Asian Art Museum
When:
Tuesday-Wednesday: 10am-5pm
Thursday-Friday: 10am-9pm
Saturday-Sunday: 10am-5pm
Closed Monday
BART Station:
Civic Center/UN Plaza (SF)Walk Time:
4 minutesAs the home to one of the largest collections of Asian art in the world, the Asian Art Museum holds more than 18,000 pieces spanning, fittingly, the largest continent in the world. Dissect the details on a 16th century scroll from Japan or ponder the meanings of Buddhist and Hindu religious artifacts. Free admission each first Sunday of every month.
by Linda Koffman
Linda Koffman is an SF-based freelance writer and editor. Also a beginner gardener by day/performing songwriter by night, she feels grateful to live a life of extremes balancing plenty of contemplative silence with rocking out in a band. When not writing, she keeps her hands busy (and dirty) with old guitar strings and soil, and enjoys engaging with the Bay Area’s diverse environmental and cultural beauty. She loves puns to a fault and shamelessly laughs at her own jokes.
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