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Join Our Membership Drive
Join our Museum Membership Drive We are excited about our new place and even more excited about our larger, indoor theater. There, we will be hosting a lot of fun and exciting events for all to enjoy. Unlike our previous location, this facility has a...
Museum Membership Drive
Museum Membership Drive We are excited about our new place and even more excited about our larger, indoor theater. There, we will be hosting a lot of fun and exciting events for all to enjoy. Unlike our previous location, this facility has a...
Museum Events Coming
MUSEUM MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE We are so excited to be in our new, larger location in the city of Glendale. It has been something we have been working on for 25 years!!! This is not the ideal place, but it’s good enough to do what we need to do. At this...
Asian Artistry
The Martial Arts History Museum is not just about the martial arts, it is an Asian Art Museum in California. From the designs of the samurai, the uniqueness of Thailand murals, the beauty of Korean culture to the weapon artistry of the Philippines. It is a place that celebrates Asian-American artistry.
Museums in Los Angeles
Burbank, the San Fernando Valley and more, we are all part of the great Los Angeles community. The Martial Arts History Museum brings new life to the museum community. Yes, we have art museums, music museums, grammy museums and museums that are so tall you can’t even see the sky. But now, comes the world’s first Martial Arts History Museum.
Museums in Los Angeles
The Martial Arts History Museum is about history. Featuring diverse cultures, it is a new ethnic museum in California. It reveals how Asians overcame racism, prejudice and more to bring martial arts to America. Bong Soo Han struggled for many years as a cab driver before people would accept Hapkido (they thought it was a food).
How the Museum Began
Michael Matsuda is the founder and president of the Martial Arts History Museum. Beginning as a traveling exhibit in 1999, the museum traveled across the nation and opened in Santa Clarita in 2006 and relocated to Burbank in 2010.