Description

Essentials about the Asian Art Museum in brief

Fans of Asian art can expect a real artistic highlight in San Francisco with the Asian Art Museum. With its collection of over 17,000 objects, the museum is one of the most important collections of Asian art in the world.

The collection of the Asian Art Museum

The basis for the museum, which opened in 1966, were donations from the patron Avery Brundage. He left the museum a collection of about 7,000 objects from a period of 6,000 years and all Asian cultures. The objects are paintings, sculptures, ceramics, porcelain, textiles, furniture, dolls and weapons. The collection is divided into seven sections organized by geographical areas: South Asia, Persia and West Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas and Tibet, China, Korea and Japan.

The collection contains some outstanding objects such as a Chinese bronze statue of a Buddha from 338, which is the youngest known Buddha representation from China. In addition, the development of these art forms in China over 4,500 years can be traced through porcelain and ceramics. The museum also has the largest collection of Japanese bamboo baskets outside Japan, the largest and most important collection of Korean art outside Korea, and one of the most important collections of Thai paintings outside Thailand. In addition, the Asian Art Museum also enjoys a world reputation for its great special exhibitions.

Website

asianart.org

Opening hours

Admission fees

For more information on discounts, group and annual tickets, see the website.

Address

Getting there

By public transport:

BART-Linien Dublin/Pleasanton – Daly City, Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFIA/Millbrae, Richmond – Daly City/Millbrae and Warm Springs/South Fremont – Daly City: Stop Civic Center

Bus lines 24, 30, 54, 70, 92, 93, 101 and 101X: Stop McAllister St & Polk St- San Francisco Civic Ctr

Bus lines 6, 7, 9, 9R. K-OWL, L-OWL, M-OWL, N-OWL and T-OWL: Stop Market St & Hyde St

By car:

The nearest parking garage is the Civic Center Garage.