The appointment in 2006 of Alexandra Munroe as Senior Curator of Asian Art cemented the Guggenheim's commitment to fostering a sophisticated critical methodology for integrating modern and contemporary non-Western art within the context of an increasingly global art history. Now assisted by a team of experts—including Assistant Curator of Asian Art Sandhini Poddar and curatorial fellows funded by the W.L.S. Spencer Foundation—Munroe has overseen a range of award-winning exhibitions and added depth and texture to the Guggenheim's collection. Supporters of the Asian Art Program are able to participate in all the Guggenheim's programs and in a number of Asian art–focused activities, including studio visits and roundtable discussions with leading scholars in the field.

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Sea of Buddha, 001, 002, and 003, 1994. Three gelatin silver prints mounted as triptych, 72.4 x 200.7 x 7.6 cm, edition 12/25. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Purchased with funds contributed by Peter Norton; Carolyn Wade, in honor of Bill and Phyllis Mack; Janna Bullock; Denise LeFrak Calicchio; Bonnie Engelbardt Lautenberg; and an anonymous donor, in honor of the Asian Arts program 2006.63