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San Francisco Museums
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In a city known for its ethnic and cultural diversity, San Francisco museums are no exception. From masterpieces to multimedia, the City's museums are among the finest in the world.
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San Francisco Museums
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Bay Area Museums
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Academy of Sciences, California
An aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum, and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof!
55 Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park 379-8000, calacademy.com
Current Exhibits: Human Odyssey; Earthquakes Happen; The Aquarium; The Natural History Museum; the Planetarium; The Rainforest |
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Asian Art Museum
One of the largest Asian art collections in the Western world, over 13,000 art objects spanning 6,000 years of history.
200 Larkin/McAllister 581-3500, asianart.org View Display Ad
Current Exhibits: Batik — Spectacular Textiles from Java; China's Terracotta Warriors |
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Boudin Museum & Bakery Tour
Facts, myths & legends of SF & the Boudin Bakery. Open Mon.-Sun. 10am-7pm. Admission includes trip to tasting room.
160 Jefferson/Mason 928-1849, boudinbakery.com
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Cable Car Barn & Museum
Displays the history of San Francisco's cable cars and the underground cables that pull the cars along the tracks.
1201 Mason/ Washington 474-1887, cablecarmuseum.org
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Contemporary Jewish Museum
Presenting contemporary perspectives and Jewish views on art, history, and culture.
736 Mission/3rd St. 655-7800 thecjm.org
Current Exhibits: Kehinde Wiley — The World Stage, Israel; California Dreaming — Jewish life in the Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the Present; Stanley Saitowitz — Judacia; Black Sabbath — The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations |
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de Young Museum
17th-21st century art from the Americas, the Pacific & Africa, international textiles and costumes. GG Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr. (C10) 750-3600, deyoungmuseum.org
Current Exhibits: Girl With a Pearl Earring — Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis; Rembrandt's Century; Eye Level in Iraq — Photos by Kael Alford and Thome Anderson; Objects of Belief from the Vatican
— Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas; Mapping the Contemporary Print — Selections from the Anderson Collection |
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Exploratorium
A 21st Century learning laboratory and interactive science museum now open in their all-new facility on the Embarcadero. Pier 15, Embarcadero. (P4) 528-4360, exploratorium.edu
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GLBT History Museum
Celebrating 100 years of SF's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender past — the only museum of its kind in the U.S. 4127 18th St/Castro St. (F13)
621-1107
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Haas-Lilienthal House
This Victorian survived the 1906 Earthquake. Authentic furnishings and San Francisco artifacts.
Tours Wed. & Sat. 12-3, Sun. 11-4. 2007 Franklin/Washington 441-3004, www.sfheritage.org
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Legion of Honor Museum
Over 4,000 years of art including works by El Greco, Rembrandt, Monet and many other famous artists. Lincoln Park,
100 34th Ave. (A5) 750-3600 legionofhonor.org |
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Museum of the African Diaspora
Exhibitions and programs featuring the art, history, culture of Africa and of people of African descent world wide. 685 Mission/3rd St. (N8) 358-7200
Current Exhibits: The Kinsey Collection
— Shared Treaures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Where Art and History Intersect
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San Francisco Maritime National Park
Hyde Street Pier historic ships, Maritime Museum, Visitors Center. Fisherman's Wharf 447-5000
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
20th Century art in a variety of media. The museum is closed Wednesday.
151 3rd St./Mission 357-4000, sfmoma.org
Current Exhibits: Christian Marclay — The Clock; Lynn Hershman Leeson — The Agent Ruby Files; The Elise S. Haas Bequest— Modern Art from Matisse to Marini; New Work — Trishia Donnely; Gary Winogrand; Lebbeus Woods, Architect; Don't Be Shy Don't Hold Back — The Logan Collection; Ben Kinmont — Prospectus; Picturing Modernity; Selected Histories — 20th Century Art from the SFMOMA Collection; Rooftop Sculpture Garden |
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San Francisco Botanical Garden
A living museum within Golden Gate Park, offering 55 acres showcasing over 8,000 different kinds of plants from all over the world. Open daily at 9am. Now through September: Last entry at 6pm.
9th Ave./Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park 661-1316 sfbotanicalgarden.org
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USS Pampanito
Authentic WWII submarine. Exclusive iPod audio tour features voices of Pampanito crewmen. National Historic landmark.
Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 45 775-1943, maritime.org
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The Walt Disney Family Museum
The fascinating and inspiring story of Walt Disney is illuminated in more than 1000 artifacts. The Presidio, 104 Montgomery 345-6800
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Current Exhibit: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — The Creation of a Classic |
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Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf
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Wells Fargo History Museum
Interactive exhibits, rare artifacts from California's early history: stagecoach, mining tools, gold, maps.
420 Montgomery/California 396-2619, wellsfargohistory.com
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
A multidisciplinary arts center presenting visual and performing arts, films and public programs.
701 Mission/3rd St. 978-ARTS (2787), ybca.org
Current Exhibits: We Carry Each Other; Without Reality There Is No Utopia; |
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Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet
Restored WWII and Apollo recovery ship. WWII bomber, F-14 fighter, Apollo quarantine facility and command module.
707 W Hornet, Alameda. (510) 521-8448, uss-hornet.org
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Bay Area Discovery Museum
Spectacular setting under the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. Hands-on exhibitions for children ages 1-8.
Fort Baker, Sausalito 339-3900, baykidsmuseum.org
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Lawrence Hall of Science
This user-friendly museum features interactive experimentation in geology, animal behavior and plant life.
UC Berkeley (510) 642-5134, lhs.berkeley.edu
Current Exhibit: Run, Jump, Fly & Spin |
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
This nonprofit aquarium is home to more than 6,500 specimens of Marine life indigenous to the Monterey Bay.
Monterey (408) 648-4888, montereybayaquarium.org
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Oakland Museum of California
The only museum devoted exclusively to the art, ecology and history of California.
Downtown Oakland (510) 238-2200, museumca.org
Current Exhibits: Summoning Ghosts — The Art of Hung Liu; we/customize; Beth Yarnelle Edwards — Suburban Dreams |
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The Tech Museum of Innovation
See how technology is changing the way we live. Featuring the IMAX® Dome theater.
201 South Market St., San Jose (408) 294-TECH, thetech.org
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University Art Museum
At UC Berkeley, this museum features works by Rothko, Cézanne, Rubens, local area artists. Special rotating exhibits.
Berkeley (510) 642-1295, bampfa.berkeley.edu
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USS Potomac
Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House" is now a National Historic Landmark and floating museum.
Port of Oakland, FDR Pier (510) 839-8256, usspotomac.org
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Galleries
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Academy of Art University Galleries
A training ground for some of the country's best new fine & commercial artists. 625 & 688 Sutter St.;
79 New Montgomery St.; 618-6305, www.academyart.edu.
Current Exhibits: Three nonprofit galleries showcase painting, sculpture, photography, etchings and lithographs by senior and master students,
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