Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
- Address: 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, California, 94102
- Cross Streets: Fulton and McAllister
- Category: Museum
- Prices: Adults: $12 Seniors: $8 College Students & Youth: $7 Children under 12 & SFUSD students: Free
- Phone: 415.581.3500
- Website: Official Website
- Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday 10am-5pm, Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday-Sunday 10am-5pm First Sunday of every month: Free
- Closed: Monday
- Transportation: Bart, Muni
- Directions: via Google Maps
- Tour Information: A complimentary self-guided audio tour of highlights of the museum’s collection is available at the Information Desk in the museum’s South Court. Look for the headphone icon in the galleries for items described in the audio tour—which is offered in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, and French. Transcripts are available upon request at the Information Desk.Throughout the day, the museum’s highly trained docents offer two types of tours: an introductory tour of the museum’s collection and tours that highlight specific areas of the collection or special exhibitions.Each Sunday at 1:00 PM and every first Saturday at 11:45 AM, the Asian Art Museum Storytelling Corps offer an entertaining and educational outreach program for children and adults. Small groups examine selected art objects on display and enjoy a lively retelling of stories relating to the works. Programs last about 45 minutes.
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. But we are more than just an art museum—we are your ticket to Asia. Here, you can travel through 6,000 years of history, trek across seven major regions, and sample the cultures of numerous countries.
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