of the world's most important collections of ancient Chinese jades and bronzes. Free admission year-round. Hosts 'Into the Waters with Senju and Bingyi' (Apr-Aug 2026).
📍 Washington DC, US
Learn more →Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Shanshui (Landscape) Exhibition
Exhibition exploring the deep ties between nature, spiritual practice, and Chinese landscape art, from one of the finest Chinese art collections in the West (7,000+ works).
📍 Kansas City, US
Boston Museum of Fine Arts - One Hundred Stitches, One Hundred Villages
Exhibition of nearly 20 kaleidoscopic Chinese patchwork textiles, an art form rooted in Buddhist and Daoist customs from rural Chinese villages.
📍 Boston, US
Cleveland Museum of Art - Chinese Woodblock Prints
Recently acquired Chinese prints on view, contextualizing Chinese innovations in woodblock printing techniques.
📍 Cleveland, US
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Jenova Chen Exhibition
Exhibition by visionary Chinese-American game artist Jenova Chen (creator of Journey, Flower), exploring the intersection of gaming and art.
📍 San Francisco, US
Seattle Asian Art Museum - Ai Weiwei: Water Lilies
LEGO reinterpretation of Monet's water lilies by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, plus Zodiac Heads bronze sculptures at Olympic Sculpture Park.
📍 Seattle, US
San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
Oldest and largest Chinese New Year parade outside Asia, with 100+ floats and 500,000 spectators plus 3 million TV viewers. Named one of the world's top 10 parades.
📍 San Francisco, US
NYC Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival (28th)
Manhattan Chinatown's annual Lunar New Year parade and festival with cultural performances and food booths.
📍 New York, US
Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival
Annual dragon boat racing festival at Marine Stadium with teams from across North America.
📍 Long Beach, US
Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Festival (20th anniversary)
Florida's premier dragon boat racing event celebrating its 20th year with international athletes.
📍 Tampa, US
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Premier US center for Chinese studies offering courses in Mandarin, Chaghatay, Manchu, Mongolian, and Uyghur. Connected to the Harvard-Yenching Library.
📍 Cambridge, US
Learn more →Stanford Center for East Asian Studies - Chinese Studies Fellowship 2026-27
Major East Asian studies center offering BA, MA, and PhD degrees with 2026-27 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Studies now open.
📍 Stanford, US
Learn more →V&A - Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Landmark exhibition featuring 70+ works by 40 pioneering Asian and Pacific creatives. Themes: Re-Visioning History, Enduring Knowledge, Evolving Faith.
📍 London, UK
London Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration
Biggest Lunar New Year celebration outside Asia: Trafalgar Square performances, Chinatown parade, lion dances. Hundreds of thousands of visitors.
📍 London, UK
MINT Chinese Film Festival (4th edition)
Annual UK festival showcasing new Chinese and Asian films with screenings, director Q&As, workshops, and a festival gala.
📍 Kendal, UK
Ai Weiwei Installation at The Warehouse, Aviva Studios
Major installation exhibition by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei at Manchester's Aviva Studios.
📍 Manchester, UK
SOAS China Institute, University of London
Largest concentration of Chinese studies specialists outside China and the biggest community of Chinese Studies scholars in Europe. Ranked top 70 worldwide.
📍 London, UK
Learn more →Cao Fei: Dash at Fondazione Prada
Immersive multimedia project by Chinese artist Cao Fei exploring smart agriculture, algorithms, and labor across Chinese and South Asian farmlands.
📍 Milan, IT
26th EACS Biennial Conference (European Association for Chinese Studies)
Europe's premier Chinese studies conference at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Open to scholars worldwide working in all areas of Chinese Studies.
📍 Venice, IT
Leiden University Institute for Area Studies - Chinese Studies
Netherlands' leading Chinese Studies program with a 2-year MA specialization, advanced language training, and the Shilin journal for young sinologists.
