Location: Asia

Asia Society’s first public exhibition in 1960, “Masterpieces of Asian Art in American Collections,” launched decades of exhibitions aimed at bringing Asian arts and cultures to American audiences. Photos show the broad range of diverse media and geographical areas represented in the exhibition.

Launched in the 1960s, this program provided financial support for more than two decades to strengthen universities in the Global South.

In the 1980s, critics argued that some groups had been left behind by the Green Revolution.

Foundation policy toward reconstruction was shaped by uncertainty over Europe’s — and in particular Germany’s — future

Saving threatened scholars and confronting a dramatically changed world.