Mission

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, opened in 1966, holds one of the most comprehensive collections of Asian art in the world. Spanning 6,000 years, its scope and breadth enables the museum to provide an introduction to all the major traditions of Asian art and culture. Today, the museum's collection stands at more than 17,000 objects, making it the largest museum in the United States devoted exclusively to the arts of Asia. Well-known in the scholarly world, the collection contains rare and exceptional objects which are often referenced in journals and textbooks. The museum was open to the public at its Golden Gate Park facility from 1966 to 2001, when it closed in preparation for the move to its new, expanded facility. The Asian Art Museum reopened at its current Civic Center location in 2003.