Pacific Asia Museum

PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM RESEARCH LIBRARY

Library The Research Library, begun in 1975, is the only library in the region dedicated to Asian and Pacific Island art and history and contains more than 9,000 volumes. The highlights include an extensive collection of books on the Philippines and 800 books on Indian art and culture donated by Dr. Paul Sherbert, former Consul General in Madras and first Director of the Asia Society, New York.

Open to the public by appointment.
Call 626.449.2742 ext. 24 or e-mail: library@pacificasiamuseum.org

Information about the Museum’s current exhibitions is displayed, as are our current magazines. We have more than 9,000 books (almost entirely in English) in fields of Asian and Pacific arts, crafts, history and culture.

Our books do not circulate.

Recent Additions to the Library

Animals in Chinese Art
Art of Champa
Art of Chinese Ritual Masks
Art of Xu Bing
Atlas of the Islamic World
Bridal Durries of India
Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet
Children In Chinese Art
Collecting Japanese Antiques
Contemporary Art in Papua
Dance of the Peacock
Early Sculptures of Nepal
Garden Plants of China
Imperial Silks
Islamic Metalwork
100 Famous Views of Edo
Painting Australia
Palace of Gold and Light
Palaces of Goa
Pangalay: Traditional Dances
Paresh Maity: Life and Works
Poetry of Ink
Reading Buddhist Art
Sake: A Drinker’s Guide
Spiritual Journey
Spring Essence: Ho Xuan Huong
Symbols of Japan
Tabo: A Lamp for the Kingdom
Taoism and the Arts of China
Ten Thousand Things
Textiles from Burma
Things Thai
Turning Point: Oribe
Vietnamese Antiquities
Visions of an Island: Sri Lanka
Visions of Buddhist Life
Wayang Theatre in Indonesia