Virtual Lunar New Year 2021

Celebrate the Year of the Ox with USC PAM’s virtual Lunar New Year festival, which will include streamed video performances and demonstrations of Lunar New Year-inspired crafts. This program is presented in partnership with USC Visions and Voices and USC Roski School of Art and Design. Long run of show performance: Have about an hour…

USC PAM – Plan of Action

Dear Friends, On Monday night my son’s good friend from school went to a peaceful protest in Pasadena with his older brother and they did not return home. The boys were eventually found, and they are safe now. But I cannot stop thinking about how their mother must have felt during the 24 hours they…

Stronger than Hate

Stronger than Hate: Resources and Solutions at USC recording of the May 1, 2020 webinar. The recent rise of violent hate crimes against individuals of Asian and now Jewish heritages across the country, illuminates the dangers of racializing COVID-19 into a virus of hate. Stronger than Hate: Resources and Solutions at USC is a program developed to…

Action@PAM: Donation Drive Through

DRIVE-THRU DONATION CENTER USC PAM Parking Lot, 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA (Enter on Los Robles Avenue, Exit Union Street) Saturday, May 2, 2020 anytime between 11:00 am – 5:00 pm On April 4th we held USC PAM’s first drive-thru donation initiative to acquire medical supplies for our USC affiliate health care providers….

Parking Lot Alternatives

Please note, in preparation for our Lunar New Year Festival, the USC PAM Parking Lot will be closed Friday, January 24th through Sunday, January 26th. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding! Alternative lots nearby: ABM Parking Services, Inc.Plaza Las Fuentes / The Westin135 N Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101Cost:…

USC PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM APPOINTS DR. BETHANY MONTAGANO AS NEW DIRECTOR

Following an international search, the USC Pacific Asia Museum and USC Provost’s Office announced today the appointment of cultural historian, Dr. Bethany Montagano as USC PAM’s next director. A visionary and creative museum curator, Dr. Montagano comes to USC PAM from the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, where she served as senior Curator. For…

Member Appreciation Day: Mother’s Day Weekend 2019

When: Friday, May 10, 2019 – Sunday, May 12, 2019Where: USC PAM & participating institutions As our way of saying thank you to our PAMily of Members, USC PAM and sister institutions across Los Angeles (see list below) are celebrating a weekend of Member Appreciation Days with special savings on admission and at museum stores! Shop@PAM Extra…

California Art Club Artists at USC Pacific Asia Museum

PASADENA, Calif. – The California Art Club celebrates the Golden State’s defining natural beauty with the exhibition Painting California: Seascapes and Beach Towns, on view from June 28 to July 29 at the USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. The exhibition features classic beach imagery along the state’s famed coastline and iconic Pacific Coast Highway….

USC PAM Construction Updates

USC PAM is temporarily closed for a seismic retrofit, check back here for a visual collage of construction updates! Visit our Temporary Closure page to find out more in depth information about our activities this year….