Pacific Asia Museum,Pasadena, California, United States-Informetion

Location: Pasadena.

The Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, United States.

The museum was founded in 1971 by the Pacificulture Foundation, which purchased “The Grace Nicholson Treasure House of Oriental Art” from the City of Pasadena. Grace Nicholson donated the structure to the city for art and cultural purposes in 1943 and was a dealer in Native American and, later, Asian art and antiques. It houses some 15,000 rare and representative examples of art from throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands.

The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was built in 1926 and designed by the architectural firm of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury.

Phone: 626/449-2742 ext. 10

Web: www.pacificasiamuseum.org

Hours: Wed-Sun 10am-6pm (until 3pm Dec 24 and Dec 29)

Prices: Admission $9 adults, $7 students and seniors, free for children 11 and under; free for everyone the 4th Fri of each month

Season: Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25

Other: Free parking

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