Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

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The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is a major U.S. museum renowned for its extensive collection of Asian art spanning thousands of years and numerous cultures across the Asian continent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Asian art museum
art museum
museum in San Francisco
buildingArchitectOfOriginal George Kelham
buildingRenovationArchitect Gae Aulenti
collectionCovers numerous Asian cultures
collectionSize over 18,000 objects
collectionSpans thousands of years
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
established 1966
focusesOn Asian art
governingBody San Francisco County
surface form: City and County of San Francisco
hasCollectionFrom Central Asia
China
Himalayan regions
India
Iran
Islamic world
Japan
Korean Peninsula
surface form: Korea

Southeast Asia
Turkey
Middle East
surface form: West Asia
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFacility café
museum store
hasFoundingCollection Avery Brundage
surface form: Avery Brundage Collection
hasMission to lead a diverse global audience in discovering the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual achievements of Asian art and culture
hasNotableObjectType Buddhist sculpture
calligraphy
ceramics
paintings
textiles
hasType nonprofit institution
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

San Francisco
namedAfter Avery Brundage
surface form: Avery Brundage (founding collection donor)
near Civic Center Plaza
San Francisco City Hall
occupiesBuilding San Francisco Public Library
surface form: former San Francisco Main Library building
offers educational programs
family programs
guided tours
public lectures
operatedBy Asian Art Museum of San Francisco self-linksurface differs
surface form: Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco
originalLocation de Young Museum
surface form: de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
relocatedTo Civic Center, San Francisco
relocationYear 2003

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San Francisco City Hall near Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Civic Center, San Francisco contains Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Woman with a Hat location Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
this entity surface form: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Gae Aulenti notableWork Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
this entity surface form: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco conversion
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco operatedBy Asian Art Museum of San Francisco self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco
Civic Center Plaza near Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Tenderloin hasLandmark Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
subject surface form: Tenderloin, San Francisco
this entity surface form: Asian Art Museum (near Civic Center edge)
Downtown San Francisco hasLandmark Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Civic Center/UN Plaza station adjacentTo Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station near Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
subject surface form: Civic Center/UN Plaza station
United Nations Plaza adjacentTo Asian Art Museum of San Francisco