March 15-23, 2013
Throughout Metropolitan New York

New York: Asia Week New York-the collaboration of a top-tier roster of international Asian art specialists, major auction houses, museums and Asian cultural institutions-will take place throughout metropolitan New York, it was announced by Henry Howard-Sneyd, Chairman of Asia Week New York, and Sotheby’s Vice-Chairman Asian Art, Americas. A private, invitation-only reception at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will kick-off Asia Week New York on March 15.

The week-long celebration is filled with a non-stop schedule of simultaneous gallery open houses, Asian art auctions as well as numerous museum exhibitions, lectures, and special events. Participants from England, France, Italy, Japan, Thailand, and the United States unveil an extraordinary array of treasures, which they set aside for their Asia Week New York debut. To help visitors easily navigate the week’s myriad activities, a comprehensive guide with maps will be available at the galleries, auction houses, and cultural institutions, starting February 2013 and online at www.AsiaWeekNewYork.com. For the first time this year, an abridged version of the website will be available in Chinese.

For more information, please visit www.AsiaWeekNewYork.com.