WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY  – Pasadena

Visit USC Pacific Asian Museum! An integral part of the University of Southern California, the USC Pacific Asia Museum creates inspiring encounters with the art, history, and culture of Pacific Asia to promote intercultural understanding in the service of elevating our shared sense of humanity.

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

USC PAM recommends that all visitors, including members, reserve advance timed-entry tickets online.

Admission will be paid what you wish every Thursday!

Covid Safety Protocols:

• We strongly recommend wearing a mask covering the nose and mouth for all visitors (2+) regardless of vaccination status while indoors.
• Please practice social distancing from others, not at your party.
• Please stay home if you feel ill or have been exposed to COVID-19.

Please note that the above is subject to change per Los Angeles County, City of Pasadena, and USC Health guidelines.

FREE ADMISSIONS TO ALL VISITORS EVERY SECOND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

THINGS TO KNOW

Pets

Pets are not permitted in the museum galleries or courtyard garden with the exception of service animals.

Photography

There is no flash photography allowed in any of the galleries. Photos without a flash and for personal use are allowed in the permanent collections galleries. There is no photography of any kind allowed in the changing exhibition galleries. For commercial and wedding photography, please get in touch with info@pam.usc.edu for availability and pricing.

Food

There is no food or drink allowed in the museum galleries. There is no food service available inside the museum, however, the Paseo Colorado and several restaurants are within easy walking distance from the building.

Bicycles

There is a public bicycle rack on the sidewalk outside the museum. This is not on museum property and visitors park there at their own risk.

Smoking

There is no smoking allowed anywhere on the museum premises.

46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California 91101

Established in 1971, the museum is one of few U.S. institutions dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands, serving the city of Los Angeles and the Greater Southern California region. The museum’s mission is to further intercultural understanding through the arts of Asia and the Pacific Islands.

The museum’s historic building has served as a center for art, culture, and learning in Pasadena since its construction in 1924 by pioneering collector and entrepreneur Grace Nicholson (1877-1948) as her residence, galleries, and Treasure House/emporium. Ms. Nicholson’s championing of Asian art early in the century set the tone for much of the Pasadena community’s arts-related activities during the ensuing decades. The building also served as the site of the Pasadena Art Museum, which was renowned for its groundbreaking exhibitions of contemporary art. Pacific Asia Museum combined the spirits of both its predecessors in its focus on the classic and contemporary arts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. In 2013, the University of Southern California partnered with the museum to form USC Pacific Asia Museum. The affiliation broadened the community that benefits from the museum’s role as a vital resource for education and cultural heritage and expanded the audience’s interest in a dialogue about art, history, and culture.

VISION

USC PAM is a dynamic and innovative teaching and learning resource for USC and its surrounding communities featuring;

• Exhibitions that contest worn assumptions, bridge perspectives, and expand understanding
• Educational opportunities that connect cultures, disciplines, and generations
• Programs that engage our common life, even in the absence of common ground

VALUES

At USC PAM we believe in the power of art to connect us to our deepest humanity and that of others.

As such, we:

• Support the Mission and Vision of USC.
• Enlist art to expand understanding and bridge divides.
• Collect and exhibit exemplary works that amplify artist voices and lift up community narratives.
• Steward the objects entrusted to our care for the benefit of successive generations.
• Use our resources to inspire a plurality of audiences.
• Foster a sense of community both on and off-campus.
• Explore and validate diversity.
• Promote civil and civic discourse.
• Secure long-term sustainability.
• Manage resources prudently.

Hours

Monday-Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday – Sunday: 11:00am – 5:00pm

For additional information, visit the website @

pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu/

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