FREE! EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH – Burbank
Looking for a Fun Place for Kids to learn and enjoy? The Martial Arts History Museum is designed as an Asian educational, cultural, and artistic experience, it is a place in which visitors and young people can learn about each of the different Asian countries (China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, etc.) and how martial arts played a significant role in their culture, history, and traditions.
It also provides a historical look at American history with sections on the History of Anime, Martial Arts in America, and Media arts including Hollywood films, tv, and magazines. The Martial Arts History Museum is something the whole family can enjoy and it is a great place for home school kids and public school kids to get an education about Asian history and write book reports about it. It is affordable and convenient.
Learn About Culture and History
The Martial Arts History Museum is an exciting place for the entire family to enjoy. Even if you’ve never done martial arts in your life, you will have a great time exploring how Asian history became part of American history through film, tv, animation and more. Artifacts include several Japanese Samurai, a unique look as the artistry of the Ninja or trans the roots of anime through our animation timeline.
If you enjoy movies and television, you will love our films/tv timeline tracing roots to Anna May Wong and Akira Kurasawa’s epic film, the Seven Samurai. It takes close to an hour to visit the museum and scheduled tours are available.
Group Rates & Tours:
The Museum holds a number of tours for the Unified School districts, home schools, mentally and physically challenged groups, church groups, senior groups and martial arts studios. Although the Museum is closed to the public Monday through Wednesday, we are open for scheduled tours. We also provide tours during our regular hours, but the off-hours will allow us to open the Museum for only your group.
Tours:
Tours last exactly 1 hour. Visitors will have amble time to explore the Museum and then be lead by a docent for a 30-minute historical walk-through. A scavenger hunt will be provided for all the kids to enjoy and each receives a free Museum sticker. The Museum is able to handle a variety of groups. Largest groups for visit are 100 kids. Smallest group are 20 kids.
Group Tour Price:
The Museum has a very special, extremely affordable rate for groups of 20 kids or more. Please contact us for pricing (818) 478-1722 or email info@mamuseum.com.
Call to Schedule:
Group tours must be scheduled at least 3 weeks in advance. We need time to bring on docents to handle the tours.
Approved:
The Museum has been approved by the Burbank Unified School District for field trips.
We are in the process of securing the other districts now.
2319 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506
World’s First Museum dedicated to the Arts Begins
The Martial Arts History Museum officially began as a registered museum on Sept. 15, 1999. It was founded by former magazine publisher, martial arts historian and martial arts veteran Michael Matsuda. The concept of the museum actually began in 1987 but didn’t officially begin until 1999.
After a number of dinner ceremonies and special events, the Martial Arts History Museum gathered the biggest martial arts icons in the world to cut the ribbon in launching the first of many traveling exhibits. For the next four years, the museum was on the road going all across the country. From libraries to conventions to expos to the Queen Mary, the museum was housed in a 1,000 square foot exhibit with wonderful reviews the museum exhibit was in high demand.
After numerous meetings with the L.A. City Council, Mayor Villariagosa’s staff, the California Senate, the San Fernando City Council, and more, it was through the urging of Congressman Howard McKeon and the Mayor of Santa Clarita, that the Martial Arts History Museum open their doors in a brick and mortar facility in the city of Santa Clarita. The museum opened in 2006 in an 8,000 square foot facility which featured a wide range of displays as well as a 200-plus seat theater. The city of Santa Clarita had provided us with future plans to construct are area for three museums, which would include the Martial Arts History. Unfortunately, a year later, a new leadership was in control and their future plans for a museum center were canceled.
In 2010, the museum decided to relocate to a city that would be more open to art and culture; which was the city of Burbank, CA. Burbank is a very populated area surrounded by Hollywood’s biggest productions studios. In 2011, the museum re-opened to the public holding a significant number of events every month. Being located in Burbank, many of the local schools were now able to visit the facility. From Unified School Districts from Burbank, Los Angeles, Glendale and Pasadena, thousands of young people enjoy the museum tours.
FREE DAYS: First Thursday of the month, 3pm to 6pm
Hours
Monday – Wednesday: Closed
Thursday – Sunday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Admission
$10 – Adults
$5 – Kids 6 – 17
$8 – Adults 65+
$8 – “Active” Military
Special Events
$20 Adults
Free – Kids 6 – 17
Discount:
$8 – Senior Citizens 65 and Over
$8 – Active Military
Police – Free
Firemen – Free
Members
FREE to all events held at the Museum
For additional information, visit the website @
https://martialartsmuseum.com/
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