
Pacific Asia Museum
About Pacific Asia Museum
USC Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, United States.
The museum was founded in 1971 by the Pacificulture Foundation, which purchased "The Grace Nicholson Treasure House of Oriental Art" from the City of Pasadena. Grace Nicholson donated the structure to the city for art and cultural purposes in 1943 and was a dealer in Native American and, later, Asian art and antiques. It houses some 15,000 rare and representative examples of art from throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. In 2013, the museum became part of the University of Southern California. The building was temporarily closed beginning June 27, 2016 until December 2017 for a seismic retrofit and renovation. It has reopened as of December 8, 2017 with new operating hours.
The building, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1926 and designed by the architectural firm of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury. It is designed in the style of a Chinese imperial palace and features a central courtyard with a garden, a small pool, and decorative carvings.
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- Founded
- 1924
- Architect
- Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury
Photos of Pacific Asia Museum
01PasadenaMinnaert · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Asiapcificmusesum interiorMalaiya · CC BY-SA 3.0
03California Landmark No. Pacific Asia MuseumJohnwayne Stroud · CC BY-SA 3.0
04California Landmark No. Pacific Asia Museum CourtyardJohnwayne Stroud · CC BY-SA 3.0
05Dragon Statue at Pacific Asia MuseumJohnwayne Stroud · CC BY-SA 3.0
06Buddhist figurine of a seated Guanyin Ming Dynasty Late 15th - early 16th century CE Bronze GiltMary Harrsch from Springfield, Oregon, USA · CC BY 2.0
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