The Museum of Asian Art in San Francisco is the largest museum in the New World, dedicated exclusively to the art of Asian countries. Its vast collection includes more than 15 thousand exhibits from India, China, Japan, Indonesia and other Asian regions of the planet. The museum is located in the building of the former Library of San Francisco opposite the city hall and occupies an impressive area of 3700 square meters. m.
The Museum of Asian Art houses three floors of fine art pieces spanning over 6,000 years of Asian civilization history. Magnificent Indonesian statues, collections of Japanese painting and porcelain, semi-precious stones from the Shah era of India, furniture of Chinese emperors, medieval armor and samurai equipment are just some of the gems of his vast collection.
The Museum of Asian Art offers a free audio guide (not yet available in Russian) as well as free guided tours. The souvenir shop sells modern and very dignified art from Asian countries.
