Founded in 1883, the museum has expanded its original neoclassical landmark building with two major additions to hold a collection of more than 89,000 objects spanning 20,000 years and representing diverse cultures across all continents.
Collections are grouped into seven curatorial areas: Arts of Africa & the Americas; Contemporary Art; Decorative Arts, Textiles & Sculpture; Asian Art; Paintings; Photography and New Media; and Prints and Drawings.
Please check the museum website for updated exhibition information. Scheduling may have been modified as a result of the temporary museum closure.
17 ft-high newly-conserved 1540s tapestry depicts Dante and Virgil
California as a place where American and Latin American cultures intersect
Prints and drawings trace the life of Mary
Fairy tale settings in Japanese prints
Photographs showing the body as an expressive instrument
His career from the 1970s through the early 1990s through 60+ works
Prints by a husband and a wife
Explores the intimate world of Chinese fan painting
Textile works explore the emotions following grief
A beaded and feathered costume known as a Chinelo
The right moment in the sitter and photographer relationship
20 monumental scenes made by layering hand-cut Japanese paper onto canvas
Focus upon essential moments in Titus Kaphar’s storyline
80+ haute couture masterpieces spanning the late 19th century to today.
Skeletons exhibiting playfulness and humor
Sheds light on the avant-garde break with Japanese ceramics traditions
Subjects portrayed with respect and compassion
Traces artist Tamir’s cultural lineage.
Chinese album leaves from the Ming through the Qing dynasty (14th–19th Century)