Asian Art Museum

The Asian Art Museum is without a doubt one of San Francisco's most important museums. The museum opened in 1966, with Avery Brundage's collection serving as the foundation. Brundage amassed a private collection, which he offered to the city of San Francisco in 1959 in order "to bridge the gap between East and West." The museum building was built, and after his death in 1975 at the age of 88, the museum received the remainder of his art collection as a legacy.

Building on this, the museum has amassed a large collection of sculptures, paintings, bronzes, ceramics, jade carvings, and architectural fragments from Japan, Korea, China, India, Iran, and other Asian cultures. The works date back over 6,000 years. A significant expansion, including the construction of a new pavilion, is in the works.

Address: 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, California