Image: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, New York
The Asian Art Museum will host a live guzheng performance by Malina Mei on Sunday, July 12, at 2 p.m. The event is billed as a chance to “hear the ancient strings of a traditional Chinese zither,” bringing the sound of the instrument into the museum’s public programming for families, visitors and performance audiences.
According to the museum calendar, the program is part of ‘Sundays at the Asian Art Museum’ and is listed under General Admission. The museum describes the event as a performance rather than a workshop or lecture, and the listing gives the time as 2:00 PM on July 12, 2026. The calendar page does not provide additional biographical information about Mei or further details about the repertoire.
The guzheng is a long-standing Chinese plucked zither with a prominent place in traditional and contemporary music. By centering a live performance around the instrument, the museum is adding an acoustic component to its regular Sunday schedule, which often mixes family-oriented activities with music and hands-on programming. The July 12 listing appears alongside other upcoming public events on the museum’s calendar, including workshops and cultural celebrations scheduled later in the month.
The performance is one of several summer offerings announced through the Asian Art Museum’s email calendar. That roundup also highlights a closing party for ‘Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries’ on July 16, a Korean onggi ceramics program on July 19, and an Indonesian heritage program on July 25. Those listings sit within the museum’s broader public-facing schedule, though the guzheng performance itself is presented as a separate event.
The museum’s calendar page identifies the event as taking place at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, with the site’s standard address listed as 200 Larkin Street. The museum, formally the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and also known as the Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, uses its Sunday programming to offer family-accessible events and performances alongside exhibitions and talks.
‘Guzheng Performance with Malina Mei’ is scheduled for Sunday, July 12, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The event is included with General Admission.
