Pacific Asia Museum
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USC Pacific Asia Museum
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USC Pacific Asia Museum, exterior.
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| Location | 46 N. Los Robles Ave Pasadena, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°08′48″N 118°08′28″W / 34.1467°N 118.1411°WCoordinates: 34°08′48″N 118°08′28″W / 34.1467°N 118.1411°W |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000300 |
| CHISL # | 988 |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1977 |
USC Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, United States.
The museum was founded in 1971 by the Pacificulture Foundation, which purchased “The Grace Nicholson Treasure House of Oriental Art” from the City of Pasadena. Grace Nicholson donated the structure to the city for art and cultural purposes in 1943 and was a dealer in Native American and, later, Asian art and antiques. It houses some 15,000 rare and representative examples of art from throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. In 2013, the museum became part of the University of Southern California. The building is temporarily closed beginning June 27, 2016 until mid-spring 2017 for a seismic retrofit and renovation.
The building, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1926 and designed by the architectural firm of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury. It is designed in the style of a Chinese imperial palace and features a central courtyard with a garden, a small pool, and decorative carvings.
One of the museum's 2009 exhibits looked at the mash-up of Chinese calligraphy and American graffiti. US-China Today has an article and slide show on the exhibit and a video featuring the curator and a couple of the artists who contributed to the exhibit: Calligraffiti: Crossing the Divide.
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