Archive for 'asian art museum'
Jay Xu named new director of Asian Art Museum
The Asian announced today that Jay Xu will succeed Emily Sano, who retired in January, as director of the museum. Xu comes to the museum from the Art Institute of Chicago, where he was Prtizker Chairman, Department of Asian and Ancient Art. Previously, he held positions at the Seattle Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum [...]
Posted: March 12th, 2008 under asian art museum.
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When mangoes attack
Mangoes are attacking innocent passersby near the Asian Art Museum.
Posted: May 10th, 2007 under asian art museum.
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Outdoors in the Bay Area
So far the winter of 2006-207 has been a cool one in the Bay Area. But we got out for a short hike yesterday on Sobrante Ridge, and it was quite pleasant. The trail wasn’t muddy, and the manzanita was in bloom. I’m starting to post some pages on outdoor activities in the Bay Area.
Bay [...]
Posted: January 1st, 2007 under asian art museum, bars, bioregions, east.bay, hikes, nature.
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Asian Art Museum
I’ve completed a draft of a basic information page on the Asian Art Museum.
I’ll move on now to other San Francisco musuems.
And, of course, the usual Frisco miscellany.
Posted: December 9th, 2006 under asian art museum, civic center.
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Dissing Asia
I have in front of me some travel guides to San Francisco. I’m curious to see how they cover the city’s museums, and specifically the Asian Art Museum (hereafter AAM), because I will be putting up a page on the Asian (as it’s commonly known) soon. The results are interesting. Here’s a selection:
Fodor’s barely covers [...]
Posted: December 1st, 2006 under art, asian art museum, asian community, civic center, museums.
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