PAM@Home is a new initiative to connect USC PAM to you virtually! Everyday USC Pacific Asia Museum will be bringing you curated content via their Facebook and Instagram. Fridays: Kids@PAM Kids@PAM offers hands-on activities and storytime to help children and their families share art and self-expression together.

Join artist and maker Stacy Wong as she teaches you how to create a beautiful, hand-stitched pop-up card! Using simple craft materials, this card is a perfect to gift to someone special. This workshop is intergenerational, so crafters of all ages are encouraged to participate and work together! This workshop will be held on Zoom […]

Join educators from the USC Pacific Asia Museum in celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month! Listen to the book "Dim Sum for Everyone!" by Grace Lin, explore artwork from the museum's collection, and learn to use paper and simple household items to create a collage of your favorite food. Enjoy quality time with family while making […]

Unwind in this soothing mandala drawing workshop, which takes inspiration from flower motif designs. In this drawing workshop, you will learn how to create intricate geometric patterns using overlapping layouts of shapes and organic forms. What is a Mandala? A mandala is a spiritual symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism. It’s a symbolic representation of the […]

Join the USC PAM Teen Ambassadors in a virtual workshop designed to help you manage stress and clear your mind! Teaching artist Kabir Singh will guide you through a mindful meditation centered on looking at artwork in the museum’s collection followed by a writing activity. Learn to center your mind to better get though the […]

Join the Teen Ambassadors as they lead you in a workshop that combines wordsmithing and crafting to create a unique zine about identity, experience, and cultivating joy in light of the continuous racially motivated attacks on the Asian community. This workshop will provide a safe space to share with peers and express yourself creatively. This […]

In celebration of our 50th anniversary, USC PAM and creative collective Narrated Objects invite you, our community members, to contribute to the 50 Years of PAM Story Collection! During the one-hour writing workshop, authors Teena Apeles and Andrea Richards of Narrated Objects will lead participants in writing about an experience they’ve had at the museum through storytelling exercises. The goal is […]

Celebrate the USC Pacific Asia Museum's 50th anniversary by exploring its permanent collection in-depth with unique talks and lectures presented by the museum's curator, docents, and scholars. Join Dr. Nancy Lutkehaus, USC professor, as she examines the art of the Pacific Islands in our permanent collection. Her conversation will highlight masks and statues from Papua […]

In partnership with the Pasadena Public Library, join educators from the USC Pacific Asia Museum to explore Asian cultures, arts, and practices through storytelling and hands-on art-making!   Listen to the story Nimesh the Adventurer by Ranjit Singh and Mehrdokht Amini which tells the story of a boy whose wild imagination helps him transform ordinary places into […]

The USC Pacific Asia Museum is looking for the community's support in reimagining its beloved courtyard through a two-session conversation panel with local specialists in the fields of historic gardens and architecture. Constructed in 1925, the courtyard has transformed over the past 90 years to become an intercultural hub in Pasadena, California, transitioning from a […]

The USC Pacific Asia Museum and artist Nick Dong invite you to participate in an intimate and healing artistic endeavor as part of Divine Immersion: The Experiential Art of Nick Dong. This project emerged after a close friend of Dong's lost her husband and all that remained was his wedding ring. Dong wanted to do something […]

Join exhibited artist Nick Dong as he discusses his immersive show Divine Immersion: The Experiential Art of Nick Dong, in an intimate virtual conversation via Zoom. The exhibition journeys us past the loss and pain of the last year caused by COVID-19 into an immersive experience rooted in the ethos of healing. Inspired by a meditative […]