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.[2] It houses some 15,000 rare and representative examples of art from throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. In 2013, the museum became part of the University of Southern California.[3] The building was temporarily closed beginning June 27, 2016 until December 2017 for a seismic retrofit and renovation. It has reopened as of December 8, 2017 with new operating hours.[4]
The building, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1926 and designed by the architectural firm of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury. It is designed in the style of a Chinese imperial palace and features a central courtyard with a garden, a small pool, and decorative carvings.[5]
One of the museum's 2009 exhibits looked at the mash-up of Chinese calligraphy and American graffiti. US-China Today has an article and slide show on the exhibit and a video featuring the curator and a couple of the artists who contributed to the exhibit: Calligraffiti: Crossing the Divide.
China Modern: Designing Popular Culture 1910-1970 (August 6, 2010- Feb. 6, 2011)
Japan in Blue and White (March 25, 2010- March 6, 2011)
"Following the box"- Exhibition inspired by found photographs taken in India during World War II ( Sep 2019- Jan 2020) [2]
USC Pacific Asia Museum, central courtyard with a garden, a small pool, and decorative carvings
NO. 988 PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM (GRACE NICHOLSON'S TREASURE HOUSE OF ORIENTAL AND WESTERN ART) - Grace Nicholson, a noted collector and authority on American Indian and Asian Art and artifacts, supervised the design of her combination gallery and museum which was completed in 1929. It has been called an outstanding example of 1920s revival architecture and is unique for its use of Chinese ornamentation.
^Brewer, Polly (November 10, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Grace Nicholson Building". National Park Service. Retrieved August 5, 2013. Accompanied by photos.
^californiahistoricallandmarks.com 988, USC Pacific Asia Museum
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pacific, asia, museum, asian, museum, located, robles, avenue, pasadena, california, united, states, national, register, historic, placescalifornia, historical, landmark, exterior, location46, robles, avepasadena, californiacoordinates34, 1467, 1411, 1467, 141. USC Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N Los Robles Avenue Pasadena California United States USC Pacific Asia MuseumU S National Register of Historic PlacesCalifornia Historical Landmark No 988USC Pacific Asia Museum exterior Location46 N Los Robles AvePasadena CaliforniaCoordinates34 08 48 N 118 08 28 W 34 1467 N 118 1411 W 34 1467 118 1411Built1924ArchitectMarston Van Pelt amp MayburyNRHP reference No 77000300 1 CHISL No 988Added to NRHPJuly 21 1977The 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 2 It houses some 15 000 rare and representative examples of art from throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands In 2013 the museum became part of the University of Southern California 3 The building was temporarily closed beginning June 27 2016 until December 2017 for a seismic retrofit and renovation It has reopened as of December 8 2017 with new operating hours 4 The building which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places was built in 1926 and designed by the architectural firm of Marston Van Pelt amp Maybury It is designed in the style of a Chinese imperial palace and features a central courtyard with a garden a small pool and decorative carvings 5 Contents 1 Galleries 2 Notable exhibits 3 California Historical Landmark Marker 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGalleries editThe Art of Pacific Asia Japanese Snukal Ceramics Journeys The Silk Road South and Southeast Asian Himalayan KoreanNotable exhibits edit nbsp Yaksha Kuber USC Pacific Asia MuseumOne of the museum s 2009 exhibits looked at the mash up of Chinese calligraphy and American graffiti US China Today has an article and slide show on the exhibit and a video featuring the curator and a couple of the artists who contributed to the exhibit Calligraffiti Crossing the Divide China Modern Designing Popular Culture 1910 1970 August 6 2010 Feb 6 2011 Japan in Blue and White March 25 2010 March 6 2011 Following the box Exhibition inspired by found photographs taken in India during World War II Sep 2019 Jan 2020 2 nbsp USC Pacific Asia Museum central courtyard with a garden a small pool and decorative carvingsCalifornia Historical Landmark Marker editCalifornia Historical Landmark Marker NO 988 at the site reads 6 NO 988 PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM GRACE NICHOLSON S TREASURE HOUSE OF ORIENTAL AND WESTERN ART Grace Nicholson a noted collector and authority on American Indian and Asian Art and artifacts supervised the design of her combination gallery and museum which was completed in 1929 It has been called an outstanding example of 1920s revival architecture and is unique for its use of Chinese ornamentation See also editChinese garden the museum courtyardReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Building and Garden Archived 2011 01 01 at the Wayback Machine USC Pacific Asia Museum 2011 Boehm Mike 2013 11 19 USC absorbs Pasadena s Pacific Asia Museum in friendly takeover Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458 3035 Retrieved 2014 08 10 1 USC Pacific Asia Museum 2017 Brewer Polly November 10 1976 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Grace Nicholson Building National Park Service Retrieved August 5 2013 Accompanied by photos californiahistoricallandmarks com 988 USC Pacific Asia MuseumExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pacific Asia Museum official USC Pacific Asia Museum website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USC Pacific Asia Museum amp oldid 1015136522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
