The Minnesota Orchestra traveled to Havana, Cuba last week, marking both their first performance in the island nation since 1930, and the first performance by an American orchestra since the U.S. and Cuba began normalizing relations in December 2014. 

This report, produced by the delegation of eight MPD students who traveled to Indonesia this past March, presents their findings on the country's public diplomacy landscape, and offers a series of recommendations to improve and enrich Indonesia’s public diplomacy sector.

Explore the history of the Venice Biennale, the so-called "Olympics of the Art" world, in this new video. 

New reseach paper evaluates the impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup for South Africa's brand identity.

An Iraqi symphony cellist fights bombs with classical music.

This new article by Natalia Grinchev assess the impact that museums can have on public diplomacy programming, social change and even organizational leadership. 

Abe’s visit comes at an important time for U.S.-Japanese relations.