San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) 


The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is housed in the War Memorial Veterans Building on the west side of the Civic Center Plaza. It is a private institution, unlike the three other major art museums in San Francisco, the Asian Art Museum, the MH de Young Memorial Museum (both in Golden Gate Park) and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Its origins go back to the 1890s, but it was set on a firm footing only in 1916, thanks to the efforts of the San Francisco Art Association. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was the only museum of its type on the West Coast until a museum of modern art was opened in Los Angeles in 1986.
It is only recently that it has been obvious even from the outside that this is a museum devoted exclusively to the art of the 20th century. As part of a modernization program, works by the American sculptors Tony Smith and Peter Voulkos have been placed in front of the Art Deco façade, and in the entrance hall the statue of George Washington has been replaced by a geometric object made of steel by the California sculptor Bruce Nauman.
Hobbies & Activities category: Decorative arts display; Modern art
Attractions within San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
Contemporary Works Collection
The Contemporary Works Collection are located on the fourth and fifth floors of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Media Arts Collection
There is an impressive Media Arts Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Paul Klee Gallery
The Paul Klee Gallery at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has art from the Swiss painter who defies characterization. Klee who lived from 1879 till 1940 was an influential modern artist expelled from Germany by the Nazi's in 1933.Permanent Collections
Art from Europe and the USA
The museum's permanent collections now contain works by nearly every important modern European and American artist. But as far as European art is concerned, there is no
The museum's permanent collections now contain works by nearly every important modern European and American artist. But as far as European art is concerned, there is no
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Photography Collection
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has a large collection of photographs, including original prints by Ansel Adams, a photographer who died in 1984.San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street Building A
San Francisco, CA 94103-3159
United States
Phone 1 (415) 357-4000 / 35
Fax 1 (415) 357-4037
151 Third Street Building A
San Francisco, CA 94103-3159
United States
Phone 1 (415) 357-4000 / 35
Fax 1 (415) 357-4037
| May 30 to September 8 | ||||||||
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | |
| Closed | 17:45 | 17:45 | 20:45 | 17:45 | 17:45 | 17:45 | ||
| September 9 to May 30 | ||||||||
| Open | 11:00 | 11:00 | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | |
| Closed | 17:45 | 17:45 | 20:45 | 17:45 | 17:45 | 17:45 | ||
| Always closed on: | ||||||||
| New Year's Day (January 1) American Independance Day (July 4) Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November) Christmas - Christian (December 25) | ||||||||
Admission is half price 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday evenings. Free First Tuesday of each month.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
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