San Francisco Museums

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (across the street from the Yerba Buena Gardens) Opened in 1935 the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art. An innovative art museum with five floors of galleries featuring changing exhibitions as well as permanent displays featuring the works by Andy Warhol, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and many others. Be sure to see the unique glass bridge on the 5th floor, perched high above the main lobby.



I had the great opportunity to see one of my favorite artists Andy Warhol's paintings. Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987), more commonly known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.



SFMOMA

On the outskirts of Chinatown we visited the free Cable Car Museum established in 1974, it contains historical and explanatory exhibits on the San Francisco cable car system that also houses the cable car power house.





Cable Car Museum


Golden Gate Park, is a large urban park consisting of 1,017 acres of public grounds where the de Young Museum, Academy of Sciences, Botanical Garden, Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden is located. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York City.



de Young Museum A modern and ethnic art focused museum, with three levels of fascinating exhibits with contemporary and historical pieces from America as well as art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas in a uniquely-designed building with courtyards and sculpture gardens. One corner of the building has a large tower which offers a lovely 360-degree view of the Golden Gate Park.