Museum of Modern Art

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a very unique museum where you won't find famous paintings from well-renowned painters or ancient sculptures and such but here you'll find some of the bizarre, artistic, creative and fun modern arts.

The museum is located at the Third Street of San Francisco and was established back in 1935 under Dr. Grace Morley. This is the first ever museum on West Coast that only house 20th century art. The museum was not at its original location as it only moved to the Third Street in the year 1995 but for most of its life it was occupying the higher levels of the War Memorial Veterans Building.

There's a Museum of Modern Art in New York so the name for the San Francisco version of the Museum of Modern Art was renamed and it is now called SFMOMA where the words "San Francisco" was added to make it original and less confusing.

Frida was exhibited in the summer of 2008. Some of her paintings were displayed at the museum and photographs of her were also displayed. It was, by far, the most attended exhibition of the museum in over 73 years! For this year, the museum had already announced that there will be an exhibit for the works of Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keeffe some time this summer.

The construction for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rooftop Garden had began in 2008 and this will add another 1,340 square meter of space for even more exhibitions. The Rooftop Garden is designed to be like a gallery without ceiling and this May 2009 it will be opened as hoped.

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art now has their own website that you could visit and check their collection. You could go back to your favorite exhibit and learn a little bit more about them online. So, never miss this when on your next San Francisco CA travel.

Museum of Modern Art Address
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Contact:
Tel: (415) 357-4000 Fax: (415) 357-4037
Email: N/A

Museum of Modern Art Hours:
Monday - Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Friday - Sunday: 10 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed

Ticket Information for the Museum of Modern Art:
Adults: $18.00
Seniors: $9.00
Students: $9.00
Children: Free(age 12 and under)

Thursday: 6 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Half-price admission
First Tuesday of each month: Free

Website: http://www.sfmoma.org

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