Heritage Museum of Asian Art — Attraction in Chicago

This place deserves more attention. Historians and scholars interested in Asian arts should give it a try. The second floor is a hidden gem. Full of interesting selections of books (on sale with steep discount) and research library area. Small and slightly dizzily organized (in terms of chronology), but you will find a good array of Han dynasty terracottas and Shang-Zhou bronzes and jades. Their Qing dynasty furniture possessions were also beautiful. They have very elegant collection of Japanese decorative arts, if you get tired of Chinese art (ever).

People should also pay attention to their museum shop. It is very different from your regular museum shop where you buy overpriced T-shirts. They are selling old art catalogs published by renowned art dealers, collectors, and academic journals. You will also find unexpectedly great old stamp collections, which are almost mindblowingly cheap, given the quality and...

Absolutely fantastic experience. I went with a friend on a Thursday to check out what they had and sketch a bit. (You can see my silly scrawls below).

Great variety, beautiful facility, even a notably nice gift shop that offered things other museums don't typically have. Lots to see, read, and browse. I spoke to the staff there and they were very kind and welcoming - they told me they were still building out more of the space, so I'm hoping when I visit again some day, there will be even more to take in.

I didn't have the heart to tell them I'm an out-of-towner and couldn't come back soon for an event they had excitedly mentioned - but I'd love to see a place like this specifically dedicated to showing off some good Asian art in Austin. We don't have anything quite like this (aside from small exhibitions at the Asian American Resource Center), and...

One of the best museums in Chicago! Very fine collection, beautiful artifacts and interesting stories behind every antique! Really love the canopy bed, the wooden chairs, the jade jewleries and the budda! The second floor houses some very impressive items such as the ivory puzzle balls and chains too! The shop on the second floor is one of the greatest in the USA! Jeff and George are amazing people that run the museum and are very knowlegeble of Asian History, culture and art! Have been taking my Chinatown tour guests there for many months and everyone loves this place! Definitely worth a visit! You will like it too!👍👍👍 We love Chicago...