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GALLERIES

 

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1993.46.4
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1991.67.9
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The Art of Pacific Asia

Pacific Asia Museum is pleased to present a new permanent gallery featuring The Art of Pacific Asia. The Museum’s collection features Asian and Pacific Islander artworks spanning 5,000 years, which range from fine and decorative art to popular and folk arts. These objects reflect centuries of trade, creative endeavors, and cultural practices. Visitors to Pacific Asia Museum are invited to explore the collections, recognizing that societies develop as part of an interrelated world culture, and that each object in the collection has a story to tell. The Art of Pacific Asia introduces the geography, materials and meaning behind the art which visitors will enjoy throughout all the galleries at Pacific Asia Museum.

This gallery and exhibition are made possible in part by the generous support of the Carpenter Foundation, the Ahmanson Foundation, the Ayrshire Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Focus Gallery

This 500 square foot gallery rotates frequently to offer visitors a closer look at the PAM collection in new and intriguing contexts. Through the Colonial Lens: Photographs of 19th and 20th Century India is currently on view through September 4, 2011.

The Gallery of Korean Art

Traditional sculpture, paintings, decorative objects, and both traditional and contemporary ceramics.

The Gallery of Himalayan Art

Buddhist artwork from Tibet, Nepal and Northern India

Art of the Pacific Islands

Carved artifacts and ritual objects from Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea

The Lee and Zora Worson Gallery

Stone, bronze and wood sculptures representing principle Hindu and Buddhist deities from South and Southeast Asia.

The Changing Exhibition Galleries

The museum's main changing exhibition space features temporary exhibitions ranging from the classical to the contemporary.

Journeys: The Silk Road

This family gallery is an interactive space for visitors of all ages to explore the arts of Asia. (more)

The Snukal Family Ceramic Study Gallery

Open-storage featuring an extensive collection of Asian ceramics.

The Ralph and Angelyn Riffenburgh Gallery

The museum’s impressive collection of Chinese ceramics, featuring Porcelains for the Palace.

The Everett and Peg Palmer Founders Gallery

The museum’s impressive collection of Chinese ceramics, featuring Ceramics for Commerce.

The Frank and Toshie Mosher Gallery of Japanese Art

A rotating exhibition space for the museum's impressive collection of Japanese art including prints, paintings, ceramics and textiles. Meiji, Japan Rrediscovered is on display through February 26, 2012.

The Gallery for Contemporary Art

Changing exhibitions from contemporary and emerging artists. Urban Asia: Photographs by Kirk Pedersen is on display through June 26, 2012.