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The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a variety of
acclaimed museums which feature priceless treasures from
around the world. Explore the rich collection of old
master fine art and antiquities, works by modern
masters, international cultural artifacts, cutting edge
and emerging artists, and hands-on technology exhibits
for families at the many world-renowned museums and
galleries in the Bay Area. |
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FINE ARTS MUSEUMS |
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ASIAN ART MUSEUM : |
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Interested in learning more about the art and
culture of the world's largest continent? While
in town, check out the Asian Art Museum. With
more than 2,500 treasures on display from all
corners of Asia, exhibitions, complimentary
audio tours (in English, Spanish, French,
Mandarin and Cantonese), delicious pan-Asian
fare at Cafe Asia, and a store considered to be
one of the best museum stores on the West Coast,
you are bound to have a memorable experience.
On view October 24-January 25, 2009: AFGHANISTAN:
HIDDEN TREASURES FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, KABUL. Nearly 200 artifacts
documenting ancient cultural influences, as well as sophisticated local
artistic and cultural traditions, and chronicling the heroic story of how
Afghan citizens hit the country's precious artifacts from invading forces.
Adults $12; seniors (65 and older) $8; college
students with ID and youths 13-17 $7; children
12 and under free. Free first Tuesday of every month.
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BERKELEY ART MUSEUM : |
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The museum's collection includes historical and
contemporary Asian art; early American painting;
mid-twentieth-century, Conceptual, and
contemporary international art; and California
and Bay Area art. Highlights include important
works by Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Albert
Bierstadt, Paul Gauguin, Helen Frankenthaler,
Jay deFeo, Joan Brown, Jonathan Borofsky, and
Shirin Neshat. The Pacific Film Archives screens
rare films nightly. Adults $8; seniors (65 and
older) and ages 13-17 $5 |
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CANTOR ARTS CENTER AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY : |
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Art in 24 galleries plus sculpture gardens,
terraces, and courtyard. The Center's diverse
collections span 4000 years and the world's
cultures and number some 25,000 objects,
including the largest collection of Rodin
bronzes outside Paris. Nearly 100 contemporary
sculptures sited outdoors throughout campus.
Presenting a wide range of important changing
exhibitions, docent tours, lectures, gallery
talks, symposia, and classes. Free admission. |
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CARTOON ART MUSEUM : |
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Exhibitions of original cartoon art in all forms.
Adults $6; students & seniors $4; children ages 6–12
$2; age 5 & below free |
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THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM : |
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This landmark new museum in the Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood
stages exhibitions exploring contemporary perspectives on Jewish
culture, history, art and ideas throughy art and artifacts. On view
through January 25, 2009: Andy Warhol's TEN PORTRAITS OF JEWS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. |
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DE YOUNG MUSEUM : |
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The De Young Museum’s building in Golden Gate
Park integrates art, architecture and the
natural. The de Young collection showcases the
museum's priceless collections of American art
from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and
art of the native Americas, Africa, and the
Pacific; plus important special exhibitions.
Paid parking is available in the Music Concourse
Garage, accessed at 10th Avenue and Fulton
Street, or Martin Luther King Drive and
Concourse Drive. On view November 1-March 1, 2009: YVES SAINT LAURENT,
pieces that made Saint Laurent famous and his inspirations.
Adults $10; seniors 65 and over $7; youths 13-17 $6; college
students with ID $6; children 12 and under free. |
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LEGION OF HONOR : |
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Home to the city's distinguished collection of
European art spanning 4000 years from medieval
to modern, plus a Rodin sculpture court,
stunning porcelain gallery, and galleries for
the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the
West Coast's largest collection of works on
paper; plus important special exhibitions.
Beautiful bayside setting featuring Rodin's
"Thinker" in the courtyard. The Holocaust
Memorial is located adjacent the front fountain. On view
through January 18, 2009: THE STATE MUSEUMS OF BERLIN and
The Legacy of James Simon. Adults $10; seniors (65 and older with ID) $7;
youth 13–17 $6; children 12 and under free.
Special exhibition surcharges may apply. |
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MUSEO ITALO AMERICANO |
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Devoted to Italian and Italian-American art with
exhibitions of works by contemporary and
traditional artists. Free admission |
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