THE SEAL IN THE MUSEUM’S LOGO DESCRIBES THE PERMANENT COLLECTION.
CLICK ON THE SEAL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH CHARACTER’S SYMBOLISM AND MEANING.

 

WELCOME TO THE MARIDION MUSEUM

Visit

Welcome to The Maridon Museum! Click here to take a virtual tour to begin planning your visit. View Asian art and culture coupled with German Meissen porcelain. Take one of our docent-led tours, or rent the museum for group events or meetings.

History

Opened on May 8th, 2004, The Maridon is the only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region with a specific focus on Chinese and Japanese art and culture, coupled with Meissen porcelain. The museum, both the objects and the buildings that house them, are the gifts of Mary Hulton Phillips. >>more

Collection

The Maridon’s permanent collection includes over 800 art objects. The Asian art collection includes jade and ivory sculptures, tapestries, landscape paintings, scrolls, and artifacts. The collection contains objects that date back to the Neolithic Period, >>more

Join

The Maridon is the only museum in the Mid-Atlantic region that is dedicated to connecting Eastern and Western cultures. Maridon members receive an unlimited free admission to the museum, discounts at the museum store, and invitations to >>more

News & Events

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Us!
Celebrate the Year of the Snake
Celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Snake at the Maridon Museum on Friday, January 31st from 5:30-8:30 PM with live music, refreshments, a scavenger hunt, and more!
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3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2025 He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan Download the complete book club flyer. “He Who Drowned the World” throws you into a heart-stopping power struggle for the dominion of China. Zhu Yuanzhang, the
Ivory Comes to Life
Mary Hulton Phillips, Founder of The Maridon Museum, was an avid collector of many forms of art. Her interest in, and collection of Asian art, were the driving forces in establishing this museum. We are pleased to present this new exhibit of 33 ivory objects.
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Celebrate Chinese New Year with us on Friday, January 31st, from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Enjoy live music, refreshments, and a fun scavenger hunt to ring in the Year of the Snake.
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