The Johnson Museum possesses one of
the half-dozen finest collections of Asian art among American university
museums. Although it has, for example, important Persian ceramics, it is
strongest in art from East and Southern Asia. The Asian collection has been
built with the help of many dedicated donors, including George and Mary
Rockwell, for whom the galleries are named, as well as Dr. and Mrs. Frederick
Baekeland and many other Cornell alumni and friends .
The collection is displayed on the fifth floor
of the Museum, far above Cayuga
Lake, with a spectacular view of the lake, Ithaca, and the surrounding countryside. |
