Symposia

2022 Global Humanities Symposium: Engaging in Cultural Diplomacy

The Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy and the National Endowment for the Humanities held the 2022 Global Humanities Symposium: Engaging in Cultural Diplomacy on July 21, in Washington, DC, on Meridian International Center’s historic campus. The theme of the 2022 symposium was “Engage.” The Global Humanities Symposium examined the following themes: material culture, music diplomacy, and visual art diplomacy.

2021 Global Humanities Symposium: Observing Cultural Diplomacy

The Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy and the National Endowment for the Humanities held the 2021 Global Humanities Symposium: Observing Cultural Diplomacy virtually on July 16. For the inaugural Global Humanities Symposium, the focus was “Observe,” often one of the first, crucial steps in building bridges across cultures. The Global Humanities Symposium examined the following themes: museums’ role in cultural diplomacy, cultural exchange, and the digital public humanities.