At present, nearly 6,000 Chinese language volunteers are actively involved in35Confucius institutes orclassrooms, teaching theChineselanguageandculturetoover 50,000 Southeast Asianstudents.
The museum's 10 thematic galleries explore traditional aspects of pan-Asian culture, the focus shifting between exquisite, subtly-lit artefacts from Southeast Asia, China, India, Sri Lanka and even Turkey.