Within the literature concerned with museums’ contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the most studied museums’ focus was on Goals 8 and 11, which promote decent work, economic growth and the sustainable development of cities and communities. Moreover, museums also play a crucial role in supporting Goal 16 by ensuring public access to information and protecting fundamental freedoms following national legislation and international agreements. However, the museums' contribution to SDG 16 achievement has often been omitted. This paper presents a specific study investigating the approaches, methods and tools being deployed in managing museums in collaboration with institutions at all levels. The study is based on a systematic literature analysis and field data collection from a cultural project “Carp Leaping Over Dragon’s Gate”. Cases corresponding to museum theories and practices as well as relevant projects have been critically analyzed and studied. The research findings include the set targets, the implemented projects that allow for building a peaceful and inclusive society and promoting justice for all in museums, and the ways they help achieve SDG 16. Hence, the paper will bring a completely new meaning to the mission of museums as more dynamic institutions committed to the achievement of SDGs.

The aim of this paper is to present a museum exhibition designed to encourage visitors to engage in a dialogue on ancient civilizations, thereby providing a reference pathway for achieving cross-cultural exhibitions through intergovernmental cooperation. The Shanghai Museum’s exhibition ‘ON TOP OF THE PYRAMID: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt’ is analyzed through qualitative analysis, based on data collected from semi-structured interviews, document analysis, visitor feedback, and field surveys. The curatorial strategy and achievements of the exhibition are also discussed, together with the existing challenges and the measures adopted. The results of co-curation are evaluated on an economic level within the framework of international cooperation. Briefly, the article concludes that the exhibition prioritized interactive elements intended to support visitor participation. A neutral and academic narrative is crucial for a co-curated immersive exhibition design.

Cultural activities play an important role in heritage communication, providing opportunities to convey heritage values, engage visitors and promote conservation awareness. However, limited research has examined how diverse cultural activities can function as interpretative tools for communicating heritage values in a sustainable way. To address this gap, this study examines the role of cultural activities in sustainable heritage communication at the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, China. In the first stage, the heritage components of the Longmen Grottoes were identified, and activities relevant to Longmen Grottoes were elaborated. In the second stage, deductive qualitative analysis was conducted to analyse the collected data, and a creative cultural activities strategy for the Longmen Grottoes was then developed. The holistic scheme developed through adaptive design provides a feasible interpretive pathway for balancing heritage interpretation, tourist satisfaction and sustainable heritage management. It can be anticipated that the outcome of sustainable heritage communication will extend beyond any single dimension of sustainability.