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SFMOMA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
— Docent & Private Guided Tours
— Rooftop Sculpture Garden
— Fisher Art Collection
SFMOMA's 75th Anniversary
—
January 18, 2010
SFMOMA
San Francisco Museum
of Modern Art
151 Third Street
(between Mission & Howard Streets,
near Moscone Center)
SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) houses an impressive collection
of Modern and Contemporary Art. It was the first museum
on
the
West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art. SFMOMA celebrated it's 75th Anniversary on January 18, 2010.
Docent Tours /
Audio Tours
& Private Guided Tours
Daily public Docent Tours are offered free
with museum admission.
Audio Tours are a great way
to explore the museum at your own pace.
Private Guided Tours
are also available for groups of 10 or more.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Current
and upcoming exhibitions at SFMOMA
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Rooftop Sculpture Garden
— May 10, 2009
SFMOMA's 14,400 square-foot Rooftop Sculpture Garden is situated on top of the museum's
eight-floor Minna Street garage and
can be seen from the overlook gallery.
The rooftop garden features incredible large-scale
sculptures spanning the last five decades
by world-renowned
artists, including Robert Arneson (unique and entertaining),
Louise Bourgeois (known
for her famous Spider sculptures), Alexander Calder (he
invented the mobile), Mario Merz,
and Henry
Moore (famous for his abstract monumental bronze sculptures,
he's regarded as one of the most important sculptors of the
20th century).
Caffè Museo
Caffè Museo offers casual
indoor seating or al fresco dining. Enjoy Italian-inspired dishes
made from fresh, local ingredients and organic produce. The cafe
also offers an espresso bar and
wines by
the
glass.
Caffè Museo Hours
Fri-Tuesday 10am-6pm
Thurs 10am-9pm
Closed Wed
More Info
415-357-4500
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Public Transportation
Take public transportation to SF
Museums and cultural attractions.
Note: CultureBus
express bus service discontinued August 15, 2009.
SF
Muni
Bart
Sightseeing Tickets & Passes
in San Francisco
Sightseeing
Tickets & Passes in SF
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Fisher Art Collection
One the world's finest private collections of modern and contemporary art, the
renowned Fisher Art Collection (from the family of Doris and the late Donald Fisher, founder of The Gap in San Francisco) will be showcased (during the next 100 years) in a new wing that will be built as part of SFMOMA's expansion — adding 100,000 square feet to the museum, tripling its current gallery space. An architect will be chosen in the Fall of 2010; the expected completion date for the expansion is 2016.
June 25 thru' Sept 19, 2010
A major exhibition drawn from the 1,100 works in the Fisher Collection, with masterworks by Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, Ellsworth Kelly, Willem de Kooning, Philip Guston, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, and many others, will be presented at SFMOMA from June 25 thru' Sept 19, 2010.
Fun
Event Location
Host
a FUN VIP Reception, Private Party or Corporate Event at
SFMOMA — enjoy Private Viewings of Special Exihibits and
make it an event to remember.
SFMOMA
Museum Store
Be sure to visit SFMOMA's Museum Store — it carries
a selection of FUN gifts, including Modern and Contemporary
Art Books, fine jewelry, an exclusive
line
of SFMOMA
signature products... and more!
SFMOMA Hours
Mon-Tues 11am-5:45pm
Wed Closed
Thurs 11am-8:45pm
Fri-Sat 11am-5:45pm
Summer Hours
Memorial Day (the last Monday in May) thru' Labor
Day (the first Monday in September) open at 10am
daily (except Wed).
Public Holidays
Closed on New Year's
Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, the
museum closes at 4:45pm.
Open on the Wed between
Christmas and New Year's
Day.
More SFMOMA
pictures
(including Warhol's "National Velvet" and Henri Matisse Paintings & Sculptures)
More Info on SFMOMA
San
Francisco Museum
of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
415-357-4000
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