USC Pacific Asia Museum

46 N Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA

Address:	46 N Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
Phone:	+1 626-449-2742
Site:	pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu
Rating:	4

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Ernesto Elmo Castillo

Ive visited twice so far. It is peaceful, few people, nice main collection of wooden statues and their book reading room is awesome because they have cultural clothing one can wear and take fun pictures with. Their center court is beautiful, with a mini koi pond and several stone statues. The epic clothing in the gift shop is all marked down, yet still above an average budget, in my opinion. Will visit again eventually.

Raquel Hunter

Very interesting exhibits. The exhibits here are very interesting, but the real gems are the performances. During the summer months, there are dance performances and parties on Friday nights. Entrance to the performance includes entrance into the museum. If you are on a budget, go during Pasadenas bi-annual ARTNight. Entrance is free during ARTNight. This museum is currently owned and operated by USC.

Nico Martinez

Temporarily closed while they do seismic retrofitting of the building and remodeling to add more exhibition space. It will reopen early 2017. The museum is housed in a beautiful building with a large peaceful courtyard and has an interesting selection of art and works from various Asian countries and also has many programs and events. Worth checking out

Zeke Barragan

Must have driven by a million times before I actually stopped. You could loose a day here looking at everything in the museum. However, if looking at beautiful pieces of history is not your groove -go there for the gardens, the quite, and the serenity. This is a wonderful site and museum.

David Hsieh

Paid extra for The Real Taste (Ming dynasty) exhibit, was disappointed with most of the exhibit. Short, not enough items, and lacking furniture (what Ming is well-known for) $18 per person is a bit too much. Will be visiting the sunrider collection next time...

Carlo Nati

A quaint Asian museum in the heart of old Pasadena. The general admission is free for the permanent exhibits but there is a fee for other art galleries. The PAM is a small museum with a tiny garden and a pond filled with koi fishes.

Saeed Jaffer

A hidden gem that fortunately not enough people know about. Went to the free 2nd Sundays and renewed my membership for a discount. Great program that day with presentations and of course, the exhibitions were in fine form.

Dan Killam

A quick museum to get through, but it has a dense and thoughtfully arranged collection if you take time as you go through to notice the descriptions. Now on a more financially sustainable footing under USC ownership.

Steve Tupper

A relatively small collection that is trying to cover a very broad area. There are some things on an audio tour, but you need to phone a number and enter a code for things to hear. This place could be so much more.

Carl Patterson

as an asian myself its something i am familiar with... but for non-asians they will enjoy the asian feel and will have an idea of how refined asian culture is. Drop by if you have time to spare.

Martha Tilman

Visiting museums makes me feel like a tourist. However there are museums worth visiting, like this one. They do not present things here, they present ideas. Do visit.

Fernando Islas

very small, very nice. i liked they had a little modern art as well. the courtyard is pretty and nice to hang out in.

Michael Wu

Somewhat limited collection, and the price is a little bit high. Still a fun visit nonetheless.

Roy Freborg

Nice museum, not too large. Appealing objects, nicely displayed, staff friendly and helpful.

A Private User

Had a great time. It is a nice museum in Pasdena, the staff is very friendly.

rammywagon

Small museum but it is pretty cool. You can take Tai Chi classes here too.

Brett Weber

A sampling of art from all over Asia