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Museum Hours
Thurs: 1–8PM Fri–Mon: 10 AM–5 PM
Tue–Wed: Closed
Location
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.581.3500
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Tour

Architecture

Explore how Italian architect Gae Aulenti updated and transformed the Old Main Library, built in 1917, into the Asian Art Museum. The renovated museum opened in 2003 and is known for its interplay of the historic and the contemporary.

No advance reservation is needed. To join a tour, go to the Information Desk on the ground floor at the scheduled time. Museum admission is required.

 

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