Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (Brundage Collection)
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The Asian Art Museum is unquestionably one of the most important museums in San Francisco, with something to offer every visitor, not just specialists in Asiatic art.
The museum opened in 1966, with the basis of the collection coming from art collector, Avery Brundage.
Brundage, a wealthy businessman perhaps best known as a long serving President of the International Olympic Committee, began to take an interest in oriental art in 1936. He built up a private collection which, in 1959, he offered to the city of San Francisco "to bridge the gap between East and West". It was decided to build a special museum, which was not completed until 1966. From the outside the building is somewhat undistinguished.
The museum opened in 1966, with the basis of the collection coming from art collector, Avery Brundage.
Brundage, a wealthy businessman perhaps best known as a long serving President of the International Olympic Committee, began to take an interest in oriental art in 1936. He built up a private collection which, in 1959, he offered to the city of San Francisco "to bridge the gap between East and West". It was decided to build a special museum, which was not completed until 1966. From the outside the building is somewhat undistinguished.
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Address:
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States
Phone: 1 (415) 581-3500, Fax: 1 (415) 581-4700
Phone: 1 (415) 581-3500, Fax: 1 (415) 581-4700
Hours:
10am-5pm; Thu: 10am-9pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Admission is $5 on Thursday evenings after 5 pm.
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides: Audio-visual presentations available.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service
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