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Unearth animal treasures for
#EarthDay
! 🌍 🐦 🦌 🐸 🐷
At “Phoenix Kingdoms,” step back in time to explore new archaeological discoveries from a lost civilization—many of which include majestic animals and creatures!
Get tickets:
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This is the earliest known dated Buddha object produced in China, with an inscription of the year 338.
With the reopening of our refreshed 3rd floor galleries, digital interpretation now accompanies our 338 Buddha to help you learn.
#AAMMasterpieces
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Explore the tale of Prince Rama’s quest to defeat a powerful demonic king, rescue his kidnapped wife & re-establish order in the world.
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NOW OPEN:
#MurakamiMonsterized
👹 🌸
Meet a larger-than-life array of colorful monsters embodying the hopes and fears of the digital age at “Takashi Murakami: Swelling of Monsterized Human Ego.”
🎟️ Tickets are on sale now!
📷:
@takashipom
, ©RK/TM/KK
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Happy birthday 🎂 to Yayoi Kusma, born March 22, 1929! 🇯🇵
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Delight your taste buds. Impress your friends. This sweet-and-savory pork belly is WORTH it!
#PricelessPorkBelly
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Did you spot this colorful ad in your
@sfchronicle
?
Amplifying the voices of Asian Americans is vital. We condemn all forms of racism and xenophobia and will continue to uplift AAPI voices and experiences and confront injustice through the power of art.
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800 years of masterpieces, nine rulers, four dynasties, one imperial icon. See
#EmperorsTreasures
Jun 17–Sep 18.
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"It’s our responsibility to continually fight to end anti-Blackness in every way we can."
@EvrydayFeminism
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Preferred mode of transportation? Carp.
Currently on view.
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Congratulations
@KamalaHarris
the first Black, South Asian woman to be elected VP of the United States.🇺🇸 She thanked those who opened doors before her and vowed “to bring more people in” to our democracy. This doorway is from Tamil Nadu state, where Harris’s mother was born.🚪
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This statue is from Tamil Nadu state in India where Kamala Harris's mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was born. Ganesha blesses new beginnings and we're excited for the new possibilities
@KamalaHarris
represents. 🇺🇸
#MadamVicePresident
#Inauguration2021
#KamalaHarris
📷:
@APNews
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Goldeen population remains in healthy numbers in
#MotherOfPearl
light, catch them all but please stay safe & sane.
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Thoughts go out to
#NepalEarthquake
. Here's Nepalese Green Tara, the enlightened being representing active compassion
http://t.co/pXIopje5Jc
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Did you take a close look at the playful creature standing sentry at our steps? Hung Yi’s Dragon Fortune is inscribed with Chinese expressions of good fortune, breathing vibrant colors and auspicious blessings right onto our doorstep!
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“Bring on Picasso, bring on Matisse, bring on anybody! I would stand up to them all with a single polka dot!” — Yayoi Kusama
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We are excited to share that we are a
@GoogleArts
Partner! 🤝 Thanks to
@Google
, we are continuing to share online presentations of museum exhibitions and highlight some of our most compelling and beautiful artworks!
#GoogleArtsAndCulture
#APAHM
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#StopAAPIHate
For ways to support the Asian American community, please visit:
@AAAJ_Atlanta
@compassioninoak
@chinatowncdc
@StopAAPIHate
@AAAJ_AAJC
@OakChinatownCo
@APEN4EJ
@A3PCON
@CPASF
@EBALDC
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We ❤️ "Life Survives the Power of Life" by
@teamLab_pr
's. Don't wait 'til it's too late.
#AAMFirstLook
ends Oct 11.
http://t.co/1BPZY5ISEo
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"Can [an art museum] foster empathy and reduce hate? I believe our museum absolutely can."
#MuseumsTheDayAfter
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See this stunner from
@teamLab_pr
in
#AAMFirstLook
before the show goes away forever on Sunday.
#finaldays
http://t.co/qP8ztdM7ou
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So this is happening. Taiwan's famous
#CloudGate
Dance Theatre treating us to some movement in our grand staircase
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Here's the Asian Art Museum marching crew lookin' fly as ever. Happy
@SFPride
y'all!!!
#Slay
#MuseumsWithPride
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See masterpieces by European and American artists alongside rare Japanese art.
#LookingEast
.
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How Comme des Garçons shocked the Paris catwalk in the 1980s.
Photos © The Kyoto Costume Institute. For full image details and details on the designers, visit
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WOW.
#NickDong
captivates us w/#天圓地方 / "Patterns of Heaven & Earth." See the large-scale install tom, $5 after 5.