📍 Leiden, NL
Learn more →Cao Fei: Testimonies to the Near Future at Kunstmuseum Basel
Extended exhibition by Beijing-based artist Cao Fei exploring technology, urbanization, and labor in contemporary China.
📍 Basel, CH
Ai Weiwei at Tang Contemporary Art Singapore
Solo exhibition presenting key works from over two decades exploring traditional cultural heritage, power structures, and globalized consumerism.
📍 Singapore, SG
Asian Civilisations Museum - Dunhuang Buddhist Art Exhibition
First major exhibition in Southeast Asia dedicated to Dunhuang Mogao Caves treasures. Landmark collaboration with China's Dunhuang Academy exploring Buddhist art along the Silk Road.
📍 Singapore, SG
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum - Asian Art Walk East Asia
Exhibition of ~60 artworks from Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, Taiwan, and Mongolia exploring proximity and difference in East Asian art.
📍 Fukuoka, JP
Tokyo National Museum - Chinese Buddhist Sculpture
Exhibition of Chinese Buddhist sculptures in the Asian Gallery (Toyokan), along with Silk Road artifacts from Japanese Otani expeditions.
📍 Tokyo, JP
Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races (50th anniversary)
50th anniversary of this iconic dragon boat racing event at Victoria Harbour, attracting teams from around the world.
📍 Hong Kong, HK
Singapore Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinatown)
Singapore's most famous Mid-Autumn celebration with illuminated sculptures, colorful street lanterns, mask-changing acts, stage shows, and mooncake traditions.
📍 Singapore, SG
White Rabbit Gallery - The Hooligans
Exhibition at one of the world's most significant collections of 21st-century Chinese contemporary art, founded by Judith Neilson.
📍 Sydney, AU
HOTA Gallery - This Moment: White Rabbit Collection of Chinese Contemporary Art
Major exhibition from White Rabbit Collection featuring video, photography, painting, light installations and monumental sculpture by Chinese contemporary artists.
📍 Gold Coast, AU
National Gallery of Victoria - China: The Past is Present
Exhibition of works by Chinese artists including Xiao Lu, Xu Zhen, Hai Bo, and Chinese-Australian artists Guan Wei and Ah Xian, plus young Hong Kong Australian artists.
📍 Melbourne, AU
Museum of Chinese in Australia - Inaugural Exhibition
Opening exhibition of the new Museum of Chinese in Australia in Sydney's Haymarket Chinatown, the city's oldest and largest Chinatown.
📍 Sydney, AU
Sydney Lunar New Year Festival
Over 80 events including dragon boat races, giant zodiac lanterns at Circular Quay, night markets, LED lion dances, and Chinatown street parties.
📍 Sydney, AU
Melbourne Chinese Lunar New Year Festival
Annual celebration with street performances, food stalls, dragon and lion dances in Melbourne's Chinatown district.
📍 Melbourne, AU
AAS 2026 Annual Conference (Association for Asian Studies)
Major international conference for Asian studies scholars at the Vancouver Convention Center. Includes the Society for the Study of Early China annual meeting.
📍 Vancouver, CA
Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade (52nd)
52nd annual Chinatown Spring Festival Parade through historic Chinatown, drawing up to 200,000 spectators. Three-hour parade route from Millennium Gate.
📍 Vancouver, CA
Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival Vancouver
Biggest and oldest international dragon boat racing event in North America, with 200+ teams from Canada, USA, China, Germany, and Australia on False Creek.
📍 Vancouver, CA
Toronto International Dragon Boat Festival
Two-day international dragon boat racing festival attracting teams from across Canada and worldwide.
📍 Toronto, CA
10th World Conference of Chinese Studies (WACS 2026)
Major international Chinese studies conference themed 'China Studies Between Worlds'. Scholars from all disciplines of Chinese Studies worldwide.
📍 Hong Kong, HK
AAS-in-Asia 2026 - Centering Asia
AAS conference in Asia themed 'Centering Asia: Refiguring Connections, Recharting Futures' at LUMS. ~1,000 attendees expected.
