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By: NewMediaWire
October 26, 2025

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Most Innovative Design Belongs to the Martial Arts Museum

martial arts museum - design3 Interior of the Martial Arts History Museum

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 26, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - While massive institutions dominate the Los Angeles museum landscape, a medium-sized facility is quietly redefining the museum experience. The Martial Arts History Museum (MAHM) is considered by many as the most innovative museum design in the industry, proving that creativity, not budget, is the ultimate secret weapon.

In a city of giants, MAHM stands apart by rejecting the conventional, text-heavy, and often dull gallery formula. Instead of endless walls of hard-to-read captions, visitors step into a visual journey that feels more like an animated epic than a typical museum hall.

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The Magic Touch

The secret behind the museum's "wow-factor" is its founder and president, Michael Matsuda. An award-winning producer and designer, Matsuda honed his craft as a former graphic designer for Walt Disney Productions in the era before computer graphics. He has channeled that foundational design sensibility into crafting an imaginative and immersive space.

“We have a very limited budget here. We don’t have the funds for touchscreens or interactive displays, but there’s so much more we can do to make our displays fun and captivating,” says Matsuda. “I wanted the museum to have that wow-factor as soon as they come in and that’s what we did, we created wow!”

A Tapestry of Tradition

The museum walls explode with color, aligning a historical timeline that flows seamlessly from one captivating display to the next. From majestic Chinese lions to fiercely posed samurai, visitors are drawn through a visual narrative that explores culture country by country.

Highlights of the museum include Closed-caption videos alongside vibrant, easy-to-read information, authentic movie props from blockbuster films, dedicated areas on the influence of anime, film, and television, plus a compelling room focused on Warrior Women throughout history.

martial arts museum - design The Museum Sotre

The museum also includes inspiring timelines on the history of film and television, the profound impact of Bruce Lee on America, and a theater that offers a fun and educational look at the history of Asian arts in the U.S. Even the museum store, which is the first thing visitors see when they arrive, blows you away.

The MAHM’s ultimate goal transcends the physical arts themselves; the facility stresses the critical importance of art, culture, tradition, and history. It is this unique focus on cultural awareness, delivered through unparalleled artistic design, that has cemented the Martial Arts History Museum as a must-see, one-of-a-kind destination in America.

The Martial Arts History Museum is located in Glendale, CA at 201 N. Brand Blvd., B100, Glendale, CA 91203. Visit their social media at MAmuseum.com or make a donation to this non-profit charity organization to keep their journey alive for generations to come.

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