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❄️ A story of snowy solitude ❄️
In Chinese art, the depiction of a man boating toward a riverbank is traditionally associated w/ the subject of reclusion from urban life. During difficult times, the educated elite would retreat to the mountains as a means to purify their spirit.
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Cheep! Cheep! Spring is here!
Three small birds are struggling with thin claws to grasp a thick tree branch. Can you spot the youngest fledgling?
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In light & love, we're standing together for Oakland—check
@KQEDarts
for info on honoring Oakland's 36
#OaklandFire
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📷: 栄松斎長喜筆 四季の美人 初日の出
Sunrise on New Year's morning, ~ 1795, by Eishosai Choki (Japanese, active ~ 1780-1810). Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, colors, & mica on paper. Asian Art Museum, Gift of the Grabhorn Ukiyo-e Collection, 2005.100.84. 📷 © Asian Art Museum
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2016 moon landing or a trip through our Japanese galleries? 🌙
#SculpturalTurn
: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics = OPEN.
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"To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others" --Nelson Mandela
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🐔 Were you born in the
#YearoftheRooster
? 🐔 Stop by our
#LunarNewYear
fun 1/29 & you could win a museum membership!
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Thrilled to share that Chanel Miller's mural, "I was, I am, I will be," will be the inaugural work in the Wilbur Gallery! This tripartite mural encourages us to think of life as an endless state of becoming. Now visible from Hyde Street! 👀
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It’s crafted from a white jade so rare there is only one other object like it from this era. 📷:: Cup, 15th c., Persia (on view)
#SFarts
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It's
#NationalPandaDay
! 🐼
The panda was one of Wu Zuoren’s favorite subjects and this particular work was drawn in Sichuan in western China, a region famous for pandas and bamboo.
🏛️ Find more Chinese paintings in the collection galleries.
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In this print, a courtesan uses a needle to tattoo her name on the arm of her lover.
Currently on view -->
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Grateful for all the rain lately? Love the sound as you drift off? Thank this guy. Chinese shadow puppet God of rain
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WANTED: Old cell phones & network cables
Artist Jean Shin is collecting these outdated technologies as materials to be transformed into artworks for her upcoming exhibition at the museum. Details -->
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Sun 9/25: Best way to see our "Mother-of-Pearl Lacquerware from Korea" show is when it's at our FREE Korea Day!
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Sunday at the Museum, a new cafe experience, is now open! 🎉
Featuring food by Chef Deuki Hong of Sunday Bird SF, beverage service by
@BobaGuys
and good vibes by you! Will we see you there?
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Come ring our big bronze bell this Sat 12/31: make a wish, leave your worries behind ya' and say
#Bye2016
!
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Our Gorgeous galleries glow w/this
#DanFlavin
piece from
@SFMOMA
’s collection
#hellogorgeous
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The art of tea. Inside the lid in gold is a poem, praising the craftmanship of the object and the delicate fragrance of chrysanthemum tea.
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Just installed in
#TombTreasures
. Be first to see this jade burial suit fit for a Han queen at AFTERLIFE 2/16.
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Thank you
#whiterabbit
for never changing yr classic packaging design, or at least making it seem that way. So retro
http://t.co/uRBbZmMMbA
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Hop on over to find the
@ChineseParade
Prosperity Rabbit! 💛🐇
The gold to represents wealth and prosperity, while the circular pattern on its front symbolizes fortune and water. 💛🐇💧
🏛️
#RabbitOnParade
will be on view through Sunday, February 5!
📷: @ c_lantro
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Our hearts are with the families and communities affected by the Monterey Park shooting. And we hope all can find solace in enduring Lunar New Year traditions. ❤️
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Happy Year of the Dog! Each month, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite canines from the collection.
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Wishing you a year of prosperity and joy.
Happy Lunar New Year from the Asian Art Museum.
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The hero Shi Jin is known as "The Nine Dragoned" in the famous Chinese novel The Water Margin. Can you count all nine dragons on his back?
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Spunky pincushion protea and billy balls are srsly lighting up our life right now—you're welcome💡
#WeeklyIkebana
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Help us wish the iconic Takashi Murakami colorful birthday! 🌼 🌈
@takashipom
Stay tuned! Takashi Murakami's first major solo exhibition in San Francisco is coming to the Asian Art Museum THIS Fall! Keep an eye on our social media channels to learn more later this year.
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Happy International Museum Day! 🏛️ Every day, we're proud to celebrate the diverse stories and histories that make up our communities. Thank you,
@Forbes
, for highlighting the many ways we're celebrating APA Heritage Month.
