24 Eye-Catching Pieces in the Asian Art Museum's Permanent Collection

The Asian Art Museum has one of the most spectacularly vast and largest collection of Asian art in the world. Numbering more than 18,000 pieces, the collection spans thousands of years and from Southeast Asia all the way to Japan. Due to light sensitivity, the collection is regularly rotated, so from one visit to the next, you could see something totally new.

To showcase the stunning collection, San Francisco Travel partnered with the museum and Priime, a photo-editing app, to host a select group of photographers.  No strangers to getting up early, the museum gave the group early access to the museum to allow their creative juices to flow before they opened for the day. This is what caught their eyes.

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Thank you @priime and @onlyinsf for inviting us to explore the @asianartmuseum ! It was really cool meeting some new faces and exploring with some familiar ones. Also a huge thanks to @asianartmuseum for the hospitality! #PRIIMEAAM #asianartmuseum #AAM50 #alwayssf • @nikonusa

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