Museum - Fine Art
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Fine
Art Museums in San Francisco
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The San Francisco's
Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
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The deYoung Museum
has reopened. Located in Golden Gate Park the deYoung is
San Francisco's oldest museum and offer stunning permanent as well as
traveling exhibits. See American paintings, decorative arts and crafts,
art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, and western and non-western
textiles.
Built to commemorate
Californian soldiers who died in WWI, the Legion of Honor is
a beautiful Beaux-arts building located in Lincoln Park. As
lovely inside as out, the museum overlooks the Pacific Ocean,
Golden Gate Bridge and a significant portion of San Francisco.
Collections include Rodin's Thinker, European decorative arts and
paintings, ancient art, and one of the largest collections of prints
and drawings in the country.
Palace of
Fine Arts
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Just so you
don't think San Francisco is mired in its history, be sure to visit
the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SOMA) for a fresh
artistic perspective. Peruse the museums levels to view Expressionism,
Postimpressionism, Pop Art, and modern sculpture. The museum building
itself, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta, is a work of art
on its own. Free admission the first Tuesday of each month, half-price
on Thursday evenings. Closed Wednesdays.
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Museums - Fine Art
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - SFMOMA
Website URL: www.sfmoma.org
Conveniently located in the flourishing South Of Market cultural district, SFMOMA offers the West Coast's most comprehensive collection of 20th-century art.
Admission:
Admission tickets are available at the Museum and in advance through BASS tickets (415/776-1999 or 510/762-BASS) or TicketWeb. Discount tickets are availble with a CITYPASS purchase.
Admission prices
Adults $8
Seniors (62 years and older) $5
Students with valid ID $4
SFMOMA members and children twelve and under* are admitted free.
The last admission is sold thirty minutes before closing hour.
*Children twelve and under must be accompanied by an adult. Free admission for children is made possible through the generosity of
The Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation.
Thursday evenings, 6 - 9 p.m., the Museum offers half-price admission, sponsored by Banana Republic. Third Thursdays receive
generous promotional support from the San Francisco Bay Guardian and
KCSM Jazz 91.
The first Tuesday of every month is free to all.
Hours: SFMOMA is open on Mondays
and closed on Wednesdays.
Summer Hours: Memorial Day (May 29)
through Labor Day (September 6)
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursdays until 9:00 pm
Closed Wednesdays and the
following public holidays:
Fourth of July, Thanksgiving,
Christmas, New Year's Day
Phone Number: 415-357-4000
Fax : 415-357-4037
Address: 151 Third Street
Between Mission and Howard Streets
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Legion of Honor
Website URL: http://www.deyoungmuseum.org/legion/index.asp
The Legion of Honor displays an impressive collection of
4,000 years
of ancient and European art in an unforgettable setting .
Located high on a headland above the Golden Gate -- where the
Pacific Ocean
spills into San Francisco Bay -- stands the California
Palace of the Legion of Honor, the gift of Alma de Bretteville
Spreckels to
the city of San Francisco. Located in Lincoln Park, this unique art
museum
is one of the greatest treasures in a city that boasts many riches. The
museum's spectacular setting is made even more dramatic by the
imposing
French neoclassical building.
Hours: Open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Museum admission: Adults: $10.00, Seniors: $7.00, Youth: 13-17 $6.00, Children 12 and under: FREE
Ford Free Tuesdays:
General admission is free every Tuesday, through the generosity of Ford Motor Company Fund. Special exhibition fees still apply.
Phone Number: 415-863-3330
Address: Located in Lincoln Park near
34th Avenue and Clement Street.
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