#IMD2020
#InternationalMuseumDay
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Now that our refreshed third-floor galleries are open, we are thrilled to have our beloved 'Reina the Rhino' back on view with updated casework, lighting and interpretive tools.
#AAMMasterpieces
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Final Block of Tickets On Sale Now❗
Plan ahead for the holidays to share an incredible experience with loved ones this season.
Tickets sell out quickly and this is the last block of "teamLab: Continuity" tickets, so don't miss out!
Get tickets:
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Dragon on our steps? Don't be alarmed! Here's a peek at our newest friend, a VERY
#HappyDragon
by artist
#HungYi
🌸🐲🌸
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We made
@USNewsTravel
's must-see SF museums! →
@deyoungmuseum
@legionofhonor
@exploratorium
@calacademy
@SFMOMA
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Just one more day of
#SFUSD
Arts Fest! Take our word for it: it's RAD, RAD, RAD ☔️🤖🦄🐵
@SFUnified
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It's almost Halloween — let's talk bats with senior associate curator of Chinese Art Fan Zhang:
@hyperallergic
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Celebrate
#AAPIHeritageMonth
this Thursday with
@CAAM
Fest 40: Rice and Asian Americana! Rice farmer Robin Koda, wheat farmer Mai Nguyen, and chef Diep Tran talk about the complex role of rice in the formation of Asian Americana.
Learn more:
#AAPI
#AAPIHM
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We ❤️ our
#ArtSpeak
interns! Thx for bringin' the realness to our galleries and the AWESOME to our Family Fun Days 🙌
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Happy Hanukkah from the Asian Art Museum!
📷: Chanukiah, approx. 1920–1930. Iran; Yazd. Marble. Asian Art Museum, Acquisition made possible in part by the Elizabeth E. Bettelheim Family Foundation, 2015.70. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
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On
#NationalPublicLandsDay
, we're paying our respect to the mighty Redwood tree, a beloved tree in our own backyard, as well as in Taiwan.
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Kimono-inspired fashion from the Victorian era to the digital age.
Save the date! Kimono Refashioned opens Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.
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Zhui, a citizen in the Western Zhou dynasty, served the king well & was rewarded w/enough money to commission this bronze ritual vessel.
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It is World Vegetarian Day, so let's celebrate vegetables!
More info -->
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Eid Mubarak!✨ Learn more about this manuscript page guide for pilgrims to Mecca and Medina in our online collection:
📷: The holy city of Mecca, 1750–1800. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper. India. Museum purchase, 2010.323. © Asian Art Museum.
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Entering the
#CreepiestObject
#CURATORBATTLE
with our netsuke in the shape of a skull & two snakes! 🐍💀🐍 This tiny netsuke (just over 1 1/2 inches tall) was used in 19th-century Japan to secure a small box to the obi sash of a kimono. 👘 Perfect for that punk-rock vibe. 🤘😉
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We're payin' tribute to video art genius
#NamJunePaik
tonite thru the work of 6 local artists 📺⚡️ (6:30)
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Here's what .
@sfballet
's principal dancer .
@yuanyuanTan9
says about this 2k-year-old performer 💃🏻 →
#TombPleasures
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Autumn’s chrysanthemum evokes feelings of reflection & introspection 📷: Incense container with chrysanthemum design | Japan | Meiji period
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We are excited to partner with
@googleart
for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We're proud to help bring AAPI art and culture to everyone across the country. Get a closer look at "Pattern Recognition" and collection masterpieces.
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Eid Mubarak to all our friends! 📷: Bowl with Arabic inscription, approx. 900-1000. Nishapur, Samarkand, Northeastern Iran.
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Cock-a-doodle-how-do-you-do? Our
#YearoftheRooster
countdown continues Get in on our
#LunarNewYear
fun 1/29.
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We hope all the moms receive “one hundred flowers" today! 🌼 💐 🌸
Use our Collection Connection "Find the Flowers" scavenger hunt to spend quality time with Mom!
#MuseumDifferently
#AsianArtMuseum
#HappyMothersDay
#MothersDay
📷: © Asian Art Museum
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For many,
#Lunchables
triggers some very real feelings/memories. So specific, symbolic re: ethnic food self-consciousness
#FreshOffTheBoat
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For
#NationalIceCreamDay
, indulge in this tasty double scoop artwork by
#MasamiTeraoka
http://t.co/NgIhABbExC
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Happy Holi! 🎨 🌈
In this Mithila drawing, playful Krishna celebrates
#Holi
with residents of the village he grew up in. Many celebrate by playfully throwing handfuls of colored powder and attacking at each other with squirt guns, just as Krishna is.
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