Casa Asia is a public consortium made up of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Government of Catalonia, Barcelona City Council and Madrid City Council. This institution was born in Barcelona on the 9th of November 2001 and aims to contribute to better understanding among the societies of Asia, the Pacific and Spain, as well as to approach points of view and make the exchange of cultures, ideas and common interest projects easier. For more than 10 years it has become a reference and meeting point of one of the most dynamic regions of the world: Asia and the Pacific.