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Welcome to the blog of the Asian Art Museum–Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. Located in San Francisco's historic Civic Center, we are one of the world's largest museums devoted to Asian art and culture. For more information see the "about" tab or visit our main website by clicking the image of our building.

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The following photos links to some of the museum's featured programs or exhibitions (see caption below).
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Above, from top to bottom:
  • Beyond Golden Clouds: Five Centuries of Japanese Screens, Opens October 15
  • Japan's First Embassy: Short Talks by Keio University Students, September 11
  • en Calligraphy Lecture and Demonstration, September 16
  • AsiaAlive: Korean Embroidery Master Han Sang-soo, September 16–18


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