Cultural Crossroads Asia

Welcome to Cultural Crossroads Asia, a sweeping multi-cultural initiative in Northern Thailand that aspires to honor, validate, and support the spectrum of ethnic peoples who share this corner of the world, while inspiring national and international visitors who are interested in exploring their customs, worldview, and wisdom. 


With a mission both to Preserve and to Sustain ancestral practices, Cultural Crossroads Asia is founded on two complementary pillars: 
- The Cultural Crossroads Asia Heritage Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand 
A valuable repository, dynamic showcase, and far-reaching social initiative designed to collect, document, conserve, exhibit, and perpetuate the unique physical and oral culture of the numerous ethnic groups of Southeast Asia.
- The Living Legacy Project in mountain villages of Northern Thailand 
Satellite initiatives based on collaboration with ethnic communities, where Master Musicians, Storytellers, Artisans, and Wisdom-Keepers impart a trove of age-old knowledge to indigenous youth, before their heritage quickly and quietly disappears. 


What makes Cultural Crossroads Asia distinctive from other institutions is its pledge to work with ethnic groups in a lasting alliance to support cultural transmission, and to be guided by their knowledge of protecting our planet. Preservation of culture and the environment must go hand in hand. In this way, the next generation may begin to apply ancient practices creatively to contemporary challenges.