Permanent Collection

Asia Society Collection

In 1979, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd granted the Asia Society a collection of nearly three hundred works, which they had acquired over twenty-five years of exploring Asia and Asian art. This collection of masterworks from South, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, dating from 2000 B.C. to the 19th century, in various media--bronzes, paintings, ceramics, sculpture--reflects the great achievements and wide diversity of Asian arts and cultures. The Asia Society now selectively adds objects to this core collection that are of comparable rarity, beauty, and interest.

The Asia Society's permanent collection is now on view in the Collection in Context web site.

Learn more about the eight contemporary artworks commissioned for the new Asia Society and Museum building in New York City.