📍 Lahore, PK
14th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 14)
Global platform by IIAS (Leiden) bringing together academics, civil society, and artists for multi-disciplinary exchange on Asia. 22,000+ attendees since 1998.
📍 TBA, TBA
Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ) 2026
Interdisciplinary scholarly conference at Sophia University Yotsuya Campus in Tokyo, held annually since 1997.
📍 Tokyo, JP
16th Asian Conference on Cultural Studies (ACCS2026)
Major international conference on Asian cultural studies organized by IAFOR in Tokyo.
📍 Tokyo, JP
Symposium for Young Sinologists from Latin America
International symposium expanding the boundaries of Sinology with focus on Latin American perspectives, welcoming scholars from North America and Europe too.
📍 TBA, BR
Latin American Sinologists Council
Newly established council to enhance communication among Latin American sinologists and facilitate deeper China-Latin America academic exchanges.
📍 Buenos Aires, AR
Learn more →Confucius Institute at University of Johannesburg
One of the largest Confucius Institutes in Africa, enrolling over 1,000 students annually. Hosted International Chinese Language Day event April 2026.
📍 Johannesburg, ZA
Learn more →UN Chinese Language Day - Ethiopia Celebration
17th UN Chinese Language Day celebrated in Addis Ababa with calligraphy, tea art, and paper cutting demonstrations.
📍 Addis Ababa, ET
Ai Weiwei Solo Exhibition at Nature Morte
Solo exhibition by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei at one of India's leading contemporary art galleries.
📍 New Delhi, IN
China Cultural Center Islamabad
Unveiled in 2015, promotes Chinese culture and CPEC cultural exchange in Pakistan.
📍 Islamabad, PK
Learn more →China Cultural Center Hanoi
Promotes Chinese culture and Sino-Vietnamese cultural exchange through exhibitions, performances and language programs.
📍 Hanoi, VN
Learn more →China Cultural Center Yangon
Inaugurated November 2017, promotes Chinese culture in Myanmar through cultural events and educational programs.
📍 Yangon, MM
Learn more →Harvard-Yenching Institute Scholars and Fellows Program 2026-27
Prestigious fellowship program supporting Asian humanities and social sciences scholars for research at Harvard.
📍 Cambridge, US
Learn more →Vermilion Art Gallery Sydney
Sydney gallery in Walsh Bay Arts Precinct showcasing leading Chinese artists including Fang Lijun, Li Jin, Chen Wenling, Geng Xue, and Chinese-Australian artists.
📍 Sydney, AU
Learn more →Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Arts and culture nonprofit in San Francisco promoting the understanding and appreciation of Chinese and Chinese American history, art, and culture.
📍 San Francisco, US
Learn more →Musee Guimet (National Museum of Asian Arts)
Paris's largest Asian art collection, with extensive holdings of Chinese art spanning millennia. Major permanent Chinese galleries.
📍 Paris, FR
Learn more →Musee Cernuschi (Museum of Asian Arts of Paris)
Second-largest Asian art collection in Paris after Guimet, tracing Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese art from Neolithic times. Free admission.
📍 Paris, FR
Learn more →British Museum - China and South Asia Gallery
Permanent gallery housing one of the world's most comprehensive collections of Chinese art and artifacts, from ancient bronzes to modern ceramics.
📍 London, UK
Learn more →V&A T.T. Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art
One of the most comprehensive Chinese art collections outside East Asia with ~18,000 objects: ceramics, jade, metalwork, lacquer, textiles, furniture, paintings.
📍 London, UK
Learn more →China Cultural Center Madrid
Chinese cultural center in Madrid hosting literary events, reading clubs on Chinese classics, and cultural exchange activities.
📍 Madrid, ES
Learn more →2025-26 Cultural Exchange Year: China-Korea-Japan
Official trilateral cultural exchange year between China, South Korea, and Japan, launched at April 2025 ceremony in Tokyo. Cultural events throughout 2026.
📍 Multiple cities, KR