Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Since its founding in 1980, MOCA has celebrated the living history of the Chinese experience in America by preserving and presenting the 200-year history, heritage, culture, and diverse experiences of American communities of Chinese descent. The museum curates seasonal exhibitions, documents and collects the largest amount of Chinese American artifacts in the United States, and produces public programs featuring the stories of Chinese and Asian American milestones, challenges, achievements, and community activism.

Also in New York City is the flagship museum of the Asia Society, a global nonprofit arts and educational organization that has centers in Hong Kong, Switzerland, and France as well. All of those host guest lectures, workshops, and language classes. But New York has the only museum, where the organization displays impressive contemporary Asian art, including works commissioned by the museum.

This is the only pan-Asian Pacific American museum in the country, with representations from over 26 ethnic groups, all part of the AAPI diaspora.

The Seattle Asian Art Museum, which is part of the Seattle Art Museum, is a perfect meeting point between historic Asian objects and contemporary Asian art. For a taste of history, visit the Porcelain Room, a visually magnificent display of ancient Chinese and Japanese porcelain. Then head over to "Boundless: Stories of Asian Art," which displays ancient and contemporary pieces side by side.

As the national repository of Japanese American history, JANM creates groundbreaking historical and arts exhibitions, educational public programs, award-winning documentaries, and innovative curriculum that illuminate the stories and the rich cultural heritage of people of Japanese ancestry in the United States. The museum offers a fluid, mind-opening, and high-tech history lesson. After encountering a comprehensive timeline of Japanese American history in the first gallery, visitors can have an AI-assisted conversation with WWII vet Lawson Iichiro Sakai and, later, use augmented reality to adopt the perspective of a photographer documenting the plight of Japanese Americans incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II.

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.

Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to one of the world’s finest collections of Asian art, boasting more than 18,000 awe-inspiring artworks ranging from ancient jades and ceramics to contemporary video installations. Dynamic special exhibitions, cultural celebrations and public programs for all ages provide rich art experiences that unlock the past and spark questions about the future.

Our mission is to amplify the collective wisdom of the Pacific Islands people of Oceania (Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia) through rotating installations and lived experiences. Our purpose is to connect the community to resources and foster intercultural exchanges with appreciation and respect.

Perhaps unexpectedly, this museum in Virginia's capital has one of the country's most impressive collections of South Asian and Himalayan art. Spectacular sculptures, paintings, textiles, and decorative pieces come from an array of eras, including the present. You can feast your eyes on everything from a magnificent 12th-century bronze Shiva surrounded by a circle of flames to contemporary creations such as Tibetan American artist Tsherin Sherpa’s reinterpretation of Andy Warhol’s Eight Elvises using figures inspired by Buddhism.

The Crow Museum is an oasis for the rising Asian population in Dallas and a pleasant surprise for visitors who don’t expect to find a world-class Asian art museum in Texas.
The collection centers on ancient works such as rare lacquerware artifacts and elaborate jade sculptures. On the contemporary side of things, a standout is the museum's series highlighting the work of Texas-based Asian women artists.