Phoenix Kingdoms

Opening Apr 19

Be one of the first to discover the masterful fabrication and eye-catching flamboyance of Bronze Age artworks from China’s mysterious Yangzi River Valley kingdoms. Erased from history and reborn as legend, the Zeng and Chu states were highly advanced cultures with luxurious tastes, imaginative styles, and a yearning for immortality.

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Plan Ahead for April

Harmonic Essence: Performance and Artist Talk

Thursday, Apr 4 | 5:30 PM  

Watch shapes and patterns glide across the gallery walls, changing in response to the sound of a live cello and guzheng performance. Find a shared moment of serene reflection in this dance between the technological and the organic. Tune in...

Society for Asian Art Annual Book Sale

Apr 4 through Apr 7  

Browse thousands of books, including collector’s items, at bargain prices. All books are donated by Members of the Society for Asian Art or friends of the Asian Art Museum. All proceeds will benefit the Asian Art Museum’s C. Laan Chun Library. Fill your bookshelves with treasures...

Into View: Monthly Reading Group

Thursday, Apr 11 | 5 PM  

Enjoy friendly conversations at our monthly reading group that examines the themes and ideas behind Into View: New Voices, New Stories. For April, join artists Rupy C. Tut and Jason Wyman for a conversation on care, creative collaboration, and navigating tradition. See this month’s selected readings...

San Francisco Art Fair: Asian and Asian American Art in the Digital Age

Saturday, Apr 27 | 3 PM  

Our Director of Experience Garance Marneur and curators Padma Dorje Maitland and Cheng Xu share about developing fresh modes of interactive engagement with historical artworks. Are you an Asian Art Museum member? Attend the fair for free! Find us at the fair...

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Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World

Legion of Honor | Opening Apr 6  

Highlighting the stylistic transition and work of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, whose work serves as a link between the end of feudal military rule and the dawn of the Meiji era. Learn more...