Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin, Civic Center
T: 415.581.3500
Hours: Tu-Su: 10am – 5pm, Open until 9pm on Thursdays
General Admission: $7, Free first Wednesday of the month.
The Asian Art Museum is one of the largest museums in the West devoted exclusively to Asian art. Origianlly opened in 1966 as a result of a gift to the city by industrialist Avery Brundage, the museum’s beautiful collection spans 6,000 years of Asian art history.
The new, expanded facility sits next to the new library at San Francisco’s Civic Center and is now open.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park, 34th Ave. and Clement
MUNI: 38 Geary to 34th, then a ten-minute walk through the park/golf course to the museum. Or use your transfer to take the 18 Lincoln Park to the top of the hill.
T: 415.863.3330
Hours: Tu-Su: 9:30am – 5pm, first Wednesday of the month until 8:45pm
General Admission: $8, Seniors: $6, Youths: 12-17 $5, Free first Tuesday of the month.
The California Palace of the Legion of Honor displays a collection that covers 4,000 years of ancient and European art in an beautiful Beaux-Arts building overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Also shows rotating exhibits.
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission
MUNI: 14 Mission, or any of the Market Street lines then walk down Third to Mission
T: 415.227.8666
Hours: Tu -Su: 11am – 5pm
General Admission: $5, Seniors/Students: $3, Children: $2
The Cartoon Art Museum is one of three museums in the United States which is dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of cartoon art in all its forms.
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park
MUNI: Take N-Judah to 9th and Irving and then walk down to the park or take #5-Fulton bus
T: 415.863.3330
Hours: Tu – Su: 9:30 am – 5 pm, F: Open until 8:45 pm
General Admission: Adults $10, Seniors $7, Youths 13-17 $6, College Students with ID $6, Children 12 and under FREE. First Tuesday of the month is FREE for everyone!
Mexican Museum
Fort Mason, Building D
MUNI: 22 Fillmore, 30 Stockton
T: 415-441-0404
Hours: W-Su: 11am – 5pm, First Wednesday of the month until 7pm
General Admission: $4, Seniors/Students: $3, Free first Wednesday of the month.
The Mexican Museum is a unique art and cultural institution located at Fort Mason Center. Established in 1975, the Museum was the first in the United States to focus on the work of Mexican and Mexican-American artists.
Museo Italo Americano
Fort Mason, Building C
MUNI: 22 Fillmore, 30 Stockton
T: 415.673.2200
Hours: W-Su: 12 – 5pm
The Museo Italo Americano is the only museum in the United States dedicated to showing work by Italian and Italian-American artists.
Museum of Craft and Folk Art
Fort Mason, Building A
MUNI: 22 Fillmore, 30 Stockton
T: 415.775.0990
Hours: Tu-F: 11am – 5pm, Sa: 10am – 5pm, Su: 11am – 5pm, First Wednesday of the month until 7pm
General Admission: $3, Families: $5, Seniors: $1
An exhibition space displaying contemporary craft, 20th-Century folk art and art from traditional cultures from around the world. Exhibitions change approximately every ten weeks.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third St.
MUNI: 14 Mission, or any of the Market Street lines then walk down Third to Mission
T: 415.357.4000
Hours: M, Tu, F-Su: 11am – 6pm, Th: 11am – 8:45
General Admission: $9, Seniors: $6, Students: $5, Free first Tuesday of the month, Half-Price every Thursday 6pm – 9pm
The first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art, the San Francisco Museum of Art opened in 1935 and in January of 1995 moved into its current modern home designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta. The collections include 20th century Art and Architecture as well as a large Photography collection. The Museum recently began to develop its Media Department and also has a large Education and Public Programs Department.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission
MUNI: 14 Mission, or any of the Market Street lines then walk down Third to Mission
T: 415.978.2787
Hours: Tu-Su: 11am – 6pm, First Thursday until 8pm
General Admission: $5, Seniors and Youths under 16: $3, Free 6-8pm first Thursday of the month.
Rotating exhibitions dedicated to the diverse multi-culturalism of the Bay Area. Presentations are by local, national and international artists and performers. Program areas include Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film/Video and Education.
Zeum
221 Fourth
MUNI: 14 Mission, or any of the Market Street lines then walk down Fourth to Mission
T: 415.777.2800
Hours: W-F: Open for field trips only. Sa-Su: 11am-5pm
Groups of 15 or more receive $1.00 off each admission when you schedule your visit in advance. A $25 deposit is required, one adult chaperone requested for every five youth. Call 415.820.3515 for more information.
An interactive art center for children between the ages of 8 and 18. A place where children can produce art using state-of-the-art technology.
