The Asian Art Museum announced Feb. 17 that a plan to restructure the Asian Art Museum Foundation’s $120 million bond debt had officially been approved. The implementation will begin immediately. The Asian Art Museum Foundation is the private fundraising arm of the San Francisco-based Museum, one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted […]
Asian Art Museum reveals plan to restructure debt
March 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Asian Art Museum announced Feb. 17 that a plan to restructure the Asian Art Museum Foundation’s $120 million bond debt had officially been approved. The implementation will begin immediately. The Asian Art Museum Foundation is the private fundraising arm of the San Francisco-based Museum, one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted […]
San Franciscans pound mochi at the Asian Art Museum
January 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
On Jan. 8, the mochitsuki group Kagami Kai gave a performance at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The event, which started at noon, included a mochi-pounding by the San Francisco-based group, in which people of all ages were invited to try swinging wooden mallets down on the wet rice paste. After the pounding, […]
City officials help restructure debt for Asian Art Museum
January 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
San Francisco officials announced a long-term financing agreement for the Asian Art Museum Jan. 6, saving the facility from impending bankruptcy. “I can confidently say that the fate and future of this museum have been significantly secured,” Mayor Gavin Newsom said. The proposal, coordinated by City Attorney Dennis Herrera, City Controller Ben Rosenfield and City […]
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