Dates & times
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Spotlight on Cambodia: A Saturday Docent Tour at the Asian Art Museum
At the Asian Art Museum’s Saturday docent tour of Art from Contemporary Cambodia, a useful comparison begins with materials: Leang Seckon layers photographs, paint and recycled textiles, while Sopheap Pich makes tactile abstract sculptures from natural materials and discarded objects.
A shared past, not a single artistic response
The museum presents Leang Seckon and Sopheap Pich as major Cambodian artists with international profiles. Born in the 1970s, both lived through the Khmer Rouge genocide; by the early 2000s, their work was part of a renewed Cambodian art scene.
That history offers context for the tour without suggesting the artists work in the same way. The exhibition considers memory, history and environmental crisis through two distinct artistic practices.
Further reading: Art from Contemporary Cambodia - Exhibitions - Asian Art Museum ↗
Follow what the materials do
Seckon brings photographs, paint and reused textiles together in collages that examine the legacy of past trauma and the tensions of the present. Pich shapes natural materials and discarded objects into tactile abstract sculptures; he describes them as condensed expressions of memory and feeling.
The contrast offers a way to look through the exhibition: consider how each artist uses collage or sculpture to approach remembrance and history. The museum also connects their work to environmental crisis, bringing material choices into that broader frame.
Further reading: Art from Contemporary Cambodia - Exhibitions - Asian Art Museum ↗
One guided session
The program is a single docent-led tour of Art from Contemporary Cambodia, centered on the exhibition’s two artists and their different approaches.
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Information Desk
- Docent-led Spotlight on Cambodia exhibition tour
Plan your visit
Saturday, November 7, at 2 p.m.
Meet at the Asian Art Museum Information Desk. The event listing does not give an end time or duration.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Saturday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
The tour is free; confirm museum-entry terms
The docent tour is free, and no advance reservation is needed. The exhibition page says Art from Contemporary Cambodia is included with General Admission, but the event listing does not clarify whether museum admission is required to join the tour.
The museum lists General Admission at $20 for adults, $17 for visitors 65 and older, and $14 for ages 13–17 and college students with ID; members and children 12 and under are admitted free. Timed tickets are encouraged. For clarification about entry for the tour, call 415-581-3500.
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Getting there and access
BART and the museum entrance
The Asian Art Museum is at 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, one block from Civic Center/UN Plaza BART Station. From the station’s UN Plaza exit, go past the Simón Bolívar statue, cross Hyde Street onto Fulton Street, then turn right on Larkin after one block; the museum is on the right. The event’s meeting point is the Information Desk.
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Nearby parking
Two garages are within a block: Civic Center Garage at 355 McAllister Street and UC Law Parking Garage at 376 Larkin Street. Museum members receive reduced rates at the UC Law garage and can validate their parking ticket at the Information Desk; rates are not listed here.
Access at the museum
All museum entrances accommodate visitors using wheeled devices and those who prefer to avoid stairs; elevators serve every level. Wheelchairs and take-a-seat stools are available at the Information Desk on a first-come, first-served basis. Wheelchair-accessible restrooms with changing tables are on every level, and two gender-neutral, barrier-free restrooms are behind the café on the ground floor.
A white-zone drop-off and pick-up area and an accessible parking spot are on Larkin Street. Trained guide and service animals are welcome. The museum offers free admission to one person accompanying a visitor with special needs.
Large-print labels are provided in special exhibition galleries; the museum notes that some areas have low lighting to protect the artworks. ASL interpretation can be requested at least two weeks in advance by calling 415-581-3531 and providing the visit date and time. Because this tour is on Nov. 7, contact the museum promptly to ask what may still be arranged.
Before you make a plan
Do I need to reserve a place on the tour?
No advance reservation is needed. Meet at the Information Desk.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Saturday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
Does the free tour include museum admission?
The tour is free, and the exhibition is listed as included with General Admission, but the event listing does not say whether museum admission is required to join. Call 415-581-3500 to check.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Saturday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Art from Contemporary Cambodia - Exhibitions - Asian Art Museum ↗
Can I request ASL interpretation?
The museum asks visitors to request ASL interpretation at least two weeks ahead. For this date, contact the museum at 415-581-3531 promptly to ask about arrangements.
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Location & Google Maps
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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