SEC. 5.104. ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO.
§ 5.104
The Asian Art Commission, composed of 27 Mayor-appointed trustees with relevant expertise in Asian art and culture, is responsible for developing and operating the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, managing the City's Asian art collection (including the Avery Brundage Collection), maintaining a charitable foundation, building an acquisition fund, and partnering with other institutions to establish the museum as a world-class center for Asian art.
A commission of 27 people appointed by the Mayor runs the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. The Mayor should ask the commission for suggestions when filling open positions and try to pick trustees who have knowledge or experience in Asian art and culture. The commission's main jobs are to operate the museum, take care of the City's Asian art (including a famous collection called the Avery Brundage Collection), set up and manage a charitable foundation and a fund to buy new art, and work with other museums and organizations to make the Asian Art Museum one of the best Asian art museums in the world.
- Complex:The section involves cross-references to external conditions (the Brundage Collection's conditions and 'other gifts') that are not defined here, requiring readers to consult other documents to understand the full scope of the commission's duties.
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Official text
The Asian Art Commission shall consist of twenty-seven trustees appointed by the Mayor. In filling vacancies, the Mayor shall solicit nominations from the Commission and shall give due consideration to such nominees in filling such vacancies to the end that the members of the Commission shall be representative of the fields of Asian art and culture by reason of their knowledge, experience, education, training, interest or activity therein.
The Commission shall:
1. Develop and administer that museum which is known as the "Asian Art Museum of San Francisco," or by such other title as may be chosen by not less than two-thirds of the members of the Commission;
2. Control and manage the City and County's Asian art with the Avery Brundage Collection as its nucleus, consistent with the conditions applicable to the Brundage Collection and other gifts;
3. Maintain a charitable foundation or other legal entity for the purpose of developing the Asian Art Museum;
4. Promote, establish and develop an acquisition fund for Asian art objects; and
5. Collaborate with other groups and institutions to extend and deepen the activities necessary to establish the Asian Art Museum as the outstanding center of Asian art and culture in the western world.