Asian Art Museum Of SF

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, established in 1966, is a museum exhibiting Asian arts and culture. It has a collection of more than 16,000 objects that include monumental sculptures of stone, bronze, wood and other materials, paintings on screens, hanging scrolls, porcelains and ceramics, lacquers, textiles, furniture, arms and armor, and puppets and basketry. It also has a comprehensive...

I have been coming to the Asian Art Museum on a regular basis since moving to San Francisco four years ago. It's definitely become one of my favorite art spaces in the city. Their regular collection is strong, and has a lot of fascinating pieces to see. The space, even though appropriated from an old building, is well lit and airy, and the collection itself is curated well, and there is a good flow to the whole building.

I am a member, (which can be split with someone, so you'd share the cost and both get in free, whenever) and I find myself coming back for the revolving exhibitions, and the regular collection.

Friday seems to be the field-trip day... so if you don't like kids and art at the same time, avoid Friday mornings.

Previously in Golden Gate Park and reopened in a stunning space that was once the Beaux Arts-style main library, San Francisco's Asian Art Museum is one of the Western world's largest museums devoted to Asian art. Its collection boasts more than 15,000 art objects, including world-class sculptures, paintings, bronzes, ceramics, and jade items, spanning 6,000 years of history and regions of...

A visit to the Asian Art Museum is like touring Asia without jet lag. Arranged by country, the permanent collection starts with India, meanders eastward and ends with Japan. The order reflects a major theme, the spread of Buddhism across the Asian world. But you don’t need to know that to enjoy seeing the art. Look for the sinuous temple carvings in the India and Southeast Asia collections, and...

Asia is not one place. The ideas and ideals that we call Asian are countless and diverse. Some of our artworks are ancient. Others are contemporary. Artistic and educational programs empower visitors to discover the relevance of great artworks in personal ways. Immersed in our galleries, visitors ponder the universal values found in human expression. Through daily programs, students of the...

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. But we are more than just an art museum—we are your ticket to Asia. Here, travel through 6,000 years of history, trek across seven major regions, and sample the cultures of numerous countries.