How Culture Helps Human Flourishing

What does the museum of tomorrow look like? What conditions allow cultural institutions to thrive in today’s world? As two of the world’s most iconic museums – The Met in New York and the Louvre in Paris — reimagine their galleries and evolve to meet the challenges of the future, they have both turned to the same visionary architect: Kulapat Yantrasast, the founder and creative director of WHY Architecture. Join Yantrasast for a lecture on his inclusive and sustainable design philosophy and his compelling vision for the future of museums as sites of empathy, “where people of all backgrounds come to experience and appreciate many diverse cultures and ways of life.” He will explore the evolution of the museum, from a temple of art to a dynamic cultural playground and will discuss his approach of “acupuncture architecture,” demonstrating how thoughtful, sensitive interventions and renovations can have profound, transformative effects, forging connections across times and cultures.

An event by the American Academy in Berlin and Neue Nationalgalerie. Register to attend.

The event will be held in English.