ASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO
Programs
Asian Art and Culture Exhibitions
THE MUSEUM IS ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S PREMIER ARTS INSTITUTIONS AND HOME TO A WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 18,000 ART TREASURES SPANNING 6,000 YEARS OF HISTORY AND REPRESENTING COUNTRIES AND CULTURES THROUGHOUT ASIA. THE COLLECTION'S SCOPE AND BREADTH ENABLE THE MUSEUM TO INTRODUCE ALL OF THE MAJOR TRADITIONS OF ASIAN ART AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS THE WORK OF MANY ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS. MORE THAN 2,500 ARTWORKS FROM THE COLLECTION ARE GENERALLY ON VIEW IN THE MUSEUM'S 33 COLLECTION GALLERIES, WITH ANOTHER 500 OBJECTS REMOVED AND REFRESHED WITH WORKS FROM STORAGE EACH YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$20.6MEducational Programs and Tours
THE MUSEUM PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE CULTURES REPRESENTED IN THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AND EXHIBITIONS, AND WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO REACH ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION (K-12, COLLEGE, AND ADULT) AND AWARENESS OF ART (NOVICE THROUGH EXPERT). FREE DOCENT-LED TOURS OF THE COLLECTION GALLERIES AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE MUSEUM'S STORYTELLING CORPS OFFERS ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS RELATING TO ARTWORKS ON VIEW. SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE A VARIETY OF INDUSTRY-BASED ACTIVITIES: ALL CLASS TOURS ARE INTERACTIVE AND EMPHASIZE OBSERVATION SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING, GROUP WORK, AND PEER PRESENTATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.1MContemporary Art and Activism Programs
AFTER HOPE: VIDEOS OF RESISTANCEFEB 12, 2021 MAY 2, 2022DESIGNED AS A SET OF THREE INTERRELATED PROGRAMS AN IN-GALLERY PRESENTATION OF MORE THAN 50 SHORT VIDEOS FROM ACROSS ASIA AND THE ASIAN DIASPORA (VIDEOS OF RESISTANCE); A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, AND CONVENINGS (INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP); AND AN ONLINE PLATFORM (AFTERHOPE.COM) AFTER HOPE EXPLORES THE ROLE OF HOPE IN CONTEMPORARY ART AND ACTIVISM. TEAMLAB: CONTINUITYJUL 15, 2021 FEB 14, 2022STEP INTO AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER: AT TEAMLAB: CONTINUITY, YOU BECOME PART OF AN INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA LANDSCAPE OF BLOOMING FLOWERS, DARTING FISH, AND SOARING CROWS. LIKENESS AND LEGACY IN KOREAN PORTRAITUREAUG 17, 2021 NOV 29, 2021 RARE 18TH CENTURY PORTRAITS AND CONTEMPORARY WORKS EXPLORE THE DEEP HISTORY OF PORTRAITURE IN KOREAN CULTURE.WEAVING STORIESDEC 17, 2021 MAY 2, 2022VIBRANT TEXTILES FROM ACROSS INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND MALAYSIA REVEAL STORIES AS VARIED AS THE REGION'S HUNDREDS OF WEAVING TRADITIONS AND AS UNIVERSAL AS CLOTH. SEEING GENDERJAN 21, 2022 SEP 5, 2022LOOK AT THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION THROUGH A NEW LENS WITH SEEING GENDER, A FOCUSED SELECTION THAT REVEALS THE COMPLEXITIES AND NUANCES OF GENDER ACROSS ASIAN ART.CARLOS VILLA JUN 17, 2022 OCT 24, 2022CARLOS VILLA: WORLDS IN COLLISION CELEBRATES THE EXUBERANT WORK AND ENDURING INFLUENCE OF SAN FRANCISCO ARTIST CARLOS VILLA (1936 2013). THE FIRST MAJOR MUSEUM RETROSPECTIVE DEDICATED TO THE WORK OF A FILIPINO AMERICAN ARTIST, THIS GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITION SHOWS US VILLA NOT ONLY AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS OF HIS GENERATION, BUT ALSO AS A TEACHER, CURATOR, ACTIVIST, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.1M
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