 Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Welcome to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the largest museum in the western world devoted to the arts and cultures of Asia. The Asian's world-class permanent collections represent over 40 Asian countries spanning 6,000 years of history. California Academy of Sciences Home of the Natural History Museum, the Steinhart Aquarium and the Morrison Planetarium California Palace of the Legion of Honor The Legion of Honor displays an impressive collection of 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an unforgettable setting overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. (The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco) San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum Witty and elegant exhibitions of contemporary craft, 20th century folk art and traditional ethnic art from at home and abroad. Exhibitions of contemporary craft and folk art from diverse cultures - change approximately every ten weeks. Exploratorium The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception with over 650 interactive "hands on" exhibits. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Home of the Palace of the Legion of Honor and the de Young Museum Golden Gate Railroad Museum Historical and current information about a world famous, modern engineering wonder: The Golden Gate Bridge (Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District) International Children's Art Museum The International Children's Art Museum, San Francisco was founded in 1972 by Char and Rudy Pribuss. The permanent collection of international children's art consists of 4,000 paintings housed in the museum at the World Trade Center. San Francisco Maritime Museum Built in the 1930's by the Works Progress Administration, this ship-shaped, streamline moderne building is a fitting site for the Maritime Park's vast collection of maritime artifacts. Housing both permanent displays and changing exhibits, the Maritime Museum tells the story of West Coast maritime history. The Mexican Museum, San Francisco The Mexican Museum is a unique art and cultural institution located in historic Fort Mason Center on the waterfront of San Francisco Bay. Morrison Planetarium Welcome to the Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium - Northern California's largest indoor universe (California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park) The Museum of the City of San Francisco The Museum of the City of San Francisco is located in The Cannery at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Admission is free. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a member-supported privately funded museum, showing the best of contemporary and modern art. Natural History Museum One of the 10 largest natural history museums in the world (California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park) Steinhart Aquarium The aquarium is an aquatic world of 165 individual tanks exhibiting the interactions of more than 6,000 representatives of diverse underwater environments. (California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park) Wells Fargo Museum How to go back to the Old West without a time machine. You can find out by visiting any of our five Wells Fargo History Museums throughout California. M.H. de Young Memorial Museum The de Young Museum houses an acclaimed American art collection as well as fascinating exhibitions of African art, Oceanic art, textile arts, and pre-Columbian art from the Americas. (The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco) |
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